KURADASHI is an exhibition of prototypes where you can buy the objects on display
presented by DESIGNART tokyo 2021, the exhibition hosts a rare selection of prototypes and design pieces that never made it out of the atelier.
KURADASHI AT DESIGNART tokyo 2021
in collaboration with crowdfunding service ubgoe, DESIGNART tokyo 2021 presents an exhibition where viewers can buy objects that aren’t even available on the market. curated by japanese designer jin kuramoto, the ‘KURADASHI’ exhibition features a diverse array of works by creators from japan and around the world, including jo nagasaka, fumie shibata, teruhiro yanagihara, kazuhiro yamanaka, yusuke seki, daisuke motogi, we+, tomoko azumi, and many more.
KURADASHI is on view at the world kita aoyama building in tokyo until october 31, 2021. designboom was at the exhibition opening to take a look around the items on display.
a rare opportunity to see creators’ initial ideas
described as a ‘creative market’, KURADASHI hosts a rare selection of works, most of which are prototypes. whether they were results of trial and error or treasured works that simply never made it out of the atelier, the pieces give a rare insight into the designers’ creative process.
KURADASHI curator jin kuramoto commented on the importance of prototypes and trial and error, ‘most prototypes are unsuccessful, but there is a 1% correct answer in them. the prototype is a seed of ideas that contain the designer’s will and hopes. so many creators don’t throw them away and keep them in a safe place.’
all the exhibited items are available to purchase online via ubgoe.
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project info:
exhibition name: KURADASHI — the archetypes —
venue: world kita aoyama building, 3-5-10 kita aoyama, minato-ku, tokyo, japan
dates: october 22 — october 31, 2021
exhibitors: ryota akiyama, keiji ashizawa, tomoko azumi, anker bak, satoshi itasaka/h220430, we+, victoria wilmotte, øivind slaatto, gabriel tan, wataru kumano, claesson koivisto rune, jin kuramoto, gelchop, fumie shibata, sho ota, gen suzuki, yusuke seki, daniel rybakken, norihiko terayama, drill design, jo nagasaka/schemata architects, shigeki fujishiro, baku maeda, yoshiki matsuyama, mina perhonen, daisuke motogi, teruhiro yanagihara, kazuhiro yamanaka, yoy, and ryohei yoshiyuki
curator: jin kuramoto
planning: DESIGNART
support: ubgoe inc.
coordinator: takuto imagawa
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