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Object Splash Proof Partition by Akira Nakagomi |
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FS: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
AN: I goal is to maximize the characteristics and beauty of project materials to create beautiful product designs that will become heirlooms. At the same time, they consider new values and their relationship with society through experimental design.
FS: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
AN: The goal was to create a partition that would add color to people's lives by design, rather than the dark image of the drip-proof partition,and a beautiful object that will be cherished for a long timeafter the COVID-19 pandemic are over.
FS: What are your future plans for this award winning design?
AN: I am planning a variation.
FS: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?
AN: 3 months
FS: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
AN: A group of fellow designers and I were seeking inspiration for an exhibition to see if we could use the power of design to solve the problems that the COVID-19 pandemic had caused in our living environment.
FS: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?
AN: I produce and sell our own products.
FS: What made you design this particular type of work?
AN: Due to the influence of Covid19, there are many partitions in living space. Most of these partitions are temporary and cheaply designed. Therefore, we decided to develop a product that focuses on both aesthetics and function, like an art piece, in order to turn the negative image of partitions for Covid19 into a product that adds color to our lives. The circular acrylic is a beautiful shape, and the mechanism to support the acrylic was verified many times. We also designed the partition to be most beautiful when it is used as a partition in a connected state.
FS: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?
AN: Tokujin Yoshioka/ Thomas Heatherwick/Olafur Eliasson/Yvea Brunier
FS: Who is the target customer for his design?
AN: Furniture / Museum / Hotel
FS: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?
AN: While other Splash Proof Partition only function to prevent the spread of Covid19, "Object" differs in its concept as a product that will add color to people's lives even after the Covid19 is over.
FS: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
AN: I named it "Object" so that it would be a product that would color our lives like an art piece object, not only during the covid-19 pandemic but also after the covid-19 pandemic is over.
FS: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?
AN: Rhinoceros/Grasshopper/Maxwellrender
FS: What is the most unique aspect of your design?
AN: This is where the two circular acrylics line up nicely when the partitions are connected.
FS: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
AN: I have not done so.
FS: What is the role of technology in this particular design?
AN: Verification of design/materials/forms and creation of data for production.
FS: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?
AN: I research and visited stores and restaurants to find out what kind of anti-corona splash-proof partitions are available. As a result of our research, we found that there are many temporary splash-proof partitions that pursue only function, based on the awareness that "Covid‑19 may end someday. Therefore, our goal was to design a partition like an art piece that would create a space even after the end of Covid‑19 Our goal was not to make the space lonely by the Corona partition, but to make the space gorgeous by the splash-proof partition.
FS: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
AN: It was difficult to find a supplier who could bend brass beautifully.
FS: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?
AN: When I showed my work at the exhibition, it was very well received, so I decided to try the international competition.
FS: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
AN: That by taking a problem seriously and exploring ways to solve it without giving up, a way will open up. And that what we pursue in this way will be accepted by people.
FS: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?
AN: No, there is not.
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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