Furniture Design Project
Creation as Dialogue
In collaboration with Iwata Sanbou
2022-2023
Request Pricing: info@creation-as-dialogue.jp
Iwata Sanbou has been deeply involved with woodworking techniques for making Shinto ritual objects used in religious ceremonies since 300 years ago. Most objects are small in scale, but for this project we have taken on the challenge of developing a large scale furniture by reinterpreting the Hassokuan, an eight-legged pedestal used to make offerings to god and ancestors.
Hassokuan is handmade by a shinto ritual objects craftsman from uncoated solid hinoki (Japanese cypress), a tree native to Japan and is often used to construct sacred buildings (shrines and temples) and assembled without the use of metal fittings. Hinoki is susceptible to scratches and stains, but we hope you will enjoy the lustre its pure beauty acquires through repeated use.
We are releasing a wooden shelf in three different lengths to display beautiful objects. A discreet shelf yet has its own identity while enhancing the overall interior atmosphere. The three shelving boards laid across seemingly random pillars, like trees in a forest, allow people to imagine different size of objects to be curated.
The wood used to make a single unit is mostly made of the same timber of 200 year old hinoki , in order to create a beautiful aesthetic and a sense of unity in grain and colour. The scent of uncoated hinoki has a unique subtle earthy aroma with calming effects within your space. Hinoki is delicate to scratches and stains, yet they create the lustre and pure beauty you can enjoy through repeated use.
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The “Creation as DIALOGUE” project, sponsored by the City of Nagoya to support the overseas marketing of traditional industries, is designed to help bearers of traditional industries rooted in Nagoya to communicate their value to the world while utilizing their skills and identity.
Nagoya and the Chubu region, where the soil of craftsmanship created by a rich culture has been formed since ancient times, continues to pass on traditional skills and spirituality to this day. This project will focus on the exceptional skills and attitude toward manufacturing that are unique to Nagoya, the center of Japanese craftsmanship, and which have supported the lifestyle and culture of the people of Nagoya. We will enrich people’s lives and enhance the value of the city of Nagoya by proposing and disseminating our products to the world.
Our goal is not to create new value and only introduce it to overseas markets, but to build sales channels for local craftsmanship that connect the dots and integrate it into the local culture and lifestyles of the target markets, eventually creating a rich and proud culture and industry in Nagoya through the brand and through dialogue between people and production centers around the world. We aim to create a rich and proud culture and industry in Nagoya through dialogue between people from around the world and local producers. Our goal is not to create new value and only introduce it to overseas markets, but to build sales channels for local craftsmanship that connect the dots and integrate it into the local culture and lifestyles of the target markets, eventually creating a rich and proud culture and industry in Nagoya through the brand and through dialogue between people and production centers around the world. We aim to create a rich and proud culture and industry in Nagoya through dialogue between people from around the world and local producers.
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Photography by STUDIO crossing
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