catalyst inc.

22/06/2023

クレジットカードは業界全体で毎年約6億枚が製造され、昨年の流通量は約260億枚と言われています。カード寿命は約5年でセキュリティの問題からその多くが廃棄されています。すべてを置き換えられるとは思いませんが、一つの可能性として漆の未来を描いてみました。

宮城大学は，高度な実学に基づき， 豊かな人間性，高度な専門性及び確かな実践力を身につけ， グローバルな視点で地域社会の発展に貢献できる人材を育成するとともに， 学術・文化の向上と豊かで活力のある地域社会の...

21/07/2021

Ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympic Games which begin this Friday, why not visit 'Tokolo Asao [CONNECT] Individual and Group' - our exhibition created especially for Japan House London by celebrated artist Tokolo Asao.

Tokolo rose to worldwide attention when his graphic art, 'Harmonised Chequered Emblem', was chosen for the Olympic and Paralympic emblems. Experience two decades of his sublime work which all fall under the theme of ‘connection’ in our free exhibition.

More details: https://bit.ly/3r3Ph9W

23/03/2021

みなさんは「金継ぎ」をご存知ですか？　漆を使って割れた器をくっつけたり、欠けた部分を補修したりする技術のことです。継ぎ目部分に金を使うことが多いので、金継ぎと呼ばれています。単に「漆継ぎ」と呼ぶことも...

02/01/2021

This year we will start taking orders soon. Please contact us for details.
http://catalyst-japan.com/leglesschair.html
https://www.designboom.com/design/liquid-to-solid-exhibition-explores-traditional-japanese-kansh*tsu-replace-frp-05-21-2020/
KANSH*TSU, or the dry lacquer technique, is a molding technique where h**p cloth is molded into shape and fixed with lacquer. While fabric-reinforced plastic (FRP) combines synthetic fabric with synthetic resin to make it stronger, dry lacquer uses natural fabric and natural tree resin, and it was established more than 1,300 years earlier. Experiments have proved that it is as durable as wood, and it is a technique that may well be able to be revived in this modern age. Digital technology has made it possible to design chairs made only of URUSHI, cloth and paper that are strong enough for people to sit in.
This chair meets the standard of JIS S1203：1998 / ISO 7173:1989 Furniture - Chairs and stools - Determination of strength and durability.

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01/01/2021

発表から4年半、素材・配合・構造・工程など職人さんたちと試行錯誤を重ねてきましたが、今年はこれを受注生産の軌道に乗せてゆきます。詳細はお問い合わせ下さい。
http://catalyst-japan.com/leglesschair.html

22/05/2020

構造乾漆 ‘liquid to solid’ が designboom に掲載されています。

kenji toki and mitsuhiro kanada have introduced their exhibition project ‘liquid to solid’ that explores traditional japanese form-making method kansh*tsu (dry lacquer).

29/04/2020