Press Release
Shinsaibashi Project Restaurant and Wine Bar by Takako Yoshikawa Is Granted the Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Takako Yoshikawa of Kasetu Souzou honored for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Shinsaibashi Project Restaurant and Wine Bar by Takako Yoshikawa of Kasetu Souzou, designed for Takako Yoshikawa, Kasetu Souzou Inc., has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The result belongs to the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Regarding Shinsaibashi Project Restaurant and Wine Bar
The historic old house in Shinsaibashi, Osaka has been renovated as a restaurant and a wine bar. Built over 60 years ago in a prime location in Shinsaibashi, this old house was the home of the 8th generation Kabuki actor, Raizo Ichikawa, who was a superstar at the time. While valuing traditional Japanese architectural design, we have created a modern, beautiful, and new space. The door from the end of the Edo period, and the wall is the mosaic tiles of Ito Jakuchu's paintings, the materials such as lattice, plaster that symbolize the beauty of Japan are combined.
About Takako Yoshikawa
Captivating the World with Japanese Aesthetic Sensibility. Artist, Creative Director, and Designer. Born in Osaka. After majoring in literature at university, she began her career as a copywriter, working on advertising campaigns for major corporations. Determined to build enduring brand identities for products and establishments that would otherwise be consumed and forgotten, she founded her own branding company in 2003. She has never received formal training in either design or fine art. From 2014 to 2024, she traveled approximately 100 days per year.
About Kasetu Souzou
Kasetu Souzou Institute Inc. is a branding company founded in 2003. The Company is known primarily for high quality Brand logo design and VI design, product design, communication design. representative works are the logo of The Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan, ma
Award Record
Takako Yoshikawa of Kasetu Souzou is a winner of 3 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2018 - 2019 to 2021 - 2022 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award
The A' Interior Design Award is an international interior design competition recognizing good interior designs by interior designers and architects worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Entries typically include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. Awarded interior designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/interior
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/130188
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/130188
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!130188
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/232048
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://takakoyoshikawa.com
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Shinsaibashi Project Restaurant and Wine Bar
- Function
- Restaurant and Wine Bar
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Black, Saddle Brown, Dark Goldenrod, Peru and Sienna
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Takako Yoshikawa, Kasetu Souzou Inc.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Takako Yoshikawa
- Country
- Japan
- Brand
- Kasetu Souzou
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #130188
Credits
- Team
- Takako Yoshikawa and Kasetu Sousou Inc. and LRN Laboratory
- Image Credits
- Main Image, 1-4, All images were created by KASETU SOUZOU Inc. Artistic Director, Takako Yoshikawa
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The old folk house, which has been protected for more than 60 years in a town with only square buildings, has been remodeled into a comfortable and clean new space while retaining the old taste.
- Inspiration
- The historic old house in Shinsaibashi , Osaka has been renovated as a restaurant and a wine bar. Built about 60 years ago in a prime location in Shinsaibashi, this old house was the home of the 8th generation Kabuki actor, RAIZO ICHIKAWA, who was a superstar at the time. While valuing traditional Japanese architectural design, we have created a modern, beautiful, and new space. The entrance is the door from the end of the EDO period, and the wall is the mosaic tiles of ITO JAKUCHU's planting paintings.
- Research
- The completion of a unique and topical old folk house has changed the atmosphere of the street and increased the value of the area.
- Challenge
- The task was to turn the historic old folk house where Kabuki actors once lived into a space like contemporary art where you can enjoy Japanese beef and wine. I designed a unique and contemporary space by combining several traditional Japanese styles.
- Realization and Technology
- The materials such as "lattice", "plaster" and "eave tile" that symbolize the beauty of Japan are combined with "red carpet", "brass" and "terracotta tile" reminiscent of Western-style buildings in the Taisho era.
- Operation and Interaction
- I tried to design a space that makes the time here feel like beautiful art. I was conscious of the design whose value increases with the passage of time.
- Project Duration and Location
- This project began on march 2020, the German Design Award (Winner) was awarded and an award ceremony In February 2022 and work exhibition was held at Frankfurt Messe Ambiante.
- Specifications
- Building: Two-story wooden structure / Full renovation / Total area : 143m2
- Keywords
- Restaurant, Wine bar
