How it came to be

I created this  for the 50th anniversary event of the International House of Japan in Roppongi.   I was inspired by the sites  large open space and beautiful Japanese garden to create something not artificial but will harmonizing with that nature.   The beautiful autumn sky and that gave me an idea of emphasizing that very sky blue.

What it does

Smoke rings pop out automatically from a box  every 5 minutes. The smoke shapes into a perfect circle first and gets transformed immediately depending on the wind etc. When there is no wind, it goes straight up to the sky keeping its shape until it finally disappears.  The smoke ring is capable of shooting into the sky about 50m if there is no wind. It’s very beautiful.

Production

It all started when I was a child fascinated with my father spouting cigarette-smoke-rings.  So for this project, I experimented with a small box at home, and gradually enlarged its size.

There are many things inside this box.  A motor and many complicated things.  Great  pressure is created by motor collecting energy pumped into the hole.   Some kind of a whirlpool is then created which finally becomes a smoke ring.

Sale

If you are interested in purchasing this “art” device, please e-mail me at ti@takeshiishiguro.com.

This product was created for Ecological Product Show. It is ecological because it uses less material than the existing porcelain cups. The porcelain has been treated so that it become sponge-like. Because of that, the cut is light in weight, but it still has the usual characteristics of porcelain.

The name, Ice Flake Cup, comes from the pattern created on the surface of the cup during the freeze-dry manufacturing process. This pattern is different each time.

この作品は、エコ展示のために作ったものです。何故エコかというと、使っているマテリアルが少ないから。陶器がスポンジ状になっているのです。スポンジ状になっているため、カップ自体は軽いのですが、陶器の本来の性質である保温性はあります。

アイス･フレーク･カップという名前は、製造過程でフリーズドライした際自然にできる模様氷から来ています。この模様はその都度予想がつかないものです。

Chimney (humidifier)

Leaf Plate