KAN
Pacific Rim 13
Taste Making Tokyo
Tama Art University x Art Center College of Design
Copyright © 2018 Tama Art University 1723, Yarimizu 2- Chóme, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan 192-0375 Helene Huang
Environmental Designer
Art Center College of Design whuang8@inside.artcenter.edu Cai Ning
Product Designer
Tama Art University zero00000712@gmail.com
KAN: Moved by light 感:
映りたる 夏の夜
Po e t i c wa g a s h i t a s t i n g e x p e r i e n c e illuminating t h e e s s e n c e o f Ky o t o f o r O l y m p i c v i s i t o rs . オリンピック観 光 客 の た め に 京 都 の 詩 的 な 本 質 を 和 菓 子で 感じさせ た い。
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0 . Ta s t e M a k i n g To k y o 1 . R e s e a rc h 2. Design Statement 3. Space 4 . F i n a l P ro d u c t s & Fa b r i c a t i o n
About Taste Making Tokyo
Taste Making Tokyo is the 13th annual Pacific Rim collaboration between Tama Art University and ArtCenter College of Design. In this project, we explored how design can drive the future of dining, considering cultural, social and ritual aspects of how we eat, drink and dine. Through a research trip to Nagoya, Kyoto, Nara, Naoshima and Takamatsu, we discovered the depth of Japanese food culture, from traditional rituals to cutting edge design, and explored issues in society today. How does the design of each element—from the utensils to the bowl to the table, lighting & surroundings—influence the dining experience? Pacific Rim aims to offer students a practical and theoretical understanding of global design through cooperation as an international team. In the 2018 project, students from both colleges collaborate on interdisciplinary teams to design new tableware, lighting & dining environments for a global market.
About Taste Making Tokyo
多摩美術大学が米国のArtCenter College of Designと2006年より実施して いる国際協 働教育プロジェクト“Pacific Rim”が9月から本学で行われており 、このたびその成果発表 会を開催いたします。13 回目となる今回のプロジェクト は「Taste Making Tokyo」 という テーマのもと、食の文化的・社会的・儀礼的側面 を切り口として、デザインが食にどのよう な影響を与えるのかを追及してきまし た。フィールドリサーチでは名古屋・京都・奈良・直 島・高松を訪れ、それぞれの 食の側面に触れることで日本における古今の豊かな食の伝 統を学び、現代社会における課題を探求しました 。 調 理 器 具 、テ ー ブ ル 上 の 食 器 、照 明 や 周 囲 の 家 具 などのデザインは食事とい う経験にどのような影響を及ぼすのでしょうか。日米をはじめ多様な背景を持つ両大学 の学生がチームとなり、様々な学びを得 ながら今日のグローバル市場を想定した新たな デザインの考案に取り組みま し た 。その成果を是非ご覧になってください 。
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Ryuan Temple |
龍安寺
zen garden | 枯山水
Ryuan Temple |
龍安寺
zen garden | 枯山水
Research & Challenges
The starting point of our project is about transferring the atmosphere of traditional Japan. As this is a very broad and abstract theme, the main challenge for us is the whole transferring process——what images can express the essence of tradition japan? What can we use as the media to tell a story through out the whole wagashi tasting process? We were deeply inspired by the subtleness and mono no aware when we were walking through the bamboo forest in Tenryu-ji .
We start with research of bamboo as a material, traditional bamboo containers such as shishi odoshi（鹿威し）and what bamboo means for Japanese culture. Digging through Japanese ancient literary forms such as waka and haiku, also the ancient mythology Utsuho Monogatari (竹取物語), we eventually developed of our story from an ancient verse “bamboo grows on the glowing ground.” Taking the motifs appearing in the poem —— bamboo, stone, moon and water, we developed the form language of our tablewares.
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Inspirations
Folded meanings and messages | The Tale of Genji
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How might we transfer the atmosphere of Kyoto into somewhere else?
Cultural Root :
Kyo t o
As the ancient capital of Japan, Kyoto has a deep history of hidden meanings. Leaving something unsaid is part of Japanese aesthetics and cultural behavior.
千年の歴史を持つ古都として、京都は真意を隠す文化がある。本意を包んで伝えること は、日本の美学と文化的振る舞いの一部である。
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Tokyo Saryo
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Tokyo welcomes the country’s (and world’s) first hand-drip green tea cafe, Tokyo Saryo, a modern, modish and minimalist affair tucked away in the sinuous streets of the popular Sangenjaya district.
“ The first cup of tea is 70°C and the 2nd one is 80°C. The color, the flavor and the way you drink it would all be different. ”
Sakurai Tea
— Manager
桜 井 焙 茶 研 究 所
Sakurai Tea sits on Omotesanto and offers a true Japanese tea experience,
Te a · W a g a s h i R e s e a r c h
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心 が 動く。心 を 動 か す。物 事 に ふ れての 心 の 動 き。
Logo
Light
+ Tableware
Our concept is about「感」| Kan ， which means the heart is completely touched.
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Design Story
Using Kan, creating a combination of light & tablewares in space using kyoto as material source for for wagashi tasting to allow visitors to discover the essence of ancient Japan — refinement, subtlenesss and mono no aware.
「感」を使い、空間の中で照明器具とテーブルウェアをあわせて和菓子の体験を使っ て、外国人観光客に古代の日本の本質、すなわち繊細、高雅と物の哀れである。
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Target Audience
Olympians
Foreign Visitors
Local Japanese
Back Story
As the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Game is coming, tourists from all over the world are gathering in Tokyo.
Despite from a cursory glance of Japan, we want to offer a deeper empathy and understanding of traditional Japanese culture.
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Transition
Transitioning from crowded Olympic environment, audiences would be walking through a hallway with colorful nolian layers to select the sugar from all over the world and the traditional Japanese tea along with the wagashi they picked. The spirit is calmmed down eventually when they walk in to the individual tea room,
Story Board
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Modular System
we are offering two sizes of individual tea room for the wagashi experience. The first one is a family style 4.5 tatami room, just fit for four people. the other one is a tiny 2 tatami room for two. Inspired by the Japanese tea master, sen nori kyu , the idea is allow you to be more concentrate for the wagashi and to create intimation of you and your parter.
Transitional Hallway for selecting sugar & tea
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Modular System
INDIVIDUAL BOOTHS WITH PROJECTION
PLAN FOR TWO ( 2 tatami)
PLAN FOR FOUR ( 4.5 tatami)
2畳
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Tea Room for Two
AXONOMETRIC OF TEA ROO 不等角投影
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Story line
「光る地面に竹が生え。 」 - 萩原朔太郎 「竹」 (大正六年)
STONE 石
TABLE LIGHT 石灯
MOON
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WAGASHI PLATING
NAPKIN & HOLDER
和菓子皿
お絞り皿
BAMBOO 竹
GLASS TEA CUP 竹のコップ
BAMBOO LEAF & DREWDROP 葉と露
SCOOP FOR WAGASHI 葉のレンゲ
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Tasting Experience
竹の光
日本茶
Li gh t Proj e cti on Ex peri ence o f Ba m boo Fores t G row i ng
Tra d i t i o n a l Ja p a n e s e Te a Va r i o u s S e l e c t i o n
水信玄餅
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Raindrop C a ke Sum mer S pec ial Wagas hi
Sugar. Ho ney. Mil k f ro m al l aro und the wo rl d
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B a m b o o P ro j e c t i o n S t u d y
We used a rotatable double-sided reflection surface to create an on-going lighting effect to represent “bamboo growing” in an abstract way. This projection will be showing on the side panels of the room in a subtle way.
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Final
Imaging you walking at a summer night.
/ Walking through bamboo forest, the breeze smoothly fly through the leaves.
Light, crossing from the other side of the ground -- it was the reflection of the moon. / Bamboo grows, grows, on the glowing ground.
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S e t o f Ta b l e w a r e s
Now you sit down, looking down to the wooden table. The wagashi set contains six products: Stone Light, Moon Plate, Bamboo Glass, Leaf Spoon, Dewdrop Holder and Shoot Napkin Holder.
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I n t i m a t e Wa g a s h i E x p e r i e n c e
As the light glows, you pick up the bamboo cup and smell the scent of traditional Japanese tea with the lower side facing you.
Afterwards, you turn the cup 180 degrees and drin
and drink it from the highter side.
After tasting the tea, you could use the leaf spoon to scroop the honey that you selected to your wagashi and start tasting it.
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The light source drops down as the ice is melting, The “summer flower” effect is “blooming” as the light drops down through the inner trail.
01 Stone Light
Three varies sizes for selection: d=8cm, 9cm & 9.5cm.
Subtle light shines through acrylic layers.
The ceramic surface is also reflecting natural lighting.
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Light Effect Studies
Hotaru
Flower in mirror, moon in water.
Bamboo Growing
Light Studies inside space
This is showing how the environmental lgihting is changing with the bamboo light panel rotates.
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M i d t e r m : S e p h e r e Ta b l e L i g h t F l o w e r i n m i r ro r, m o o n i n w a t e r.
Midterm Table Light: Light source drops as ice melts. The effect of flower blooming would be appearing as the light source hits the surface of water.
R e l at i o n s h i p b e t w e e n wa g a s h i d i s h & t a b l e l i g h t
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Light Study for different shapes of 2mm acrylic layer
Light Study for different distances of light source and acrylic layer.
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Form studies to represent a stone in an off-centered and abstract way.
20 cm
Final Form
9 cm
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01 Stone Light
The stone light structure is devided into three parts : “stone” cover, inner cover for blocking lights from above & layered glass with white paint between each 2mm layers.
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Light study of light shining through wagashi.
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Laser cut wagashi plate for midterm.
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Laser cut tokoroten holder for midterm
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CNC whole 20 x 20 x 2.5 cm acrylic.
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Final: As the honey is poured on the wagashi plate, a lyquid moon would start appearing surrounding the wagashi.
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03 Bamboo Glass
The cup is a straight formular with an angled cut. Facing the lower side, people can smell the scent of tea better. Facing the higher side provides a better drinking position.
Process: Talented Glass Student Kia
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04 Bamboo Leaf Spoon
The spoon holder shapes as a piece of bamboo leaf and is sitting on top of a piece of waterdrop
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05 Bamboo Shoot Napkin Holder
The napkin is printed with our logo “Kan” and folded as a bamboo shoot inside an glass holder with an angle-cut