FRU stool 2012
Kanshitsu
KANSHITSU, or the dry lacquer technique, is a molding technique where hemp cloth is molded into shape and fixed with lacquer. While fabric-reinforced plastic (FRP) combines synthetic fabric with synthetic resin to make it stronger, dry lacquer uses natural fabric and natural tree resin, and it was established more than 1,000 years earlier. Experiments have proved that it is as durable as wood, and it is a technique that may well be able to be revived in this modern age. Digital technology has made it possible to design chairs made only of URUSHI and cloth that are strong enough for people to sit in. |
私たちは乾漆の構造材としての力学的物性を検証し、乾漆を航空宇宙や自動車産業で使われている最先端素材の繊維補強樹脂の一種と捉え、「構造乾漆」と名付けその構造的・デザイン的可能性を研究しています。このスツールは乾漆のみで制作しています。 |