Series: Lines of Support for Things and People #15 – Vases for Flowers
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PROFILE
Mai Tsunoo / Design Writer
After graduating from the Faculty of Environmental Information at Keio University, she worked for a manufacturer, and from 2012 to 2016, she worked as an assistant to designer and engineer Shunji Yamanaka. After spending a year in Scotland, she is now working as a freelancer. While exploring expressions to convey what needs to be conveyed without hesitation, she writes for media such as "Nikkei Design" and handles exhibition composition and copywriting. Her main work includes the composition of the 70th anniversary exhibition of the University of Tokyo's Institute of Industrial Science "The Future May Be Engineering x Design" (The National Art Center, Tokyo, 2018), the text for "Insect Exhibition – Design Inspiration" (21_21 DESIGN SIGHT, 2019), etc. Instagram / Web
The end of 2023 is fast approaching. Until a few years ago, people would reflect on items they bought during the year on social media. Recently, I haven't been doing that, so I thought back on the items that came into my house over the past few years. Surprisingly, I realized there were a bunch of vases and related items. As a functional tool, I like vases.
I use some to arrange flowers regularly, while others are just for decorative purposes. This time, I'd like to introduce some of the vases in my house. Please note that I don’t know anything about flower arrangement and pursue it on my own.
OPEN OBJECT is a brand based in Shanghai that designs ceramics. Their 对 (dui) series includes a vase with a rounded bottom that I own and its counterpart with a rounded top, as the name suggests. I had been admiring their work ever since I first saw it, and two of my friends, who were based in Shanghai at the time, gave me a set as a birth gift. I like the pureness of their designs, which remind me of geometric math models. They match with any type of flower, so I always keep them in my dining room.
