shigeru ban: exhibition design of visual dialogue at 21_21 design sight
designed by shigeru ban, the exhibition outlining the collaboration of irving penn and issey miyake is showcased within the signature cardboard columns and clean lines of the japanese architect.
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exhibition design of ‘visual dialogue’ by shigeru ban image © designboom
japanese practice shigeru ban architects has designed the exhibition space for ‘irving penn and issey miyake: visual dialogue’ at
21_21 design sight located at tokyo midtown garden. the installation, directed by midori kitamura (president of miyake design studio),
outlines the collaboration between photographer irving penn and fashion designer issey miyake.
21_21 design sight located at tokyo midtown garden. the installation, directed by midori kitamura (president of miyake design studio),
outlines the collaboration between photographer irving penn and fashion designer issey miyake.
cardboard columns, a signature of shigeru ban, welcome visitors into a projection room with paper and wood chairs ‘carta‘ also designed
by the architect, first produced for cappellini in 1998. the video, ‘irving penn and issey miyake: visual dialogue’, directed by pascal roulin,
based on the work of cartoonist michael crawford to visually illustrate the collaboration process between the two artists.
the original drawings used for the animation are placed in the foyer on simple cardboard frames, subtly tying together
the structural components to the presented illustrations.
by the architect, first produced for cappellini in 1998. the video, ‘irving penn and issey miyake: visual dialogue’, directed by pascal roulin,
based on the work of cartoonist michael crawford to visually illustrate the collaboration process between the two artists.
the original drawings used for the animation are placed in the foyer on simple cardboard frames, subtly tying together
the structural components to the presented illustrations.
a 31 meter (101 feet) wall has projections of 148 photographs taken by irving penn of issey miyake’s designs.
for 18 minutes and 39 seconds miyake’s collections appear, not in a chronological order, but rather as a story, visually displaying
the links between the pieces as seen through the eyes of penn. there is no beginning or end. the looping series of images gives the impression
of their timeless work. along the wall is also a sloped black stage, resembling a catwalk, yet faintly reflecting the light from the projections.
for seating, a collection of UPM ProFi wood plastic composite chairs of different sizes are laid around the room. the series,
‘10-unit system‘, was designed by shigeru ban for artek. he used the flexibility of the components to create benches, stools and chairs of
different lengths to strategically provide a slightly different experience to each user depending on their viewpoint.
for 18 minutes and 39 seconds miyake’s collections appear, not in a chronological order, but rather as a story, visually displaying
the links between the pieces as seen through the eyes of penn. there is no beginning or end. the looping series of images gives the impression
of their timeless work. along the wall is also a sloped black stage, resembling a catwalk, yet faintly reflecting the light from the projections.
for seating, a collection of UPM ProFi wood plastic composite chairs of different sizes are laid around the room. the series,
‘10-unit system‘, was designed by shigeru ban for artek. he used the flexibility of the components to create benches, stools and chairs of
different lengths to strategically provide a slightly different experience to each user depending on their viewpoint.
the prints and drawings are exhibited along the hallway and lobby of the building by tadao ando. shigeru ban has delicately
combined the classic form of the original structure with the avant garde aesthetic of penn and miyake.
combined the classic form of the original structure with the avant garde aesthetic of penn and miyake.
view of projection room in exhibition image © designboom
stools from ’10-unit system’ by shigeru ban image © designboom
benches placed in front of the virtual catwalk image © designboom
seats designed by shigeru ban image © designboom
model of projection room image © shigeru ban architects
images displayed outside in various sized frames image © designboom
model of gallery area image © shigeru ban architects
cardboard columns leading into exhibition image © designboom
walls and frames were made of cardboard image © designboom
cardboard hallway image © designboom
light modulation occurring through the slits between the cardboard columns image © designboom
video room image © masaya yoshimura image courtesy 21_21 design sight
‘carta’ chairs image © designboom
model of video room image © shigeru ban architects
(left) exhibition poster poster design by ikko tanaka image © the irving penn foundation image courtesy of 21_21 design sight (right) shigeru ban image © designboom
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