We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Akira Nakagomi about their original and creative Splash Proof Partition design work. Akira Nakagomi is an award-winning industrial designer, that makes our world a better place with their original splash proof partition works.
Akira Nakagomi ("AN") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work Object Splash Proof Partition. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
AN : I goal is to maximize the characteristics and beauty of project materials to create beautiful product designs that will become heirlooms. At the same time, they consider new values and their relationship with society through experimental design.
AN : The goal was to create a partition that would add color to people's lives by design, rather than the dark image of the drip-proof partition,and a beautiful object that will be cherished for a long timeafter the COVID-19 pandemic are over.
AN : I am planning a variation.
AN : A group of fellow designers and I were seeking inspiration for an exhibition to see if we could use the power of design to solve the problems that the COVID-19 pandemic had caused in our living environment.
AN : I produce and sell our own products.
AN : Due to the influence of Covid19, there are many partitions in living space. Most of these partitions are temporary and cheaply designed. Therefore, we decided to develop a product that focuses on both aesthetics and function, like an art piece, in order to turn the negative image of partitions for Covid19 into a product that adds color to our lives. The circular acrylic is a beautiful shape, and the mechanism to support the acrylic was verified many times. We also designed the partition to be most beautiful when it is used as a partition in a connected state.
AN : Tokujin Yoshioka/ Thomas Heatherwick/Olafur Eliasson/Yvea Brunier
AN : Furniture / Museum / Hotel
AN : While other Splash Proof Partition only function to prevent the spread of Covid19, "Object" differs in its concept as a product that will add color to people's lives even after the Covid19 is over.
AN : I named it "Object" so that it would be a product that would color our lives like an art piece object, not only during the covid-19 pandemic but also after the covid-19 pandemic is over.
AN : Rhinoceros/Grasshopper/Maxwellrender
AN : This is where the two circular acrylics line up nicely when the partitions are connected.
AN : I have not done so.
AN : Verification of design/materials/forms and creation of data for production.
AN : I research and visited stores and restaurants to find out what kind of anti-corona splash-proof partitions are available. As a result of our research, we found that there are many temporary splash-proof partitions that pursue only function, based on the awareness that "Covid‑19 may end someday. Therefore, our goal was to design a partition like an art piece that would create a space even after the end of Covid‑19 Our goal was not to make the space lonely by the Corona partition, but to make the space gorgeous by the splash-proof partition.
AN : It was difficult to find a supplier who could bend brass beautifully.
AN : When I showed my work at the exhibition, it was very well received, so I decided to try the international competition.
AN : That by taking a problem seriously and exploring ways to solve it without giving up, a way will open up. And that what we pursue in this way will be accepted by people.
AN : No, there is not.
