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Sand Vase \ Yukihiro Kaneuchi
LESS Chair \ Studio06
GJ-9 \ Gudmundur Jonsson Architects

Sand Vase \ Yukihiro Kaneuchi

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 09:14 AM PDT

Japanese designer Yukihiro Kaneuchi has recent designed Sand Vase.

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Sand Vase, image courtesy Yukihiro Kaneuchi

Bou-Taoshi is a game. The rules are simple. Players make a heap of sand and place a branch in the centre, then each player takes turns removing sand, the one who causes the branch to fall loses.

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Sand Vase, image courtesy Yukihiro Kaneuchi

It is a common sight in several Japanese temples, where the conic shape represents where god first came in the mythological age. The sand heap is also considered to be an object representative of a divine spirit.

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Sand Vase, image courtesy Yukihiro Kaneuchi

The shape is also used in a ceremony for laying cornerstones, a process through which the building site is purified, though here, the sand is removed using a hoe.

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Sand Vase, image courtesy Yukihiro Kaneuchi

It is thought the children’s game Bou-Taoshi originated through observing these experiences, and translating them to their playgrounds – sandboxes and the beach. In its current form, children are not aware of this heritage, and in a sense are unconsciously creating an object representing a divine spirit and completing the ceremony for purifying building sites.

“Sand” is a reflection of this research and is a primitive form for a Japanese flower.

Designer: Yukihiro Kaneuchi | http://yukihirokaneuchi.com
Material: Beach sand,Resin,Glass, Cork

+ All images courtesy Yukihiro Kaneuchi

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LESS Chair \ Studio06

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 07:49 AM PDT

LESS Chair by Studio06 has just won the Promosedia International Design Competiton 2011 – Caiazza Memorial Challenge.

The most distinctive and innovative element of the Less model project is the "k" swivel, a white enameled technical detail that combines all strengths and supports the four parts of the seat frame, consistently falling within a "clean" and "balanced" formal composition. Through its sinuous and thin wooden parts, the chair (made of awoung or white durmast oak) conveys formal lightness as well as constructive and esthetical simplicity.

+ Design: Studio 06 (Roberto Guadrini, Massimo Guglielmotto, Paolo Mattiolo)

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LESS Chair, image courtesy Studio06

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LESS Chair, image courtesy Studio06

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LESS Chair, image courtesy Studio06

+ All images courtesy Studio06

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GJ-9 \ Gudmundur Jonsson Architects

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 07:18 AM PDT

Gudmundur Jonsson Architects has recently completed a brand new modern Cabin, GJ-9 located at Bjergøy outside of Stavanger, Norway.

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GJ-9, image courtesy Gudmundur Jonsson Architects

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GJ-9, image courtesy Gudmundur Jonsson Architects

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GJ-9, image courtesy Gudmundur Jonsson Architects

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GJ-9, image courtesy Gudmundur Jonsson Architects

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