Origami Shikki Àwo Bébà Tí a Fi Láká Bò by Atsushi Morita is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun-èlò Ìdáná, Ohun-èlò Oúnjẹ, Ohun Mímu àti Ohun Ìṣe Oúnjẹ Competition Category.
FàdákàOhun-èlò Ìdáná· 2023
Origami Shikki Àwo Bébà Tí a Fi Láká Bò
Client: Paper Parade Inc.
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award Winner in Ohun-èlò Ìdáná Category
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The Design
About Origami Shikki Àwo Bébà Tí a Fi Láká Bò
Origami Shikki jẹ́ àwo bébà tí a fi láká bò, tí a ṣe láti ara washi, bébà ìbílẹ̀ ilẹ̀ Japan. Àpẹrẹ yìí ṣàkópọ̀ ìkápọ̀ bébà origami pẹ̀lú àwọn iṣẹ́ ọnà ìbílẹ̀ ti bébà washi àti iṣẹ́ láká. Ìbòjú láká máa ń jẹ́ kí àwo náà kọjú ìjà sí omi àti òróró, nítorí náà a lè fi omi àti ọṣẹ fọ àwo náà, kí a sì tún lò ó ní ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ìgbà. A kápọ̀ ìrísí jiọmẹ́tíríkì rẹ̀ láti ara ewé bébà kan ṣoṣo, èyí tó mú kí àwo náà fúyẹ́, tó sì jẹ́ kí a lè ká a pẹrẹsẹ fún gbígbé kiri. A ṣe washi náà pẹ̀lú ọgbọ́n iṣẹ́ Echizen Hikake, tó fún un ní ojú ilẹ̀ tí ó máa ń yí padà gẹ́gẹ́ bí igun ìmọ́lẹ̀ ṣe rí.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award
Origami Shikki Àwo Bébà Tí a Fi Láká Bò jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ onípọ̀nlé lọ́nà àrà ọ̀tọ̀ tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe ìpele gíga jùlọ tó dára tó sì ń kan ọkàn. Àwọn olùborí Fàdákà jẹ́ àwọn iṣẹ́ tó ń tàn yòò gidigidi tó sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá púpọ̀ tí wọ́n ń ṣàfihàn ìmọ̀ ìjìnlẹ̀, ẹ̀bùn àti ìmọ̀ràn àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Origami Shikki Àwo Bébà Tí a Fi Láká Bò yóò jẹ́ iṣẹ́ àgbàyanu, àpẹẹrẹ rere, ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun jinlẹ̀. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award yìí jẹ́ ohun ìmúṣẹ̀dá tó hàn gbangba gidigidi tí a mọrírì tó ń ṣe anfàní tó sì ń tì ààlà iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ síwájú. Origami Shikki Àwo Bébà Tí a Fi Láká Bò jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ń ṣe ìlara, tó ń jí ìfẹ́ inú, tó ń mú ìmọ̀lára rere wá tó sì ń jí ìyàlẹ́nu àti ìyanu.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Origami Shikki (Japanese paper lacquerware) was designed based on the concept of fusing the origami technique with the traditional industries of washi paper and lacquerware.
Combining these traditional elements with their design sensibilities and contemporary lifestyle, Origami Shikki is an innovative expression of Japanese tradition.
By redesigning Japanese paper as lacquerware, they created an opportunity to rethink tradition and consider a sustainable future for Japan's traditional industries. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 280mm x Depth 208mm x Height 25mm, 4 colors
- Tags
- tableware, lacquerware, dish, traditional craft, Japanese paper
- Production Technology
- While washi is an easily processable material, it is also more brittle than other materials and vulnerable to water. So it have enhanced the water resistance and robustness of washi by applying a lacquer treatment to it, and have created a three-dimensional structural strength by using origami techniques.
The washi used for Origami Shikki is made using a traditional Echizen technique known as HIKAKE, which allows the paper to change texture depending on the angle of the light. - Design Challenge
- In Japan, lacquer plays a role as a coating and adhesive, and is used in a variety of situations due to its robustness, durability, and ease of decoration.
However, because the coating cracks when force is applied after curing, it has been considered almost impossible to change the shape of a finished lacquer object.
Origami Shikki overcame this difficulty through a unique method and process, and succeeded in folding the lacquer-coated Japanese paper like origami without cracking the coating. - Research
- Sales of products using washi are declining year by year, and the traditional washi production system is becoming difficult to maintain.
If washi processing factories are lost, the traditional techniques of the region will be lost as well.
Origami Shikki is made from washi paper that was to be discarded because it was out of specification.
They have considered how to make washi sustainable without being restricted to preserving traditional techniques. - Inspiration
- Inspired by three traditional elements that are familiar to Japanese people: origami, a traditional technique of folding a sheet of paper into a single shape; lacquer, a traditional craft unique to Japan that has continued for centuries; and washi, a traditional material with production sites all over Japan, they considered how these traditions should evolve into a sustainable form to integrate into modern life where everything is convenient and accessible.
- Project Duration
- This project first began in September 2020, and was completed in October 2022, and is being exhibited at the gallery called TAKEO Aoyama Mihoncho in Tokyo in 2022.
- Operation Flow
- Origami Shikki has a lacquer finish that makes it durable against water and oil, and can be used as a plate for all kinds of dishes, from Japanese to Western cuisine.
After use, it can be washed with water and detergent and dried for repeated use.
What sets Origami Shikki apart from other plates is that it is made of washi, which makes it lightweight, and because it uses the origami technique, it can be folded into small pieces.
Small and light, Origami Shikki can be carried anywhere. - Patents
- Trademark: Registration number 6448953
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