Tomonobu Kawakami
JAPAN
Meet Tomonobu Kawakami - a powerhouse of good design, creativity and innovation based in Japan. Tomonobu Kawakami's design journey has been nothing short of spectacular, marked by a tireless pursuit of excellence. This dedication is clearly mirrored in Tomonobu Kawakami's impressive haul of 3 A' Design Awards that we showcase here. Spanning across categories such as Interior, Tomonobu Kawakami's work stands as a living testament to a steadfast commitment to design excellence, serving as a beacon of inspiration for designers globally. With each project, Tomonobu Kawakami masterfully blends form and function, crafting designs that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also functional and timeless. This approach underscores Tomonobu Kawakami's celebration of creativity and an unyielding quest for innovation.
View Profile Consult Now Hire NowThe request was to transform and design the first floor of the residency to a private hair salon for reservation-only customers. Hair-salons offer space in which women come in to reset their usual business and be reborn yet more beautifully in order to start a new self. Thus the space to serve for the objectives needs to be as precise and thought-through. The space was designed to create an atmosphere that provides senses of security and trust to customers so that it would put them at ease upon receiving services and treatments on their hair.
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This space is not just place to sell clothes but place which presents between (organic) space (inorganic) human body, connecting the two sides" and, one of the food, clothing and shelter is an essential element for the "people", people live life "it is a space for discussion, experiment, and practice, the relationship of clothing. " Based on the above concept, it was composed of only inorganic material which is solid, and achromatic color space. At the show window, the designer have placed a Bonsai Tree as an icon for universality of organic material clothes.
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The design concept is “Dance of wind”. The deep floor space provided good natural ventilation. As the both ends of the space provide routes for wind, it allows dance of wind to happen within the space which is represented by those pillars. Unique location of timber pillars blur the boundary of inside and outside.
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