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Qi 001

＄20,00 USD   ￡14 GBP

made by wood / 150x50x7mm

A thin wooden insert moves loosely within a cutout gutter of a wooden board and makes a soft rattling sound. The sound recalls nostalgic feelings and memories from the wooden house where I was born and grew up. The latitude and longitude geocoding where my family’s house was once located is softly imprinted on the wooden insert.

This item is not as functional as a smartphone, but I hope that users can carry it around in their bags or pockets and sometimes take it out, shake it and enjoy the sound it makes.

Qi 002

＄8,50 USD   ￡5.60 GBP

made by wood & paper / 190x60x2mm

Made from folded thick paper, this piece has a thin wooden insert attached at the top. The same latitude and longitude geocoding as described in product Qi 001 is imprinted on the wooden insert. Take the insert out from the paper cover and peek inside to enjoy whenever you want.

Aqua mirror水鏡

＄67,00 USD   ￡44,00 GBP

made by wood & mirror / 125x54x17mm

This is a wooden mechanical box with a circular cutout with the molecular formula H20 imprinted inside. When the inside box is removed, it can be flipped upside down and reinserted into the outer box to reveal a small mirror within the round window. This aqua mirror has the theme, water is a mirror which reflects your mind.

aria空

＄30,00 USD   ￡19.50 GBP

made by wood / 110x160x15mm

This design was inspired by an old-time noise maker that rice farmers once used to scare away birds from their fields. The theme is air.

fire window火窓

＄100,00 USD   ￡66.60 GBP

made by wood / 230x70x40mm → 230x70x250mm

When closed, you can read the following words through the small window: “Je pense donc je suis” (I think, therefore I am), written by René Descartes in 1637. If you open the box, attach and set light to the candle in a dark room, you may feel closer to Descartes’ spirit by gazing at the candle light.

moon ball E=mo2 地

＄167,00 USD   ￡111.00 GBP

made from wood & acrylic and includes one brass ball / 250x200x48mm

The design of this product was inspired by Sir Isaac Newton's law of universal gravitation. The Moon is gravitationally drawn to Earth, therefore, the name of this product, moon ball is inspired by that classical mechanical law. Additionally, it bears the nickname of Newton’s formulae E=mo2.

The Nakatanis

＄7.50 USD   ￡6.60 GBP

paper coaster / 90x90mm

Please allow me to introduce my family; my father, Seikichi, my mother Yasuko, and me, Takeshi Nakatani. These pictures were taken in 1963. The house we once lived in and the old times have gone but our energy and sprit are still there.

the Universe

＄196,00 USD   ￡130.50 GBP

5 sheets prints with one wooden frame (Edition 50)
a series of wood-block print on japanese paper / 250x340mm

Five sheets of wood-block prints by Takeshi Nakatani. The title is The Universe, it’s the theme of this bland. earth, water, fire, wind and air.
This picture frame that you can replace these prints by yourself easily.
please enjoy minimal images of these fifth elements with traditional japanese print technique.

after words