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Sakura Cyclone Table by TOMOAKI KAGEYAMA |
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FS: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
TK: Inspired by “In Praise of Shadows” by the great Japanese writer Junichiro Tanizaki.
FS: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
TK: The goal was to produce furniture with a delicate Japanese sense of beauty that focuses not on light but on shadow.
FS: What are your future plans for this award winning design?
TK: I am aiming for mass production, but I have not yet found a partner, so I am looking for furniture manufacturers with whom we can collaborate.
FS: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?
TK: Generating the idea did not take long, as I had always wanted to design the shape of the shadow. However, the process of materializing the idea took a considerable amount of time.
FS: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
TK: This is an independent work. This work was produced as part of my research on bending wood.
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?
TK: We are planning to mass produce and sell our products and are looking for a furniture manufacturer to whom we can outsource the production. We are looking for an Italian furniture manufacturer.
FS: What made you design this particular type of work?
TK: I have always wanted to create furniture that expresses the ephemeral beauty of cherry blossoms.
FS: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?
TK: I like the works of Shiro Kuramata, who often designed light, but I, on the contrary, focused on shadows.
FS: Who is the target customer for his design?
TK: Currently, the low table is intended for use in homes, but I am also considering making it into a high table for use in cafes and restaurants.
FS: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?
TK: I don't think there is any other furniture that focuses on the shape of falling shadows.
FS: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
TK: I named it “Sakura Cyclone Table” because its shape resembles Isamu Noguchi's Cyclone Table.
FS: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?
TK: After hand-drawn sketches, the design was made in CAD.
FS: What is the most unique aspect of your design?
TK: As mentioned above, the most unique aspect of the design is the shape of the falling shadow.
FS: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
TK: Mr. Kuroda of Hidakuma, a wood consultant in Hida City, helped me a great deal during the testing and assembly stages of the bending wood.
FS: What is the role of technology in this particular design?
TK: I did not rely on technology. In an age of technology, I needed to dare to consider this by hand.
FS: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?
TK: I valued actual experiences and inspections, not data or analytical surveys.
FS: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
TK: The hardest part was figuring out how to assemble the wood to create the desired shadow shape.
FS: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?
TK: I entered this work for the A' Design Award because I thought it would be appreciated in Italy, a country where post-modernism has flourished.
FS: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
TK: I learned about the characteristics of wood and how interesting it is. I would like to continue to challenge myself to create new works using wood.
FS: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?
TK: None in particular. Thank you very much.
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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