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Mad Monk Ilana Inu Ile Bar by Tomoo Nitta

Mad Monk Ilana Inu Ile Bar by Tomoo Nitta is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Àyà Inú Ilé àti Ibi Àfihàn Competition Category.


IrinInú Ilé· 2021

Mad Monk Ilana Inu Ile Bar

by Tomoo Nitta

Client: Himawari Design

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award Winner in Inú Ilé Category

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The Design

About Mad Monk Ilana Inu Ile Bar

Mad Monk jẹ́ ilana inu ilé bar tí ó wà ní Tokyo. Ìmísí fún àpẹrẹ yìí wá láti ọ̀dọ̀ Ji Gong, monk kan tí a mọ̀ fún ìfẹ́ rẹ̀ sí ìrìnàjò àti ọtí. Àwọn ògiri dúdú aláwọ̀ dídán ń fi àyíká hàn wọ́n sì ń dá ìmọ̀lára ìtẹ̀síwájú sílẹ̀. Àwọn ibi ìtọ́jú (shelves) jẹ́ ìtìlẹyìn nípasẹ̀ àwọn ìgò sake ti Japan, kò sì sí àsopọ̀ irin tí a lò. Àwọn ohun ìmọ́lẹ̀ ni a ti fi sínú àwọn ibi ìtọ́jú náà, tí ó nípọn ní 18mm, tó bẹ́ẹ̀ tí àwọn ìgò náà ń rí ìmọ́lẹ̀ láti ìsàlẹ̀. Ìmọ́lẹ̀ kékeré tí ó wà nínú àwọn ìgò náà ń tan ìmọ́lẹ̀ sí àwọn ọtí líle láti oríṣiríṣi orílẹ̀-èdè àgbáyé. Àyè inú ilé náà jẹ́ mítà onígùn mẹ́rin 117.4.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award

Mad Monk Ilana Inu Ile Bar jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó dára tí wọ́n pàdé àwọn ohun tí iṣẹ́ àti ilé-iṣẹ́ nílò tí a retí láti ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn ẹ̀dá tí a ṣàwòṣe dáradára. Àwọn olùborí Irin ń fi ìjáfáfá ńlá, ìmọ̀ pàtó gíga, òye ògbóǹtarìgì àti agbára ìṣẹ̀dá àwọn olùṣẹ̀dá wọn hàn. A retí pé Mad Monk Ilana Inu Ile Bar yóò jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó wúlò tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ ilé-iṣẹ́ jọ, ó sì ní àwọn ànímọ́ ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ tó péye tí a so mọ́ ìmọ̀ ṣíṣe àti ẹ̀bùn. A bọ̀wọ̀ fún Mad Monk Ilana Inu Ile Bar nítorí ìfọ̀kànbalẹ̀ rẹ̀, a sì ṣàwòṣe rẹ̀ láti pèsè ìmúdára ìgbésí ayé tó ń ran ayé lọ́wọ́ láti di ibi tó dára jù.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Ji Gong was a Monk of Rinzai sect who loved travel around and alcohol. He was serving God but not obeying the precepts, known for his madness, he was called Mad Monk and was loved by people. The design request was made by the owner who loves Ji Gong.
The shelves are supported by bottles of Japanese sake, and their faint lights emitted from the inside of the bottles illuminates the world's sake.
Dimensions & Packaging
Design overview
Completion date: November 30, 2019
Interior construction area: 117.4㎡ (including kitchen 15.8㎡)
Address: 2-29-2, Nihonbashi-hamacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo B1F
Construction period: October 1-November 30, 2019
Total construction cost: 30.8 million (including furniture, kitchen equipment, and fixtures)
Client: Mad Monk, Inc.
Design / Supervision: Himawari Design Co., Ltd.
Construction: Tokyo Architecture Co., Ltd. + Sunflower Design Co., Ltd.
Main finishing materials: Floor Mortar, iron trowel, PVC floor, wall Alpolic / fr gloss black, bar counter Black marble (Bengal black)
Inspiration
The designer was in charge from design to construction.
By making it a glossy black wall, it reflects the sight and gives out mysterious continuity.
There is no metal joint. Just bottles that are stuck in the shelves. Lighting fixtures are embedded in the shelves (thickness 18mm) to light from below. There are many beautiful things and fun things around us. Ingenuity is the key. The Japanese Sake bottles support the world's liquors as shelf structure.

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