PROJECT

OBI

12-meter screen using traditional Japanese "shinshi-bari" technique—bamboo rods with needles create tension-only structure. Showcased Japanese design globally.

WHY

A traveling exhibition exposing Japanese design, to the world.​​​​​​​

Japanese creatives are currently being evaluated in the world in terms of quality, but as a matter of fact there are very few Japanese creators working with overseas clients. Unfortunately, there is a huge language barrier. In a recent survey, it was found that only 8.7% of Japanese people feel that they are good at English. (Rakuten Research)   We decided to organize groups to introduce Japanese creatives to the world, by planning a touring exhibition. For this, we designed an “easy-to-move and Japanese-style” exhibition platform.

HOW

We used the “shinshi” technique for drying traditional textiles.

OBI is a screen made of bamboo for AODJ exhibition. By using traditional skill “Shinshi-bari” which is used to dry roll of cloth, we created smooth and flat surface. The large screen is supported only by the tension formed from bamboo sticks. Around each bar, needles are attached to both ends of the cloth while bending the bamboo, easy to set up and deconstruct.​​​​​​​

WILL

Japan’s social design spreads worldwide.

The exhibition was held in Japan, Singapore and Taiwan. In particular, Taiwan, when spreading the social design movement of Japan, various social initiatives of Japanese designs were introduced as a large scale social design exhibition of about 1000 square meters.

INFORMATION
What
OBI
When
2012
Where
Japan / Singapore / Taiwan
Client
Scope
Installation / Space / Exhibition
Award
  • DSA Award: Space Design Grand Award (2013)
  • SDA Award: Grand Prize (2013)(2013)
CREDIT
Art Direction
Eisuke Tachikawa
Space Design
Eisuke Tachikawa
Graphic Design
NOSIGNER (Eisuke Tachikawa), ARTLESS (Shun Kawakami)
Movie Direction
PARTY (Masashi Kawamura)
Photograph
Matsuda Kyohei

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