Golden A' Design Award Winner 2022
A luminous circular acrylic partition dominates the composition, its gradient transitioning from saturated magenta-rose at the lower left through transparent clear center to soft citrine yellow at the upper right, creating a chromatic aureole that frames a young child seated at a dark wooden table. The child, positioned slightly right of center, wears a chambray blue garment and rests her chin contemplatively upon her left hand while holding a fork in her right, gazing directly at the viewer with an expression of gentle pensiveness. Before her sits a celadon-toned bowl containing vibrant emerald broccoli florets, establishing a secondary focal point through complementary color contrast against the warm partition tones. The compositional architecture employs a modified golden ratio, with the circular partition creating a radiating armature from which all elements extend. A slender brass support rod bisects the left quadrant diagonally, its metallic warmth echoing the golden-hued hardware at the partition base. Two turned wooden vessels occupy the right foreground, their natural honey and amber tones providing earthbound counterweight to the ethereal transparency above. A delicate thistle bloom in violet-purple emerges from the taller vase, introducing organic verticality and chromatic punctuation. The lighting appears soft and frontal, suggesting diffused natural illumination that permits the translucent partition to function as both object and light-filtering screen. The background resolves into neutral warm gray, allowing the chromatic partition to achieve maximum optical impact. Spatial depth remains deliberately shallow, emphasizing the decorative and functional interplay between partition and domestic scene. The edge treatment throughout demonstrates remarkable sensitivity, with the partition boundaries dissolving into soft atmospheric transitions while the child and objects maintain crisp definition. This work resonates with contemporary Scandinavian design sensibilities merged with Eastern aesthetic restraint, suggesting influences from both minimalist furniture traditions and contemplative compositional approaches.
Many of Covid-19's temporary splash-proof partitions are cheaply designed. So Akira Nakagomi designed a splash-proof partition to add color to life, rather than a cheap temporary one. It is a simple configuration of a circular acrylic supported by a bent brass rod, and the rod is fixed with a brass cylinder. Another set can also be connected and fixed around the brass weight. The Object is a product like an art piece that emphasizes both aesthetics and function. The Object is also sustainable in that it can be displayed as an art piece rather than being unnecessary after the Covid-19.