Seven ᱦᱚᱭ ᱜᱷᱚᱸᱴᱟ by So Koizumi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Competition Category.
ᱨᱩᱯᱟᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ· 2023
Seven ᱦᱚᱭ ᱜᱷᱚᱸᱴᱟ
by So Koizumi
Client: So Koizumi Design
A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ Category
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About Seven ᱦᱚᱭ ᱜᱷᱚᱸᱴᱟ
ᱮᱭᱟᱭ ᱫᱚ ᱴᱮᱱᱥᱮᱜᱽᱨᱤᱴᱤ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱦᱚᱭ ᱜᱷᱚᱸᱴᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱤᱛᱚᱜᱟᱜ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱠᱚᱨᱮ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱴᱷᱤᱨ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱟᱣᱟᱨᱤ ᱦᱚᱭ ᱦᱤᱥᱤᱫ ᱛᱮ, ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱴᱷᱤᱨᱚᱜ ᱟᱨ ᱪᱤᱱᱛᱟ ᱛᱟᱞᱟᱨᱮ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱴᱮᱱᱥᱮᱜᱽᱨᱤᱴᱤ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱱᱤᱛᱚᱜᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱩᱴᱷᱟᱹᱱ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱤᱨᱤᱝ ᱠᱟᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱷᱤᱨ ᱧᱮᱞᱚᱜ-ᱟ, ᱢᱮᱱᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱦᱚᱭ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱵᱟᱦᱨᱮ ᱫᱟᱲᱮ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱛᱚᱞ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱪᱚᱞᱚᱱ ᱠᱚᱭᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱪᱚᱞᱚᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱟᱰᱮ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱡᱟᱜᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱜᱩᱸᱡᱟᱹᱨᱚᱜ-ᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱸᱛ ᱡᱤᱭᱚᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱨᱟᱹᱯᱩᱫ ᱟᱨ ᱨᱚᱝ ᱥᱮᱞᱮᱫᱚᱜ-ᱟ᱾
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
Seven ᱦᱚᱭ ᱜᱷᱚᱸᱴᱟ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱩᱱᱫᱚᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Seven ᱦᱚᱭ ᱜᱷᱚᱸᱴᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Seven is a wind chime with a new structure utilizing tensegrity structure.
In the unstable social climate of recent years, people are constantly moving between stability and anxiety.
The tensegrity structure is the structure that embodies current society.
it appears to be floating and stable, but external forces such as wind cause it to sway in order to maintain equilibrium.
By converting this swaying into sound, it resonates through space and adds healing and color to daily life. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Width:195φ
Height:215mm - Tags
- wind chime, tensegrity, Between Stability and Anxiety, brass
- Production Technology
- All parts of "Seven" are made of brass, and they are exquisitely balanced.
To maintain the balance, a high level of precision was required.
Therefore, the product was manufactured in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, which is famous for its metalworking.
One of the characteristics of Takaoka's manufacturing is the division of labor.
The production of this product was made possible by the concentration of the technical capabilities of specialists in various fields
such as casting, bending, and welding, including SANOMASA factory, which took overall command of the production this time. - Design Challenge
- One is the study that led to this modeling.
The other is that this wind chime stands on its own with a very delicate balance, so precise technical skill was required for every component. - Research
- First, we looked at everyday situations and clarified concepts from daily observations.
Next, we researched the tensegrity structure that embodied this concept and deepened our understanding through repeated experiments.
Then, he examined hundreds of times the shape of the form that would allow it to function as a wind chime.
Finally, we searched for a company that could accurately manufacture the design, deepened close communication, and completed the project over time. - Inspiration
- This project started as part of an independent project under the theme of "Between stability and anxiety. In the unstable social
climate of recent years, people and society are constantly moving between stability and anxiety.
I believe that the tensegrity structure is a structure that hovers between stability and anxiety, embodying contemporary society, and that there is something. - Project Duration
- The project started in September 2021 and completed in August 2022.
- Operation Flow
- Although the tensegrity structure makes it appear to be stable while floating, external forces such as wind cause it to sway in order to maintain equilibrium.
By converting this swaying into sound, the sound resonates through the space and adds healing and color to daily life. - Image Credits
- So Koizumi
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