Noshudo Zero Fungsi Utama: Objék Budaya nu Ngeunteung ku Kenichi Mizuno

Karya Noshudo Zero Fungsi Utama: Objék Budaya nu Ngeunteung ku Kenichi Mizuno nyaéta pamenang anu dihormat pisan tina 2026 A' Design Award Emas anu bergengsi dina Katégori Kompetisi Warisan Budaya.

EmasWarisan Budaya· 2026

Noshudo Zero Fungsi Utama: Objék Budaya nu Ngeunteung

ku Kenichi Mizuno

Pamenang A' Design Award Emas dina Katégori Warisan Budaya

61,966

Pamenang Panghargaan anu Diverifikasi

Verifikasi Status Panghargaan pikeun #180133

Buka Situs Tingali di A' Design Award Siaran Pers Lencana Panghargaan

Warna

Désain

Ngeunaan Noshudo Zero Fungsi Utama: Objék Budaya nu Ngeunteung

Téks Buku: Noshudo Zero mangrupa objék budaya nu ngeunteung nu nafsirkeun deui karajinan pedang Jepang salaku médium pikeun ngararasakeun diri sorangan jeung katengtreman. Ditempa ku leungeun ngagunakeun téhnik tradisional jeung tamahagane nu kacida murnina, karya ieu dijieun réngsé kalawan permukaan eunteung nu teu pegat nu ngeunteungkeun nu ningali sarta ngajurung pikeun ngararasakeun. Ku cara ngarobah wangun budaya nu geus wanoh jadi hiji objék kasaimbangan jeung kasadaran, proyék ieu ngajajah kamungkinan-kamungkinan anyar pikeun ngajaga jeung ngamekarkeun karajinan tradisional. Karya ieu terus dipintonkeun ka umum di Kota Seki.

Pangakuan

Ngeunaan A' Design Award Emas

Noshudo Zero Fungsi Utama: Objék Budaya nu Ngeunteung mangrupa juara A' Design Award Emas, pangakuan anu pohara bergengsi anu dipasihkeun ka desain kelas kahiji, ngaranjing jeung unggul. Para juara Emas téh kréasi anu pohara inovatif, visionér jeung matak ngacung anu ngagambarkeun kajeniusan, hikmah jeung kaahlian para désainerna. Noshudo Zero Fungsi Utama: Objék Budaya nu Ngeunteung diharepkeun jadi panemuan anu pohara dipuji, pelopor tren, sarta monumental anu méré nilai anu can kungsi aya. Desain juara A' Design Award Emas ieu mangrupa proyék spéktakulér tur dihormat anu pohara mangpaatna sarta ngamajukeun watesan seni, élmu, desain jeung téknologi. Noshudo Zero Fungsi Utama: Objék Budaya nu Ngeunteung nyiptakeun rasa hayang anu kuat, ngahudang gairah, ngadorong kréativitas, jeung ngagumkeun urang.

Di Balik Désain

Kit Pers

Krédit, anggota tim sareng detil téknis anu disayogikeun ku désainer.

Sipat Unik: Noshudo Zero is a circular Japanese sword reinterpreted as a symbolic blade for self reflection. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first documented circular Japanese blade realized primarily through traditional hand forging. The blade is made from tamahagane and reclaimed historic iron and was intentionally finished without a sharpened cutting edge, emphasizing cultural meaning, reflection, and presence rather than aggression.
Diménsi & Bungkusan: The project features a circular Japanese blade with an approximate diameter of 300 millimeters. Primary materials include high purity tamahagane steel and reclaimed historic iron. The hilt and guard incorporate precision machined metal components. Traditional hand polishing and modern surface refinement were combined to achieve precise circular geometry, structural stability, and a uniform mirror like finish suitable for public exhibition.
Tag: Japanese sword, circular blade, symbolic blade, self reflection, cultural heritage, Seki City, traditional craft, hand forging, tamahagane, mirror finish
Téknologi Produksi: Creating the circular blade required controlled forging beyond conventional sword making practice. Under heat, the inner edge had to be contracted while the outer edge expanded in balance. Three forged material sets were lost before the final form of about 300 millimeters was achieved. The blade was then hand polished over several days to secure stable geometry and a uniform mirror surface, while precision machined parts were integrated in limited areas.
Tantangan Desain: The main challenge was realizing a continuous circular blade through traditional hand forging while maintaining structural stability, material integrity, and visual balance. This geometry is rarely attempted in Japanese sword making because curvature control under heat is extremely difficult. Repeated trials, close coordination among swordsmiths, polishers, and machinists, and refinement of each step were necessary before the final blade could be completed successfully.
Panalungtikan: This is practice based design research. The objective was to test whether Japanese sword craft could gain renewed cultural relevance through reinterpretation. Methods included historical review, concept development, prototyping, forged trials, and observation of workshop processes using reference models and process records. Experiments with swordsmiths and machinists produced a circular reflective blade. The result suggests new social and design value for traditional craft.
Inspirasi: This project reinterprets the Japanese sword as a reflective symbolic blade and a symbol of peace. Inspired by the cultural role of the mirror in Japan as a medium of self reflection, the design transforms the sword from an object associated with direction and confrontation into one of balance and contemplation. Through a continuous circular geometry, the work preserves the craft heritage of Seki while proposing that tradition can evolve through reinterpretation.
Durasi Proyék: The project began in April 2023 in Seki City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Over twelve months, design development and prototyping were carried out between the design studio in Anjo City and traditional swordsmith workshops in Seki. The final prototype was completed in April 2024 and publicly presented as part of a local cultural initiative. Since completion, the work has remained on continuous public display in Seki City.
Alur Operasi: The object functions as a focal point for quiet contemplation. In a gallery setting, the mirror surface reflects the viewer and encourages a reconsideration of the sword as a symbolic cultural presence rather than an instrument of force. Because the circular form removes the usual directional character of a blade, viewers engage with it less as a weapon and more as a mirror of the self, inviting reflection, balance, and awareness.
Patén: Copyrights belong to Kenichi Mizuno, 2024.
Krédit Gambar: Image #1: Photographer Misaki Manabe, Noshudo Zero, 2024.
Image #2: Photographer Takao Inoue, Noshudo Zero, 2024.
Image #3: Photographer Takao Inoue, Noshudo Zero, 2024.
Image #4: Photographer Takao Inoue, Noshudo Zero, 2024.
Image #5: Photographer Takao Inoue, Noshudo Zero, 2024.