Located at a residential
area in Japan is a small shop which sells antiques. “Antiques” are objects which are, different from manufactured
products, becoming increasingly charming together with the passing of
time. Furthermore, it is also
dependant on the location and era of collection that the objects possess their
own individuality. The
characteristic of this shop is that there is only one of each item, honouring
their individuality.
Timber is a living
material. The section of this
material records the passing of time in the form of growth rings. Also, the expression of the material is
created by the different patterns formed by growth rings. In order to extract the charm of this
material, we layered the sections of timber, to allow the timber sections to
create the “pattern of time” for us.
To enjoy the charm of
changing with time; to adore the expression of individualism... This material of timber calmly
expresses the secrete pleasure of antique lovers.