INTERVIEWWITHSTUDIOBYCOLORINJAPAN:EXPLORINGTHEATTRACTIONOFCOLORANDMATERIAL专访日本STUDIOBYCOLOR设计工作室：探索色彩与材料的吸引力KaoriAkiyama，STUDIOBYCOLOR创始人62Package&Design62Package&Design“Thepurposeofcolorinanydesignformistocommunicateandconveyamessage.Andmaterialsrepresentrespectforthepeople,space,andenvironment.”“无论以怎样的设计形式呈现，色彩的目的都是传达某种特定信息，而材料则呈现了创作者对人、空间和环境的尊重。”AmongtheGold-AwardwinnersofDFADesignforAsiaAwards2022,adesignstudiothatfocusesoncolorandmaterialresearchstandsout.ThisdesignstudioisSTUDIOBYCOLORinTokyo,Japan.STUDIOBYCOLORwasfoundedin2013byJapanesedesignerKaoriAkiyama.Sinceitsinception,STUDIOBYCOLORhasbeenfocusingoncolorandmaterialresearchandapplication,whichmaybeduetoKaori’sworkexperience:AftergraduatingfromChibaUniversityin2002withadegreeindesign,KaoribeganhercareeratITOKICORPORATION,awell-knownofficefurnituremanufacturerinJapan.Asapioneerincolorschemesintheindustry,ITOKIhasbeenworkingwiththestudioofItaliandesignmasterClinoTriniCastelli,whodevelopedtheideaofCMFinthe80s.Asaresult,Kaori,whohasworkedforITOKIfortenyears,hasaccumulatedawealthofexperienceinproductdevelopmentanddesign,aswellasdevelopingcolorschemes.ThenKaoridecidedtoexpandherscopeofcreativepracticebyjoiningSamiraBoon'sdesignstudiointheNetherlandswhichisknownforcreating“TextileArchitecture”.BeinginfluencedbytheunconventionalcreativemethodsofDutchdesignandSamira’smanyiconicworks,Kaoridiscoveredthesignificanceofmanufacturingthatoriginatesfrommaterials.Basedonabovetwoimportantworkexperiences,KaoriAkiyamafoundedSTUDIOBYCOLORandhasbeendedicatedtofindingmeaningsandeffectsthatcolorsandmaterialshaveonpeople.Duringhercontinuousmaterialexperimentation,Kaorifoundthatshecouldusethematerial“tree”tocreateavarietyofelegantandbeautifuljewelry,interioraccessories,clocksandwatches,etc.,andthusestablishedtheinteriorproductbrand–INHERENT:PATTERN.Meanwhile,shealsoestablishedMATERIALINTIME,amaterialdisplayplatformdedicatedtointroducingJapan’s...
