Arashi Abe skillfully crafts a bamboo stool using the 'take higo' technique, splitting bamboo into strands bound with hemp twine and water-based glue. This creates an optical illusion, making the stool appear fuzzy from various angles. The design uses materials from hardware stores, promoting bamboo as an environmentally friendly resource.
Take Higo Stool
Nov 11, 2024
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Arashi Abe skillfully employs the 'take higo' technique, splitting bamboo into thin strands to craft a stool bound with hemp twine and joined by water-based wood glue. This design creates an optical illusion, appearing fuzzy and static from different angles. As viewers shift perspectives, the overlapping bamboo strands and hemp cords deceive the eye, making the stool visually emerge from its surroundings.
Using materials from hardware and stationery stores, Abe's sturdy bamboo stool appears delicate. It is made from 399 strands of 3.0 mm bamboo and 252 strands of 1.8 mm bamboo. Innovative design repurposes bamboo, addressing environmental concerns and highlighting bamboo's potential, aiming to raise awareness about this abundant yet underutilized material.
Arashi Abe 巧妙地運用「take higo」技術，將竹子劈成細條，用麻繩捆綁並用水性木膠黏合。這種設計從不同角度來看，創造了一種光學幻覺，顯得模糊和靜態。隨著觀眾角度的變化，重疊的竹條和麻繩欺騙了眼睛，使凳子從周圍環境中視覺上突顯出來。
Abe 使用五金店和文具店的材料，製作了由399根3.0毫米竹條和252根1.8毫米竹條組成的竹凳，既堅固又顯得脆弱。 Abe 的創新設計重新利用竹子，解決環境問題，並突顯竹子的潛力，旨在提高人們對這種豐富但未充分利用的材料的認識。
Arashi Abe / 阿部 嵐
Arashi Abe, a designer based in Kumamoto, Japan, created the Take Higo stool using a traditional Japanese technique. Intrigued by Take Higo’s aesthetic appeal and potential, Abe crafted the stool from bamboo, a material revered in Japan for its delicate beauty and used in traditional crafts.
Abe, born in 1996 in Gunma, Japan, holds a Bachelor's and a Master's in Design from Sapporo City University. His works include several art installations in Sapporo, and he has exhibited at TWLV in 2022.
Arashi Abe 阿部嵐，一位居住和工作於日本熊本的設計師，使用傳統的日本組裝技術製作了Take Higo凳子。他之所以啟動這個項目，是因為對Take Higo材料的魅力和潛力感興趣。 Take Higo是一種由將竹子分割成細條製成的竹材，其精緻的形狀和美麗的紋理吸引了許多日本人的注意，因此常用於民間工藝和傳統玩具。
Arashi，1996年生於日本群馬，2019年獲得札幌市立大學設計學士學位，2022年獲得人類生活空間設計碩士學位。作品包括多個札幌的藝術裝置，以及2022年在TWLV的展覽。
Designer: Arashi Abe
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Take Higo Stool
Arashi Abe uses the 'take higo' technique, crafting a stool with split bamboo and hemp twine, bonded by water-based glue. This design causes a visual illusion, appearing fuzzy and changing as one's perspective shifts. This stool is made from 651 bamboo strands and combines delicate aesthetics with environmental awareness.
Material: take higo (bamboo strip)
Hemp cord size: 440mm(H) ×340mm(D) ×420mm(H) Weight: 945g
Design: Abe Arashi
Film & edit: Igarashi Takaaki, Abe Arashi
Music: Abe Arashi
