Context Designer, Project Director

Kotaro WATANABE splits his time between Tokyo and London, aiming to use design to weave stories rather than simply creating products. He has lived and worked in cities including Tokyo, Hong Kong and Brussels among other places.

Kotaro Watanabe

Prototyping Engineer, Designer, Project Director

Tatsuya Narita graduated from Tama Art University, Department of Information Design. He joined Takram in 2014 as an associate. He works on hardware development and prototyping using electronics and digital fabrication technology. His work was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art Tokyo “Ars Electronica–30 Years for Art and Media Technology” exhibition in 2010, 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT “Motion Science” exhibition, and 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT “ traNslatioNs” exhibition. Awards include 2009 Prix Ars Electronica, [the next idea] honorary mention.

Tatsuya Narita

“Splish-Splash Fair” A summer exhibition 2017 at Echigo-Tsumari Satoyama Museum of Contemporary Art, Niigata

R&D, design, prototyping of hardware products & experiences

Hardware

Takram exhibited Furumai at KINARE - Echigo-Tsumari Satoyama Museum of Contemporary Art in 2017.

furumai 2017

Furumai was originally created and exhibited for Water Exhibition at 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT in Tokyo from 2007 to 2008. When a bead of water is dropped onto a plate with the super water-repellent surface, it moves as if it has a will of its own.

As the museum was to accommodate many young audiences, we recreated Furumai from the durability and safety perspective while keeping the playful interactivity. We used a 3D printer to manufacture geometrically complex shapes with a durable material. Two new plates with parametric designs were newly created and were exhibited along with four places remodelled in 3D from the previous exhibition.

furumai 2017

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