Dazzling Brilliance: Atsushi Shindo Unveils Award-Winning HAORI Lighting Masterpiece at Ambiente 2024 in Frankfurt
An artistic endeavor that transcends the ordinary by combining the Haori, a traditional Japanese Kimono with the distinctive form of a lampshade. Light is elegantly controlled by the Haori, which elegantly encloses the luminous object within.
An artistic endeavor that transcends the ordinary by combining the Haori, a traditional Japanese Kimono with the distinctive form of a lampshade. Light is elegantly controlled by the Haori, which elegantly encloses the luminous object within. Shindo's jubilant and contented emotions when donning his first Haori inspired this unique creation. The timeless appeal of the "Kimono" and the refined contours of the Haori are ingeniously incorporated into the world of interior design, despite the scarcity of opportunities for wearing such traditional garments in our contemporary lives.
Complexity often prevails when creating intricate, artificial three-dimensional shapes. In contrast, Shindo's methodology introduces a simplicity that defies convention. In order to create the final, three-dimensional prototype, a two-dimensional pattern is cut from paper. As a result of this ingenious approach, replicable products can be created using a variety of materials. Due to the complexity of design and fabrication, creating intricate, artificial three-dimensional shapes can be challenging. Assembling and constructing it requires precise measurements, intricate detailing, and careful craftsmanship.Further complicating the endeavor is ensuring that the final product functions properly and meets the desired aesthetic standards.
A stick-type LED light source is detachable from the shade, housing the LED lights. A diverse collection of ambient tones is created by various Haoris, each with unique material properties. Through HAORI, the space is metamorphosed, offering a fresh aesthetic based on its surroundings. By replacing the shade material with artisanal materials such as leather, cloth, wood, rattan, and more, this transformation is achieved.
There are two distinctive shades in this exhibit, each offering a captivating narrative. Sculpted from sustainable aluminum, the first casts a gentle, tactile illumination into its surroundings with perforations. With opulent gloss and dignified elegance, the second uses a byproduct of beef cowhide.
The artist encourages you to appreciate the interplay between size and form in this presentation. Invoking comfort and tranquility, light gracefully permeates the Haori. The dimensions of the artwork are: 500mm x 700mm (solid form), 1370mm x 730mm (flat plate). KOBE LEATHER® TSUYU "PINK" leather, anodized aluminum plate, and LED lighting are the materials used.
Exhibit at 'Ambiente 2024', Germany
Atsushi Shindo's lighting work HAORI will be exhibited at Ambiente 2024, one of the world's largest lighting exhibitions in Frankfurt, Germany, for five days.
This year's Ambiente 2024 will take place from January 26th to 30th.
In April 2023, this work was presented at the Milano Salone, which was followed by an exhibition in Japan.
Details:
Ambiente 2024
Dates｜26-30 January 2024
Hours｜9:00〜18:00 （Until 17:00 on the last day.）
Location｜Messe Frankfurt, Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1, 60327 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Booth｜J10H（Hall 3.1「TALENT」）
https://www.jp.messefrankfurt.com/tokyo/ja/events/consumer-goods-outgoing/Ambiente.html
※A 'visitor ticket' is required for entry. Please click on the QR code above for more information.
About the Designer
ATSUSHI SHINDO
Atsushi Shindo is a designer and artist born in 1991. Shindo graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts in 2015 and has been working as an interior designer for hotels, offices, and large commercial spaces, as well as working on personal projects. To explore the fundamental appeal of design and art, he has presented experimental products, spaces, and artwork. Shindo explores new values and beauty through everyday objects and materials.
Ditzel Lounge Chair Sheepskin Edition
Ditzel Lounge Chair is a modern take on the traditional, comfortable chair, offering a stylish seating solution for private residences to more public venues, such as hotel lobbies and executive suites, upscale lounges, reception areas and the like. Now available in white sheepskin with legs made of walnut wood.
Adding an extra layer of comfort to one of their classics, Fredericia now introduces the Ditzel Lounge Chair in a new version, fully upholstered with the softest sheepskin on beautiful legs made of walnut wood.
The Ditzel Lounge Chair is available in stores from October 2020.
Nanna Ditzel was truly an extraordinary woman. Incredibly talented, with a magnetic personality and a relentless drive. When Thomas Graversen took over as Creative Director at Fredericia in the late 1980’s, Ditzel joined him as Head of Design. Their close collaboration and openness to experimentation led to countless design awards and pieces celebrated all around the world to this day. Including what is arguably Ditzel’s most famous piece, the Trinidad Chair. She applied her brilliant creative mind to other disciplines, such as jewellery, tableware and cabinet making as well as textiles for famous design firms, such as Kvadrat. Boasting a career that began as part of the mid-century Danish Modern movement, she was a forward-thinking visionary whose work spanned more than 50 years.
Partnering with her husband Jørgen on the Ditzel Lounge Chair, they rejected conventional thinking and the assumption that a chair must be upright and rigid. Instead, by creating unconventional furniture that considered the various dimensions in a room, they believed that sitting in new ways would give people the freedom to think and live in new ways.
One of their most accomplished designs was the Ditzel Lounge Chair, designed in 1953. With the Ditzel Lounge Chair, each line and curve has been carefully considered to appear beautiful from all angles. Providing a perfect fit to the human form and as well as exceptional comfort, due to its generous width, back support, armrests and upholstery.
It also lends itself to customised versions and countless colours. Despite its broad, self-contained dimensions, the chair is rather light and takes up only little space. Known for her rebellious spirit and never-say-never attitude, Ditzel was unafraid to push the boundaries of what was considered possible. To challenge the status quo with sculptural, vibrant designs that drew inspiration from nature. Her rebellious spirit is also revealed in the varying ways you can position yourself in the Ditzel Lounge Chair. There are no rules; feel free to use it exactly as you see fit. Throw your leg over the side, lean sideways, straighten your back or cross your legs – do whatever you need to feel comfortable.
Ditzel Lounge Chair is a modern take on the traditional, comfortable chair, offering a stylish seating solution for private residences to more public venues, such as hotel lobbies and executive suites, upscale lounges, reception areas and the like. Now available in white sheepskin with legs made of walnut wood.
MATERIALS
Shell in high pressured PUR-foam enforced with a steel frame upholstered in sheepskin with solid wooden legs.
Beosound Balance, the new passion for music, design and craftsmanship
Beosound Balance is designed in collaboration with Benjamin Hubert from the British industrial design studio LAYER as an interior-first and shelf-friendly speaker that doesn’t compromise on the sound experience in large living spaces. Using materials that soften technology and blend in with quality furniture, Beosound Balance presents a solid oak wood base that visually grounds the speaker and a cylindrical shape clad in a seamlessly knitted textile that makes Beosound Balance inviting to touch and beautiful from any angle.
Created with a passion for music, design and craftsmanship, Beosound Balance is inspired by interior objects to redefine home audio in a way that only Bang & Olufsen can: a soft, rounded silhouette using interior-first materials such as solid oak wood and knitted textile, an innovative user interface that hides when not in use and seven carefully placed speaker drivers with beam-forming technology that lets the user choose between powerful and room-filling sound for everyday listening and sound directivity for precise and immersive music experiences.
Beosound Balance is designed in collaboration with Benjamin Hubert from the British industrial design studio LAYER as an interior-first and shelf-friendly speaker that doesn’t compromise on the sound experience in large living spaces. Using materials that soften technology and blend in with quality furniture, Beosound Balance presents a solid oak wood base that visually grounds the speaker and a cylindrical shape clad in a seamlessly knitted textile that makes Beosound Balance inviting to touch and beautiful from any angle.
Blending in as an interior object, Beosound Balance has a hidden touch interface to control the speaker manually. When approaching the speaker, the interface lights up using light-through aluminum technology and invites the user to interact with the speaker. Swipe around the top plate to control volume or touch on the icons to change tracks, pause the music and select pre-saved favourite listening experience for easy access. When walking away from the speaker, the interface dim, sleaving nothing but the aluminum surface visible.
The concept for Beosound Balance was to make sure that beautiful aesthetics, innovation and powerful sound go hand in hand, explains Bang & Olufsen VP of Design Gavin Ivester: “The vision with Beosound Balance is to make the speaker feel like an extension of the atmosphere in the home - reflecting the place it is in and the person using it. The design is both sensorial and tactile, with a look and feel driven by high-quality interior craftsmanship and materials, as well as highly innovative. Listening modes allow tailored acoustics when needed, and carefree, stunning sound when wanted— putting listeners in control of a broad range of experiences that soothe, excite, and create joy”.
A speaker dedicated to purposeful technology
Beosound Balance comes with seven uniquely configured speaker drivers with two opposing woofers that generate a powerful bass sound that cancels out vibrations that could upset the neighbours. Beosound Balance also brings forward an innovative and flexible acoustic experience based on two sound modes – an Omni-directional mode ensuring a uniform sound experience around the speaker, and a sound mode delivering a precisely focused and unique ambient experience. Both technologies have trickled down from the flagship Bang & Olufsen Beolab speakers.
Product Overview
Beosound Balance is a wireless speaker with a dynamic acoustic performance designed to display friendly and inspired by interior objects and the use of soft, appealing and well-curated materials, colours and finishes. Placement up against the wall is ideal for optimal listening, whether from room-filling to focused sound experiences.
Special features:
Different sound modes in one.
From room-filling to focused sound.
Soft interior silhouette. Honest, natural materials.
Pricing and availability
Beosound Balance is available at Bang & Olufsen stores now.
Beosound Balance(Natural Oak and Black Oak): HK$17,900
For more information, please visit: https://www.bang-olufsen.com/en
THE TIFFANY BLUE BOX CAFE FIRST IN ASIA
Breakfast at Tiffany’s is now a dream come true as The Tiffany Blue Box Cafe makes its debut in the bustling district of Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. Conceived as a freestanding, shimmering glass pavilion, the central space pays homage to the innovative stained glass designs that Tiffany is famous for, and invites customers into a light-filled dining area embraced by finely textured silver and blue glass panels. T
Imagine spending a relaxed moment enjoying a cup of freshly brew coffee and delectable pastries while being surrounded by the enchanting Tiffany Blue. Having Breakfast at Tiffany’s is now a dream come true as The Tiffany Blue Box Cafe makes its debut in the bustling district of Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. Conceived as a freestanding, shimmering glass pavilion, the central space pays homage to the innovative stained glass designs that Tiffany is famous for, and invites customers into a light-filled dining area embraced by finely textured silver and blue glass panels. The pavilion sits beautifully like an art object in the minimalistic lobby reimagined as a modern gallery, and the light gray and white marble further highlights the tasteful aesthetics of the brand. Between the pavilion and the glass wall are a series of graphic screens that filter the natural light from the adjacent courtyard to create an intimate and inviting atmosphere, and serve as a sophisticated backdrop to the space.
Tiffany & Co. opened the door of The Tiffany Blue Box Cafe, the first in Asia and the second in the world, on 14 th October, inviting patrons into a refined world of style and elegance. As a highlight of the house’s One Peking Road flagship store, the unique dining concept is offered local customers a long-awaited opportunity to savor the one-of-a-kind culinary experience from New York City.
Celebrating the polished ritual of afternoon tea in a modern way, The Tiffany Blue Box Cafe will delight even the most discerning diners with its gourmet offerings. Apart from the culinary creations starring the best seasonal ingredients and ingenious creativity, customers will also be pampered with the irresistible sweet treats jointly presented by The Tiffany Blue Box Cafe. From premium tea to tantalizing dishes, everything will be served with the iconic Color Block tableware designed by Tiffany & Co., an artistic bone china and silver collection that stands out with a bold palette of white and Tiffany Blue, and makes moments of sharing great food and time with friends and family even more unforgettable. Those who want to indulge in the luxury experience anytime may bring the designer pieces or even the whole collection home.
A wide array of home and accessories products will also be available at the Tiffany flagship right next and connecting to The Tiffany Blue Box Cafe, ranging from the classic alarm clock to the cutest teddy bear. To mark this special occasion, a special edition bone china mug and a sterling silver keyring will be exclusively available at the new Tiffany One Peking Road Flagship store, offering fans a great chance to expand their Tiffany collection. You can now be the first to discover the sensory experience and acclaimed hospitality by making a reservation for The Tiffany Blue Box Cafe through the dedicated online platform. The most marvelous encounter with Tiffany & Co. is just a few clicks away.
Tiffany & Co. One Peking Road Flagship Shop address:
No. 7-8, One Peking, No.1 Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong Phone: +852 3462 7148
Tiffany & Co. One Peking Road Flagship Hours of Operation: 10:30AM–9:00PM (Monday to Sunday)
The Tiffany Blue Box Cafe Shop
No. 208, Lobby Floor, One Peking, No.1 Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon,
Hong Kong Online Reservation: https://cho.pe/dineatthetiffanyblueboxcafehk (The online reservation portal will be activated for online reservation on Oct 9 – 9am)
The Tiffany Blue Box Cafe Hours of Operation: 8:00AM – 10:00PM (Monday to Sunday)
Last Order at 9:00PM
What is DESIGNART TOKYO? (I)
Held each autumn DESIGNART TOKYO is one of Japan’s largest art & design festivals. With the concept of “Emotions”, interiors, art, fashion and food from all around the world are collected with a genre-defying spirit. Decorating the coolest areas of Tokyo with art, making it fun to walk around and visit all the different exhibits, transforming the entire city into a museum over the course of ten days.
Israel Announced as Official Partner Country!
Israel is decided as the Partner Country of this year's DESIGNART TOKYO. As part of the Exchange Project, more than 10 participants from Jerusalem Design Week (JDW) will exhibit their works. (From Japan, Shota Hayakawa and Yuri Himuro of last year's Designart Tokyo, have participated in the JDW 2019 in June.)
With a showcase of local materials, installations, projects and events stemming from the recent editions of JDW, the exhibition will explore the tensions and hybrids which define a unique Israeli design approach
Ginza & Shinjuku Join the Party!
TOKYU PLAZA GINZA X Bunkamura X Toraya Exhibition
< KIRIKO LOUNGE / Tokyu Plaza 6th Floor >
Tokyu Plaza Ginza will serve as the Information Center for the Ginza area. At KIRIKO LOUNGE, located on the landmark building’s 6th floor, poetry evoking the season of autumn in the Ginza area will be recited as part of an event titled “Gin-cha-kai” (Silver Tea Party), while Toraya, the venerable purveyor of Japanese sweets and patron of traditional arts and crafts, will be supporting an exhibition titled “TOKYU PLAZA GINZA Å~ Bunkamura SPECIAL PROGRAM ～ Toraya,
Principles of Japanese Sweets”, curated by Ryusuke Nanki. The show will examine the expression of the four seasons and the origins of craftsmanship through the lens of Japanese sweets, while visitors can experience the joys of creating Japanese sweets at the adjacent Sukiyabashi Chabo.
Lalique x Damian Hirst “Eternal” Collection
< Lalique >
The revered house of Lalique, known as “The haute couture of crystal glass”, has entered into a partnership with world-renowned contemporary artist Damien Hirst to produce a collection titled “Eternal”. Melding Hirst’s conception of “The Cycle of Life” with the house’s unrivalled craftsmanship has resulted in art pieces the likes of which have never been seen before and which visitors will be sure to enjoy seeing up close. ETERNAL IMMACULATE
Photographed by Fran.ois Fernandez ˝ Damien Hirst, Science Ltd and Lalique. All rights reserved, DACS/ADAGP 2017
Shiseido Gallery / From “Moulting”(2019) by Jay Chung & Q Takeki Maeda
< Shiseido Gallery >
Shiseido is a cosmetics brand whose identity is deeply entwined with the history of Ginza. Celebrating its centenary this year “Shiseido Gallery” is Japan’s oldest art gallery and this year it will participate in DESIGNART TOKYO for the first time. The gallery will be featuring an exhibition selected by Berlin-based conceptual artists Jay Chung & Q Takeki Maeda as well as an exhibition of craftsmanship featuring arabesque patterns.
Please stay tuned for more information with us or you may visit: http://designart.jp