Limpid Stream 玻璃餐具 by Keiji Ishikawa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 铜奖 in 烘焙用具、餐具、饮具与炊具设计 Competition Category.

铜厨具· 2021

Limpid Stream 玻璃餐具

by Keiji Ishikawa

Client: KJ studio

A' Design Award 铜奖 Winner in 厨具 Category

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The Design

About Limpid Stream 玻璃餐具

清澈的溪流设计是一团有节奏排列的猫瞳，让人感觉自己沉浸在瀑布流中。而且，由于猫的瞳孔被大角度切割成V字形，所以当倒入透明液体时，猫的大量瞳孔会反射出另一只猫的瞳孔，因此很有趣。所以这种视觉效果让人在水流中神清气爽，给人一种心旷神怡的感觉。各种类型的清水玻璃器皿，如酒杯、酒杯、盘子、酒杯等，丰富了人们的日常生活。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铜奖

Limpid Stream 玻璃餐具是 A' Design Award 铜奖得主，这是授予以创造力、独创性和敏锐见长的杰出设计的极具声望的认可。铜奖得主是技艺娴熟、创意惊人的作品，印证了其设计师丰富的经验、想象力与机智。预计Limpid Stream 玻璃餐具将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的物品，兼具显著的专业性与创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铜奖的设计融入艺术、科学、设计和技术领域的最佳实践，并因注重细节而出类拔萃。Limpid Stream 玻璃餐具出色地满足需求，触动渴望，迷住情感，并吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The designed glassware is in the motif of Limpid Stream. It has a beautiful visual effect which makes mind refreshed in the water flow and gives people a sense of well-being and peace of mind. Also, it makes the liquor and dishes more delicious. This design is a mass of rhythmically arranged cat's pupil and it makes you feel as if you comfortably filled in the flow of water. As you see, there are various types of glassware such as wine glasses, sake cups, plates and rocks glasses.
Dimensions & Packaging: The product dimensions are as follows: In the main image, the wine glass is 58mm in diameter and 150mm in height, the sake cup is 60mm in diameter and 60mm in height. In the optional image #1 the wine glass is 68mm in diameter and 174mm in height. In the optional image #3 the plate is 150mm in diameter and 33mm in height. In the optional image #4 the rocks glass is 77mm in diameter and 92mm in height.
Tags: kiriko, cutglass, japaneseglassware, glassart
Production Technology: The double layered glassware is carefully ground and polished by hand using Japanese Kiriko cut glass technology.
Design Challenge: The wheels installed in the grinding machine sold to a general user, cannot cut the shape of cat's pupil. So I calculated the cutting-plane angle of the wheel and ordered the customized wheel to a manufacturer of grinding machine.
Research: In order to realize the project Limpid Stream, it was necessary to prepare for the grinding machine to cut the shape of cat's pupil.
Inspiration: Through Japanese Kiriko cut glass, the project has aimed to enrich human lives. The idea of a Limpid Stream is come up with because at one point, the flow of water in nature healed human feelings and the design pattern was inspired by the rhythmic sound of water.
Project Duration: The project started in May 2019 in Tokushima, Japan and finished in December 2019, and the design got a copyright in registered designs in July 1st 2020 in Japan.
Operation Flow: The top view of the glass tableware realized by Limpid Stream is very beautiful because a mass of cat's pupils is reflecting the other cat's pupils inside the glass by cutting the cat's pupil into V shape at a large angle shown in the optional image #2. And the design is not only beautiful but also very smooth to the touch and shock-resistant because the cut of cat's pupil is shallow in depth.
Patents: Patented. Design registration No.1663995, Keiji Ishikawa, 2020, Japan Patent Office.
Image Credits: Video Credits:
The top view of the glass tableware realized by Limpid Stream is so beautiful as if you filled in the flow of shining water in nature healed human feelings when water is poured, shown in the video.