Radiance of Nature with Urushi Illuminatio ab Yu Watanabe

Opus Radiance of Nature with Urushi Illuminatio a designatore Yu Watanabe est victor maxime honoratus praemii praestigiosissimi 2024 Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Categoria Certaminis Designatio Luminarium.

ArgentumLuminaria· 2024

Radiance of Nature with Urushi Illuminatio

a Yu Watanabe

Cliens: Yu Watanabe

Victor praemii Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Categoria Luminaria

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De Radiance of Nature with Urushi Illuminatio

Derivata e resina naturali sustentabiliter in Iaponia collecta, lacca Urushi bambusis applicatur spatium immersivum inter formas arboreas creans. Dissimilis culturae Occidentali, ubi homines umbras e spatio removent, hoc opus consulto umbras tamquam partem pulchritudinis aestheticae creat. Columnae Urushi lucem candelae similem in cubiculo obscuro reflectere possunt, fulgorem luminosum emittentes qui sensum profunditatis tenebrarum praebet. Proprietates singulares formae et lucis commercium fascinans reflexionum lucis et umbrarum creant, spatium microcosmicum naturae simile evocantes.

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De Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum

Radiance of Nature with Urushi Illuminatio victor est Praemii A' Design Award Argenteum, honoris eximie amplissimi formis summi generis, pulchris et conspicuis dati. Victores Argenti opera valde splendida et creandi ingenio praedita sunt, quae praestantem peritiam, talentum et acumen auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur Radiance of Nature with Urushi Illuminatio opus mirabile, exemplare, valde professionale et penitus novum fore. Haec forma Argento victa inventum notabile et admiratum est, quod ad fines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae promovendos confert. Radiance of Nature with Urushi Illuminatio creatio est, quam multi invident, quae cupiditates excitat, sensus bonos affert et admirationem miraculumque movet.

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Merita, sodales gregis et singula technica a designatore praebita.

Proprietates Singulares: Urushi lacquer is produced from natural sap sustainably harvested in Japan. Unfortunately, the traditional craft of Urushi is in decline due to the emergence of alternative materials. This project aims to revitalise this craft and create a space that connects people with nature. Urushi also has qualities that reflect even the smallest light. Through the arrangement of tree-like shapes, the play of light and shadows can immerse people in a microcosmic space reminiscent of nature.
Dimensiones et Involucrum: The object consists of 16 cylindrical lights. Diameter: 11 cm to 14 cm. It comes in four sizes: size S 60 cm, size M 90 cm, size L 128 cm, and size XL 167 cm.
Urushi lacquer is applied on the bamboo by hand by Urushi craftsmen.
The bamboo is cut by artisans who cut the bamboo vertically, revealing the cut section on a dare.
Notulae: Lighting, Sustainable, Traditional, Revitalising, Cultural, Meditative, Darkness, Space, Installation, Product,
Technologia Productionis: Urushi is extracted from trees in small amounts, applied to natural materials such as bamboo. Although highly durable, Urushi products can be returned to nature when disposed of breaking down naturally under UV light. Crafted by hand by skilled artisans, each product is created in respect of the slow, yet continuous production of natural material. This circular design has the potential to restore the relationship between nature and people contrasting the modern reliance on single-use plastics.
Provocatio Designandi: Why can’t everyday objects also be an opportunity for people to connect with nature? Urushi, a fully repairable, biodegradable, and naturally produced lacquer, allows people to create products embodying the cycle of nature. This ancient Japanese craft founded in principles of sustainability is revitalized through a modern design in this project
Investigatio: Design research was conducted through hands-on experiments, thesis research, and collaboration with experts such as craftsmen, harvesters, and product designers. Hands-on experiments involved experimenting with more than 20 natural materials in combination with lacquer, while on the theoretical side, we investigated the relationship between how traditional Japanese lighting and space are perceived, and the relationship between Japanese gardens, modernism, and minimalism.
Inspiratio: Unlike the West, where people often remove shadows from space, the Japanese embrace shadows as a part of aesthetic beauty. In Junichiro Tanizaki's In Praise of Shadows, he mentions the true value of lacquerware is that it reflects a candle-like light in a dark room, giving off a luminous glow that gives a sense of the depth of darkness and invites one into a meditative space. Through this project, Urushi is used to reflect a small flickering light while embracing shadows.
Duratio Operis: The project started in August 2022 in London and Japan, and finished in June 2023 in London, and was exhibited in Saint Central Martins in London.
Cursus Operationis: Through the arrangement of tree-like shapes, the project seeks to evoke a sense of being in a forest. The play of light and shadows allows viewers to immerse themselves in a microcosmic space reminiscent of nature. This project not only explores the fascination of materials but also encourages the viewer to look at the materials through the lense of their backgrounds, narratives and connections with nature.
Agnitiones Imaginum: ALL Images: Yu Watanabe, 2023
Sound in Video: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Ambiment, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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