Teruhiro Yanagihara
This simple tableware series with its stackable function aspires to become a global standard for everyday dining use. Designer Teruhiro Yanagihara suggested a design concept based on the notion of perfection and imperfection co-existing within beauty, taking his inspiration from the phenomena that invariably occur during the glazing stage of the porcelain manufacturing process. So, based on the belief common in Japan since ancient times that true beauty lies in imperfection, Yanagihara positively embraced any uneven or mottled glazing that would have previously been deemed as defective in Arita, giving this tableware collection its distinctive and beguiling appearance.
このシンプルなテーブルウェアは、スタッキングが可能で、世界の日常に使えるスタンダードなテーブルウェアです。デザイナー柳原照弘は磁器の製造工程の中で必ず起こる釉薬の現象をヒントに、完全と不完全の美が共存するデザインを提案しました。日本で古くから信仰される、不完全なものにこそ美が宿るという思想をもとに、彼は有田ではこれまでは失敗としていた、釉薬のムラを肯定し、その表情が特徴的なテーブルウェアを作りました。
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Teruhiro Yanagihara established his company in 2002 to develop his own, identifiable design vision. Ever since, he has been creating 'borderless' designs for Japanese and international clients. His intention is to cross boundaries and cultures with his projects and to instigate encounters between contemporary design, industries and Japanese crafts. Since 2002, Yanagihara has been active in many areas of design; He is a product designer for international clients such as Offecct, Pallucco, Landscape Forms, Wallpaper*, Kimura Glass and an interior designer for Sergio Rossi, and the Less Is More group in Japan, amongst others. He is a creative director, responsible for branding, for furniture manufacturers Karimoku New Standard, the leather collection TYP by Morpho, and the ceramics brand 1616 / arita japan. Yanagihara is the founding member of the annual design symposium Designeast in Osaka.
1976年香川県生まれ。2002年 に自身のスタジオを設立。「デザインする状況をデザインする」という考えのもと、クリエイティブディレクション、プロダクトデザイン、インテリアデザイン と国境とジャンルの境界線を越えて活動する。目に見えない物語を内包し、使い手に寄り添う詩的なデザインアプローチは国際的にも評価され、SERGIO ROSSI (イタリア)やPALLUCCO (イタリア)、OFFECCT (スウェーデン)、Landscape Forms (米国)をはじめとする多くの一流クライアントを抱える。国内家具ブランド「KARIMOKU NEW STANDARD」 や有田焼のブランド「1616 / arita Japan」、革小物ブランドのTYP/等、クリエイティブディレクターとしてブランドの立ち上げにも関わる。
