IN THINGS

curated by h220430

Hosted by h220430

This project is now archived and was part of DDW22

Torii Chair

Photographer: Kei Kawakubo

Trough our work we hope to inspire people and the society they live in to once again develop a warm, loving bond with the things around them.

The exhibition its a selection of projects created by our studio h220430 based in Tokyo Japan.

In a time when consumerism has taken over the control of world production, it is very challenging for people to rediscover a true connection with the things they own. Users are expected to have a fleeting relationship with the objects, to use them and throw them away repeatedly in order to maintain this massive machine known as mass production. As we continue along this process, we are losing the values that things formerly possessed as well as the various tales and the imprints of the hands who created them. As craftsmen preserve and master historical knowledge, there is a great sense of reverence for them in Japan. Cultural values are something we need to worry for, and as a design studio, we always integrate artisans process to bring this value to things. When we design an object, we are more concerned with instilling spirit and story into it than with manipulating its form. We think that by doing this, the user's bond with the object will grow stronger. The designs included in this exhibition help creating little everyday discoveries and joys which lead to abundance that is spiritual rather than material.

Rubber Stool

Photographer: The design labo

Linear Chair

Photographer: Ikuo Kubota

Afterimage of CRT

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About h220430

h220430 is a Japanese design label founded on April 30th, Heisei 22, (corresponds to 2010 in the Japanese calendar) by architect Satoshi Itasaka. Our design activities here range from lighting and furniture design to media art and installations. In our work, we don't turn a blind eye to the many issues that society is facing, for instance the decline of the global environment, we use design as a vehicle for social change and as a means to communicate our messages with the world.