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Olympics - 2GN2S
A Small Furniture Company in Hokkaido Created 5000 Medal Cases for the Tokyo Olympics
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| photos courtesy Shinya Yoshida |
Nestled deep in Northern Hokkaido is the town of Tsubetsu: pop 4400. It’s home to Yamagi Mokko,
a 3rd generation family owned furniture company with just 22 employees.
But size is not always an indicator of success. Back in 2019, the
company won a contract to design and create 5000 wooden cases for Tokyo
Olympic medals.
Yamagi Mokko’s 3rd generation president Yuichiro Yamagami bid on the contract, along with Chiba-based industrial designer Shinya Yoshida.
The pair proposed a subtle yet striking design that blends traditional
and modern woodworking techniques. Made from locally-sourced Japanese
ash wood that would later be dyed in dark indigo blue, the cases were
first created by a CNC drill and then later finished by hand. A total of
eight small magnets embedded in the case and lid hold the two parts
together. The final design elegantly highlights the wooden grain, and is
the perfect vessel to celebrate the strength and beauty of the
athletes.
The medals themselves were designed by Junichi Kawanishi are are made from recycled cell phone components. The video below emphasizes the medals rather than the cases, but towards the end you can catch glimpses of the cases being made. It’s a nice reminder of just how many people all across Japan were involved in supporting this event, which unfortunately has become overshadowed by the pandemic.
A start-to-finish process 2 min.video, here.
An Olympic 4-minute video, trampoline, here.
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4 comments:
Another wonderful junk mail collage. I like these just-a-few-pieces collages so much.
Still no mail in my box. Sorry. Maybe tomorrow.
The story about the production of the Medal Cases was really interesting. I always like to hear what's behind the things.
Jacki, I'm glad your right shoulder is healing.
The contrast between the reds and the black is so strong! Love that! I love the textures you achieved, too. :-)
Thanks Elenor, I'm like a little kidwho doesn't want to do his homework, I hate doing my shoulder exercises, but I do them.
Thanks, John. As you know, I jump around in what I work on, but the junk mail collages make me happy.
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