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Redesign of Kurojyoka Posuda za piće by Yuki Ijichi
Redesign of Kurojyoka Posuda za piće by Yuki Ijichi
Redesign of Kurojyoka Posuda za piće by Yuki Ijichi
Redesign of Kurojyoka Posuda za piće by Yuki Ijichi
Redesign of Kurojyoka Posuda za piće by Yuki Ijichi

Златна Кухињско посуђе · 2025

Redesign of Kurojyoka Posuda za piće

by Yuki Ijichi

  • Златна награда A' Design Award 2025 in Кухињско посуђе
  • CLIENT: MATHERuBA
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About Redesign of Kurojyoka Posuda za piće

Ovo je redizajn kurojyoke, tradicionalnog keramičkog čajnika za šoču iz Kagošime, prilagođen savremenom načinu života. Tradicionalna kurojyoka je oblikovana na osnovu japanskog sistema grejanja na ognjištu, a njen oblik je ostao nepromenjen uprkos promenama u načinu života. Ovaj projekat predstavlja nastavak kulture šoču iz Kagošime i tradicionalnog zanatstva kroz modifikaciju ovog aspekta i prilagođavanje kurojyoke savremenom načinu života.

About the Златна награда A' Design Award

Redesign of Kurojyoka Posuda za piće је добитник Златне награде A' Design Award, огромно престижног признања које се додељује првокласним, дивним и изванредним дизајнима. Добитници Златне награде изузетно су иновативне, визионарске и блиставо задивљујуће творевине које одражавају геније, мудрост и умеће својих дизајнера. Очекује се да Redesign of Kurojyoka Posuda za piće буде високо хваљен, трендсетерски и монументалан изум који доноси беспримерну вредност. Овај дизајн награђен Златном наградом A' Design Award спектакуларно је, поштовано дело које у великој мери користи и помера границе уметности, науке, дизајна и технологије. Redesign of Kurojyoka Posuda za piće ствара интензивна осећања жеље, буди страст, подстиче креативност и фасцинира нас.

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Unique Properties
This is a redesign of the Kurojyoka, a traditional Kagoshima ceramic earthenware teapot for shochu, to fit modern lifestyles. The traditional Kurojyoka was shaped based on heating in a Japanese hearth, and the Satsuma ware craftsmen did not revise the Kurojyoka to fit their changing lifestyles, but this project is characterized by its sublimation into a modern Kurojyoka by revising this aspect of the project. The fact that the shape has been modified for the modern age.
Dimensions & Packaging
Kurojyoka, Width 120mm x Depth 146mm x Height 160mm
Cup, Width 75mm x Depth 75mm x Height 45mm
Warmer, Width 114mm x Depth 102mm x Height 63mm
Pitcher for Maewari, Width 80mm x Depth 84mm x Height 205mm
Tags
Product Design, Redesign, Tableware, Sakeware, Kurojoka, Kurojoka6442, Satsuma ware, Earthenware shochu teapot
Production Technology
The redesigned Kurojyoka has a mass produced design so that it can be used as a modern earthenware teapot for shochu and as an everyday household item for enjoying shochu. It is made using casting molding, a technique for mass producing ceramics, in which muddy ceramic clay is poured into a plaster mold.
The material is porcelain, which is durable and can be used for commercial purposes.
The glaze uses shirasu from the Shirasu Plateau, a characteristic of Kagoshima's soil, with the aim of it becoming an everyday household item made from local materials.
Design Challenge
In redesigning the Kurojyoka, we tried to make it a mass production type for easy general use, but there was a difficulty in that Kagoshima does not have mass production technology. Therefore, we asked a Nagasaki potter with mass production technology to manufacture the product, but used Kagoshima materials for the glaze, thereby creating a Kurojyoka with elements of the production area.
Inspiration
The project began with a request from MATHERuBA, which operates a cafe and store in Kagoshima, to redesign the Kurojyoka, a traditional Kagoshima porcelain earthenware teapot for shochu, to suit modern lifestyles and create an original product.
We therefore researched the origin of the shape of Kurojyoka for shochu traditionally used in Kagoshima, and found design inspiration in the abacus shape described in literature, which we redesigned into a shape that fits today's lifestyle.
Project Duration
The project began in Kagoshima in February 2018 and ended in November 2019 and has been sold.
Image Credits
Image #1 : Photographer Masahiko Kukiyama
Image #2 : Photographer Masahiko Kukiyama
Image #3 : Photographer Masahiko Kukiyama
Image #4 : Photographer Masahiko Kukiyama
Image #5 : Photographer Masahiko Kukiyama

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