Satoshi Yoshiizumi / TAKT PROJECT (JP)

Craft as Dialogue

September 1st – September 7th 2024

Satoshi Yoshiizumi is a Designer and Principal at TAKT PROJECT.

He has been engaged in experimental independent research projects that have disrupted existing frameworks, and has presented works/been invited to exhibit at museums and design exhibitions in Japan and abroad, including Milan Design Week, Design Miami, Musée des Arts Décoratifs de Paris, 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT, Hong Kong M+, and others. Based on his research, he has been bringing various projects to fruition, creating new possibilities with a wide range of clients.

He has received numerous national and international design awards, including “Emerging Designers of the Year” at the Dezeen Awards 2019 (UK) and the “Swarovski Designers of the Future Award” at Design Miami/Basel 2017 (Switzerland). Three of his works are in the collection of Hong Kong’s M+ Museum.

He has been a member of the iF DESIGN AWARD 2023 jury, a member of the Good Design Award jury since 2018, a visiting professor at Tohoku University of Art and Design, and a part-time lecturer at Musashino Art University’s Department of Science of Design since 2022.

In 2023, he was the exhibition director for the 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT exhibition “Material, or “.

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Craft as Dialogue

September 1st – September 7th

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The Workshop

From ancient times, there has been an attitude towards nature in Japan called “physiolatry”. In the case of facing a large stone, for example, it is the attitude to respect the stone itself as a target of worship. People somehow sense a holy existence from its massiveness and presence, instead of assigning meaning to the stone as a quality material for human purposes. But this is not limited to a stone; the same goes for other diverse natural objects, such as trees and animals.

This behaviour of feeling powers and dignity of matter by confronting and touching it may be perceived as a dialogue between humans and materials. Furthermore, crafting something based on this dialogue is very different from a human-centred design that gives meaning to nature as mere material. This kind of “crafting” triggers a deep dialogue with nature.

Through this workshop, in the vast and abundant natural environment of Boisbuchet, we will share the experience of crafting as if having a dialogue with nature, while carefully listening to its object’s voices. Your perceptions will change the character of the materials you encounter as well as your behaviour, halting your steps and inviting you to feel with your hands. And of course they also change the way you process the material and how you shape your dialogue.

BOOK WORKSHOP
Student: €1090 TTC

BOOK WORKSHOP
Normal: €1496 TTC

Housing

  • Accommodation & food are included

  • We can accommodate for special catering

  • All participants sleep in dormitories

  • To book a private room or bring additional guests, get in touch: workshops@boisbuchet.org

Education

  • Our staff are available to help you conceptualize & produce your designs

  • Tools & materials are provided by Boisbuchet

  • All workshops are taught in English

  • The number of participants is limited to 22

Activities