Product design by Yoriyuki Suzuki(JUNKO KOSHINO Co.,Ltd)

Junko Koshino’s design concept of “Taikyoku”* includes concepts of “round” (symbolizing fully created things, such as nature, the earth, and space) and “square” (symbolizing logical things made based on human reasoning). Utilizing these concepts, we seek to create peerless design through the unity of opposing aspects of two distinct cultures: Ainu traditional craft, which primarily uses wood as a medium, and Nousaku’s metal casting techniques, which uses tin.

* “Taikyoku”, which roughly translates as “extreme contrast”, is the beauty created by melding two different things while retaining their opposing characteristics.