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Two of Us ماس تەخسىسى by Saya Takamine

Two of Us ماس تەخسىسى by Saya Takamine is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award برونزا مۇكاپاتى in پىشۇرۇش قاچىسى، داستىخان قاچىسى، ئىچىملىك قاچىسى ۋە ئاشپەزلىك قاچىسى لايىھەلەش Competition Category.


برونزائاشخانا ئەسلىھەسى· 2026

Two of Us ماس تەخسىسى

by Saya Takamine

Client: Saya Takamine

A' Design Award برونزا مۇكاپاتى Winner in ئاشخانا ئەسلىھەسى Category

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The Design

About Two of Us ماس تەخسىسى

بۇ بۇيۇم ھەرخىل تاماق مايىللىقىغا ئىگە كىشىلەرنى ئورتاق بىر تەخسە ئەتراپىغا جەم قىلىش ئۈچۈن لايىھىلەنگەن. ئۇ ئىككى سويا ماسى تەخسىسى ۋە بىر تېتىتقۇ تەخسىسىدىن تەركىب تاپقان بولۇپ، ئۈچ خىل تېتىتقۇدىن ھۇزۇرلىنىشقا ئىمكان بېرىدۇ. بۇ لايىھە ئىخچام ۋە تۇتۇشقا قولايلىق چوڭلۇق بىلەن راھەت غىزالىنىشنى قوللايدىغان كەڭ ئېغىزنى تەڭپۇڭلاشتۇرغان. بۇ تەڭپۇڭلۇق تېتىتقۇ تەخسىسىدىكى قاناتقا ئوخشايدىغان ئەگمە شەكىل ئارقىلىق ئەمەلگە ئاشۇرۇلغان. ئىقتىدارلىقتىن باشقا، بۇ بۇيۇم نەپىس ۋە كۆزنى قاملاشتۇرىدىغان ئەگمە سىزىق بىلەن زىننەتلەنگەن پاكىز ۋە تۈز شەكىلگە ئىگە.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award برونزا مۇكاپاتى

Two of Us ماس تەخسىسى A' Design Award برونزا مۇكاپاتىنىڭ غالىبى، بۇ ئىجادىيەت، ئىختىراچىلىق ۋە زېرەكلىك بىلەن ئاجرىلىپ تۇرىدىغان ئوتتۇرىغا چىققان لايىھىلەرگە بېرىلىدىغان ئىنتايىن ئابرويلۇق ئېتىراپتۇر. برونزا غالىبلىرى لايىھىلىگۈچىلىرىنىڭ كەڭ تەجرىبىسى، تەسەۋۋۇرى ۋە ئىختىراچىلىقىنى ئىسپاتلايدىغان ناھايىتى ماھىر ۋە ھەيران قالارلىق ئىجادىي بۇيۇملاردۇر. Two of Us ماس تەخسىسى ناھايىتى قەدىرلىنىدىغان، ھەيرانلىق بىلەن كۆرۈلىدىغان ۋە سۆيۈلىدىغان، ئالاھىدە كەسپىي ھەم يېڭىلىقچان بۇيۇم بولۇشى ئۈمىد قىلىنىدۇ. A' Design Award برونزا مۇكاپاتىنى يەڭگەن بۇ لايىھە سەنئەت، ئىلىم-پەن، لايىھە ۋە تېخنىكىدىكى ئەڭ ياخشى ئەمەلىيەتلەرنى ئۆز ئىچىگە ئالىدۇ ھەمدە تەپسىلاتقا بولغان دىققىتى بىلەن ئەلا. Two of Us ماس تەخسىسى ئېھتىياجلارنى چىرايلىق قاندۇرىدۇ، ئارزۇ-ئىستەكلەرگە تەگدۈرىدۇ، ھېسسىياتنى مەپتۇن قىلىدۇ ۋە قىزىقىشنى قوزغايدۇ.

Behind the Design

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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

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