Concept

DIESEL DENIM GALLERY AOYAMA presents a store installtion “ROLLS” by Chikara Ohno / sinato.

Concept by the architect:
The characteristic of aluminum, the material used for this installation, is its softness and thinness, yet harder than cloth or paper. Its possessesion of both soft and hard qualities makes it easy to be bent by hands. By winding and sometimes extending this single long strip of aluminum from the entrance to the back-end of the store, it creates a beautiful waving form, changing its function and features as the material strength changes. This flexible quality of the material represents a gentle connection between the softness of clothes and hardness of architecture.

Exhibition Information

Title:ROLLS
Artist:Chikara Ohno / sinato
Date:2010.7.23 (FRI) – 2010.12.12(SUN)
Venue: DIESEL DENIM GALLERY AOYAMA 1F
Curator:Masaaki Takahashi / BRIZHEAD

Masaaki Takahashi / BRIZHEAD (Curator)
www.brizhead.jp
Independent writer, curator and contributor to Japanese and overseas magazines including FRAME, MARK and Architectural Design, he writes on art, design and architecture. Studied fine art, environmental design, interior design, and international relations in Berlin, London and New York. Established editorial office Brizhead in 1996, he produced a various books and authored a lot of books including Kenchiku-purezen-no-okite, Japan The New Mix, Design City Tokyo, etc. In 2009, he started SHA-ken(www.sha-ken.org), a network to bridge architecture and society.

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Biography

• Chikara Ohno / sinato

  www.sinato.jp

  Architect, Born in 1976 in Osaka. Established sinato in 2004
  Handled various projects relating to houses or business facilities, nominated as top 40 world emerging designers by I.D. Magazine (US) in 2009.Received various domestic and international awards.

  AWARDS

  • 2007

    NASHOP Lighting Awards, excellent prize
    JCD Design Awards, winner

  • 2008

    Good Design Awards, winner
    JCD Design Awards, rookie award
    SDA Awards, encouragement prize
    Display Design Awards, winner

  • 2009

    DESIGN FOR ASIA, bronze award
    Gunma agricultural technology center Design Competition, honorable mention
    Good Design Awards, winner
    JCD Design Awards, silver award
    SDA Awards, highest award
    Display Industry Awards, encouragement prize
    BEST STORE OF THE YEAR, excellent prize
    Display Design Awards, winner

  • 2010

    Mie Architecture Awards, winner
    BEST STORE OF THE YEAR, excellent prize

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