The collection is available both as a two-colour “Urushi laquer” edition, and as a urethane affordable and everyday version. The design plays on the typology of rice and soup bowls, extending them to di erent heights and applying lids made from Kastor aralia wood.
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The London-based studio Industrial Facility has announced the launch of Store, a collection of lacquered vessels with lids for the Japanese company Sekisaka. #MDW2017
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- 03 April 2017
- Milan
Echizen lacquerware, come from a tradition started roughly 1,500 years ago in the Kawada district of Sabae city, a prefecture of Fukui, has since it evolved continuously through advancements in material and technique, to reflect the changing times. Now, the durability of so-called “plastic lacquerware” formed plastic, coated in black and red chemical paints is now mass produced.
The Sekisaka Shikki Company, has started a new product development program in cooperation with Industrial Facility. Hecht and Colin proposed a collection of storage products, that recognize the potential of craftsmanship that allows and encourage freedom of application.
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Design: Industrial Facility
Manifacture: Sekisaka
Year: 2017
4 – 9 April 2017
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