Two of Us ናይ ጸብሒ ሸሓኒ by Saya Takamine is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award in ንድፊ ናውቲ ምስንካት፣ ናውቲ ጠረጴዛ፣ ናውቲ መስተን ናውቲ ምኽሻንን Competition Category.

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Two of Us ናይ ጸብሒ ሸሓኒ

by Saya Takamine

Client: Saya Takamine

ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award Winner in ናውቲ ክሽነ Category

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The Design

About Two of Us ናይ ጸብሒ ሸሓኒ

እዚ ስራሕ እዚ ዝተፈላለየ ናይ መግቢ ምርጫ ዘለዎም ሰባት ኣብ ሓደ ዝተኻፈለ ሸሓኒ ብሓባር ንምጥርናፍ እዩ ተነዲፉ። ካብ ክልተ ናይ ኣቻ (ሶይ ሶስ) ሸሓኒታትን ሓደ ናይ መቐመሚ ሸሓኒን ዝቖመ ኮይኑ፡ ሰለስተ ዝተፈላለዩ መቐመሚታት ንኽስተማቐሩ የኽእል። እቲ ንድፊ ንእሽቶን ብቐሊሉ ዝተሓዝን ዓቐን ምስ ምቹእ ኣመጋግባ ዝድግፍ ገፊሕ ኣፍ የመዓራሪ። እዚ ሚዛን እዚ ኣብቲ ናይ መቐመሚ ሸሓኒ ብዘሎ ከም ክንፊ ዝመስል ጥውዮ እዩ ዝረጋገጽ። ካብ ተግባራውነት ሓሊፉ፡ እዚ ስራሕ ብጽቡቕን ንዓይኒ ማራኺ ዝኾነን ጥውዮ ዝተመላኸዐ ጽሩይን ቀጥታውን ቅርጺ ዝሓዘ እዩ።

The Recognition

About the ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award

Two of Us ናይ ጸብሒ ሸሓኒ ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award ዝዓወተ እዩ፣ ብፈጠራ፣ ርእሰ ሓይልን ስቕታን ዝፍለዩ ብልጫ ዘለዎም ዲዛይናት ዝወሃብ ኣዚዩ ክቡር ኣፍልጦ። ዘዓወቱ ነሓስ ሰፊሕ ተሞክሮ፣ ምሕሳብን ርእሰ ምምዕባልን ዲዛይነራቶም ዘረጋግጹ ኣዚዮም ክኢላታትን ብዘደንቕ መገዲ ፈጠራውያንን ኣርቴፋክትታት እዮም። Two of Us ናይ ጸብሒ ሸሓኒ ብዙሕ ዝተመነየ፣ ዝደነቐን ዝፈተዎን ብኣገዳሲ መገዲ ሞያውን ሓድሽን ኣቕሓ ክኾን ይጽበ። እዚ ዝዓወተ ዲዛይን ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award ኣብ ጥበብ፣ ሳይንስ፣ ዲዛይንን ቴክኖሎጂን ዝበለጹ ልምድታት ዘጣምር፣ ንዝርዝር ብዝህቦ ኣቓልቦ ድማ ዝበለጸ እዩ። Two of Us ናይ ጸብሒ ሸሓኒ ድልየታት ብጽባቐ የማልእ፣ ንድሌታት ይትንክፍ፣ ንስምዒታት የማርኽን ሕቶ ድማ የሰሕብን።

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This compact dish consists of two sauce compartments and one condiment dish, allowing three seasonings to be enjoyed on a single plate. The curved edge of the condiment dish is a key design element, enabling a wide opening that makes dipping easy and a sufficient depth for effortless cleaning, while still maintaining a compact, easy to handle size. In contrast to the piece’s linear overall form, this gentle curve adds a subtle accent and becomes a distinctive feature of the design. By allowing differences in taste to coexist within a single object, the design proposes an alternative approach to shared dining that emphasizes proximity rather than separation.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 80mm x Depth 20mm x Height 83mm
Tags: Soy sauce dish, Small plate, Ceramic, Slip casting, Functionality, Two in One
Production Technology: The piece is made of ceramic using plaster slip casting molds. The thickness was carefully refined through repeated adjustments to the clay viscosity. Because the condiment dish shape could not be released from the mold as a single form, the sauce dishes and condiment dish were cast separately and later bonded together. This process made it possible to realize a complex, recessed design through slip casting.
Design Challenge: Small differences in depth, thickness, size, slope angle, and the offset between the two sauce dishes greatly affected the overall balance. Through repeated cycles of sketching and clay prototyping, the design was refined to achieve both usability and refined proportions, resulting in a disciplined and functional form.
Research: This project explored how to translate a conceptual design into ceramic slip casting, a method with limited freedom of form. Balancing the desired shape with the constraints of the molding process, the final design was refined through close consultation with an experienced ceramic craftsman, carefully determining which elements were essential to preserve usability. The final form expresses the negotiation between manufacturing constraints and the piece's functional qualities and visual beauty, as well as the outcome of deliberate adjustments.
Inspiration: I enjoy soy sauce, while my mother prefers vinegar. Because our seasoning preferences differ, we usually use separate dipping dishes during meals. However, I wanted to create a way for us to share a single dish and enjoy time together around the table. This idea became the starting point for this project.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2025 in Okinawa, Japan
Operation Flow: The two sauce dishes hold liquid seasonings, allowing food to be dipped directly. The central condiment dish is designed for solid seasonings such as wasabi or salt. Additionally, the condiment dish functions as a barrier, preventing liquid seasonings from flowing to the opposite side when poured directly onto food.
Image Credits: Image #1,2,3,4,5: Saya Takamine, Dai Takano