Limpid Stream 玻璃餐具 by Keiji Ishikawa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 銅獎 in 廚具設計 Competition Category.

銅廚具· 2021

Limpid Stream 玻璃餐具

by Keiji Ishikawa

Client: KJ studio

A' Design Award 銅獎 Winner in 廚具 Category

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The Design

About Limpid Stream 玻璃餐具

清澈的溪流設計是一團有節奏排列的貓瞳，讓人感覺自己沉浸在瀑布流中。而且，由於貓的瞳孔被大角度切割成V字形，所以當倒入透明液體時，貓的大量瞳孔會反射出另一隻貓的瞳孔，因此很有趣。所以這種視覺效果讓人在水流中神清氣爽，給人一種心曠神怡的感覺。各種類型的清水玻璃器皿，如酒杯、酒杯、盤子、酒杯等，豐富了人們的日常生活。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅獎

Limpid Stream 玻璃餐具是 A' Design Award 銅獎得主，這是授予以創造力、獨創性和敏銳見長的傑出設計的極具聲望的認可。銅獎得主是技藝嫻熟、創意驚人的作品，印證了其設計師豐富的經驗、想像力與機智。預計Limpid Stream 玻璃餐具將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的物品，兼具顯著的專業性與創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銅獎的設計融入藝術、科學、設計和技術領域的最佳實踐，並因注重細節而出類拔萃。Limpid Stream 玻璃餐具出色地滿足需求，觸動渴望，迷住情感，並吸引好奇心。

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.