Redesign of Kurojyoka Drinkware by Yuki Ijichi |
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| DESIGN NAME: Redesign of Kurojyoka PRIMARY FUNCTION: Drinkware INSPIRATION: The project began with a request from MATHERuBA, which operates a cafe and store in Kagoshima, to redesign the Kurojyoka, a traditional Kagoshima porcelain earthenware teapot for shochu, to suit modern lifestyles and create an original product. We therefore researched the origin of the shape of Kurojyoka for shochu traditionally used in Kagoshima, and found design inspiration in the abacus shape described in literature, which we redesigned into a shape that fits today's lifestyle. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This is a redesign of the Kurojyoka, a traditional Kagoshima ceramic earthenware teapot for shochu, to fit modern lifestyles. The traditional Kurojyoka was shaped based on heating in a Japanese hearth, and the Satsuma ware craftsmen did not revise the Kurojyoka to fit their changing lifestyles, but this project is characterized by its sublimation into a modern Kurojyoka by revising this aspect of the project. The fact that the shape has been modified for the modern age. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: - PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project began in Kagoshima in February 2018 and ended in November 2019 and has been sold. |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: The redesigned Kurojyoka has a mass produced design so that it can be used as a modern earthenware teapot for shochu and as an everyday household item for enjoying shochu. It is made using casting molding, a technique for mass producing ceramics, in which muddy ceramic clay is poured into a plaster mold. The material is porcelain, which is durable and can be used for commercial purposes. The glaze uses shirasu from the Shirasu Plateau, a characteristic of Kagoshima's soil, with the aim of it becoming an everyday household item made from local materials. SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Kurojyoka, Width 120mm x Depth 146mm x Height 160mm Cup, Width 75mm x Depth 75mm x Height 45mm Warmer, Width 114mm x Depth 102mm x Height 63mm Pitcher for Maewari, Width 80mm x Depth 84mm x Height 205mm TAGS: Product Design, Redesign, Tableware, Sakeware, Kurojoka, Kurojoka6442, Satsuma ware, Earthenware shochu teapot RESEARCH ABSTRACT: - CHALLENGE: In redesigning the Kurojyoka, we tried to make it a mass production type for easy general use, but there was a difficulty in that Kagoshima does not have mass production technology. Therefore, we asked a Nagasaki potter with mass production technology to manufacture the product, but used Kagoshima materials for the glaze, thereby creating a Kurojyoka with elements of the production area. ADDED DATE: 2024-09-24 12:02:36 TEAM MEMBERS (1) : IMAGE CREDITS: Image #1 : Photographer Masahiko Kukiyama Image #2 : Photographer Masahiko Kukiyama Image #3 : Photographer Masahiko Kukiyama Image #4 : Photographer Masahiko Kukiyama Image #5 : Photographer Masahiko Kukiyama |
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NAME: MATHERuBA PROFILE: On a hilltop overlooking Sakurajima. MATHERuBA (meaning “a mingle place”) is located in a place where you can enjoy the four seasons of Kagoshima. It is a place where Kagoshima's “people,” “objects,” and “things” are all connected. The cafe “MATHERuBA cafe” serves dishes carefully prepared with ingredients produced in Kagoshima, and original products and selected Kagoshima products. The store “MATHERuBA gift” sells traditional Kagoshima crafts and a selection of lifestyle goods and clothing from Japan and abroad. MATHERuBA, with its café and store, connects people to each other through interaction with “truly good things” and “makers,” and offers time to carefully color your life in the midst of nature. |
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Redesign of Kurojyoka Drinkware by Yuki Ijichi is Winner in Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design Category, 2024 - 2025.· Read the interview with designer Yuki Ijichi for design Redesign of Kurojyoka here.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Yuki Ijichi. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Yuki Ijichi. |
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