INAX
As the youth of today's information age live in an increasingly virtual
world through video games, cell phones, and personal computers, the
connection with individual real-world products is being lost. Loss of
interest in cars is one remarkable example. Can we re-engage young
people with fun and powerful products? With the vividly colored Lego
block as a departure point, this exhibition examines the charm and
fascination of products through collaborative efforts of designers and
makers.
INAX
Yuichiro Yamanaka
Keiji Ashizawa
Katsuhiro Shimizu
"SATIS" first
appeared as the worlds smallest tankless toilet in 2001. The simple
design is a perfect example of form follows function. By proposing bold
primary color combinations for "SATIS", can we not create a new
sensation for restroom spaces? "SATIS Colors" and "SATIS
ASTEO Colors" are products that arose from this idea. Thus, the charming
and colourful toilet rises above its function. It is friendly to
children, and, like a piece of furniture, transforms its environment.
covering - coloring/Yuichiro Yamanaka
A friend of mine once got a colored pencil as a souvenir from a
business trip to Germany. The pencil had a multi-colored lead, and the
line it drew would change color unexpectedly as the pencil was used.
This interesting effect inspired the idea of generating a product from
a single line, or string. Covering the product with string creates an
enjoyable experience of unexpected colors.
Block Bar/Keiji Ashizawa
Brock bar was created for children that would like to get more interests
while they play with colors and shapes.They can understand and study the
material,strength and colors from this "block bar".
Katsuhiro Shimizu's works
Japanese households discard 1.8 million tons / year of clothing,
accounting for 10% of all household waste. In order to recycle this
waste, a method has been devised whereby clothes of similar colors are
collected and bound into new products with resin. Though not brand
new, the mishmash of worn clothes gives rise to chance color
combinations - either good or bad - which make each new product unique.
This process allows us to break the typical "buy-use-discard" lifecycle
of clothing, rediscover the value of what was once a waste material,
and give it a new life in colorful applications.
