『モノと日本人』
東京書籍株式会社
“Material things and Japanese”
TOKYO SHOSEKI Co., Ltd.
Category: Graphic Date: 1994
本書は21世紀には何をつくり、何をもとめるのか、日本人は「物教徒」であるとういう仮説にたち、日本人とモノとの関わりの歴史と現在を読み解きながら、日本人のモノの見方を明らかにしていく、メッセージが書きとどめられています。
著者が語る「モノ」と「日本人」の2つの言葉には、深い想いが込められています。両者の対比的で供時的な関係を象徴的に文字で表現しました。
榮久庵憲司(GKデザイングループ代表):著
"Material things and Japanese": written by Kenji Ekuan (Chairman of GK Design Group).
What should we expect and create in the twenty-first century? The book reveals Japanese views on things as identifying the history of relationship between Japanese and things based on an assumption that the Japanese are people believe in things. With author's all might, the message addressed to all people in industries are compiled here.
Poster depicted the exhibition of Kenji Ekuan and GK Design Group with the theme "Aesthetics of Dougu." Since established in 1953, GK has pioneered various design realms centered by industrial design. GK Group will further be active, as a creative entity, for trying to make many futuristic proposals with three operational pillars as businesses, movements, researches. "Aesthetics of Dougu" is a way of thinking and an approach to create new life culture through designing things. GK firmly believes that the twenty-first century will be the very age of design.