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Seven Wind Chime by So Koizumi |
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FS: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
SK: In the unstable social situation of recent years, people and society are constantly moving back and forth between stability and anxiety, living in a state of drifting between joy and sorrow, and the theme was "between stability and anxiety". The tensegrity structure is a structure that wanders between stability and instability, just as it embodies today's society, and we believe that there is something in between that moves people's emotions.
FS: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
SK: One is that it is a wind chime with a new structure, so I had to sublimate it into a form that was unique to me. The other is that this wind chime stands on its own with a very delicate balance, so every component required precise technical skills.
FS: What are your future plans for this award winning design?
SK: I would like to exhibit first in Tokyo and then abroad.
FS: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?
SK: The concept is something that has come naturally to me over the last couple of years of my life.
FS: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
SK: This was not commissioned, but part of an independent production.
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?
SK: The production was carried out in Takaoka, Toyama, Japan, a city famous for its metalworking. It could not have been completed without their technical expertise.
FS: What made you design this particular type of work?
SK: The concept was born out of daily life and the idea of a wind chime with a tensegrity structure was conceived to realise it.
FS: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?
SK: There are works in the world that use tensegrity structures, but this is about incorporating the features of tensegrity structures into the function of a wind chime and sublimating them into a form like a work of art.
FS: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
SK: The first is that it makes use of a tensegrity structure, which, when viewed from the side, is shaped like a combination of "7". The second is named after the division of labour in Takaoka, with a total of seven factories and their craftsmen producing the product.
FS: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?
SK: 3D software and craftsmanship.
FS: What is the most unique aspect of your design?
SK: It is the incorporation of the features of the tensegrity structure into the function of a wind chime and its sublimation into a form like a work of art.
FS: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
SK: It was produced by craftsmen in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, which is famous for metalworking.
FS: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?
SK: In the case of this work, the research is in the discoveries of everyday life.
FS: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
SK: Because the structure of the wind chime was unprecedented, design and experimentation were repeated. There were some problems in the actual production, but it was the technical skills of the craftsmen in Takaoka that led us to a solution.
FS: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?
SK: I was interested to see how people in Japan and around the world would rate it.
FS: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
SK: It is about persevering to the end and not giving up, paying attention to subtleties and communicating with the craftspeople.
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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