The design was made with a glass marble called B DAMA in japan with a context of a defective item. Kairo Kusamoto attempted to change the meaning that the marbles have, especially by using B DAMA used in Japan for furniture decoration. The design was created by a defective material, so this shelf was partially treated to remove the glass marbles on the surface, to include that meaning and context in object. This design can give an impression that it is not only one of the tool and decoration of interior, but also the strength of time-consuming handcraft.

Currently a graduate student. My thought based on the importance of linguistically understanding the value the thing has and the value the person finds in things. but not like simple expressions such as cool, pretty, etc. I am thinking that there are important elements other than the value that can be formulated, quantified and dateable like monetary value and function. As a result, the sense of distance to objets and Things is shrinking and I think that it is possible to understand the other side of objects and Things.

Doctor degree student, Freelance designer, artist based in Japan. At current graduate school , Based on the research of “Meaning” and “Value” of objects, I have mainly produced furniture . I would like to call my work “Object,” because what I make is different from what is seen as “Product.” My thought based on the importance of linguistically understanding the value the thing has and the value the person finds in things. but not like simple expressions such as cool, pretty, etc. I am thinking that there are important elements other than the value that can be formulated, quantified and dateable like monetary value and function. As a result, the sense of distance to objets and Things is shrinking and I think that it is possible to understand the other side of objects and Things.