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.
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
