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Honey Drop Lighting by Akira Nakagomi |
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FS: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
AN: "Design" is not only about enriching life but also sometimes serving as a spice that inspires and becomes a memorable treasure.
FS: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
AN: This product is designed as a product intended for emergency situations, but we've also put emphasis on it becoming a product that enhances everyday life, not just for use during emergencies.
FS: What are your future plans for this award winning design?
AN: I have plans to turn it into a product.
FS: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?
AN: About 4 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 am considering various possibilities.
FS: What made you design this particular type of work?
AN: The challenge the design seeks to address is the limited usability of traditional disaster preparedness products. While Japan experiences frequent natural disasters, most existing emergency supplies are designed solely for emergency use and are often stored away and forgotten during everyday life. To tackle this challenge, our design introduces a product that serves a dual purpose. The innovation lies in utilizing honey, a natural and long-lasting food item with high nutritional value and sterilizing properties, as an integral part of the design. The honey is stored in a glass container shaped like honey dripping, which adds a visually appealing element to the product. This glass container is placed on a wooden base equipped with a rechargeable LED light. During normal times, the product functions as a decorative lighting piece, creating a warm and gentle ambiance with the honey-inspired illumination. However, in times of emergency, both the honey and the wooden base serve essential functions. The honey can be consumed as emergency food, providing sustenance and nutrition. The wooden base, with its built-in LED light, can be used as a flashlight, providing illumination when needed. It also features a flashing mode that can be used as an SOS signal. By combining everyday usability with disaster preparedness, our design presents a fresh and innovative approach to address the problem. It encourages individuals to incorporate emergency preparedness into their daily lives, ensuring that essential supplies are readily available in times of disaster. Rather than being stored away exclusively for emergencies, this product can be actively used and enjoyed as a decorative item, enhancing both the aesthetics of everyday life and preparedness in emergencies.
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: I am turning honey, a food product, into a lighting.
FS: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
AN: It is named after the glass container with a shape resembling dripping honey.
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 involves glass containers with a form that resembles honey dripping and using honey as illumination.
FS: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
AN: This product was created at a glass factory in Saga Prefecture, known for its advanced glassblowing techniques, with a history of 170 years.
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 conducted research on emergency food options, studying how those foods could be conceptualized as a product, including their form.
FS: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
AN: It took time to determine the most conceptually communicative form when using honey as illumination.
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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