Marco Pot (TEXT)
- material:
- terracotta, copper
- dimensions:
- dia.94*59(mm) / dia.150*95(mm)
- web:
- izawa-seito.com
- client:
- izawa seito co.,ltd.
- content:
- concept making, product design, art direction, web direction
- photo:
- yoshikazu shiraki
- year:
- 2017
いざわせいとう
愛知県碧南市で素焼鉢をつくる「井澤製陶」。通気性、調湿性に優れた素焼鉢は「呼吸する鉢」であり、自然環境とは異なる屋内の植物にこそ必要なもの。現代の住環境に適した、そこにあるべき形を求めて植木鉢づくりに取り組みました。
マルコポット
植物は陽のある方に枝葉を伸ばし、自由に花を咲かせる。マルコポットは、植物と共に自由に角度が変えられ、植物の表情、陽ざしの向きに合わせて傾けることができます。受皿には、抗菌性が高く雑菌や虫の繁殖を抑える銅素材を採用。受皿の台座によって通気も確保できます。食卓やキッチン、そしてデスクや書棚などに置きやすいサイズ感を意識しました。
土について／常滑（とこなめ）
急須や湯のみで馴染みの深い「常滑焼」の赤土を高温で焼き締めているので、肌理が細かく滑らか。料理を引き立たせる器のように、植物を引き立たせてくれます。
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German Design Award
Nominee（2019年、ドイツ）
Izawa Seito
The company 'Izawa Seito' creates unglazed pots in Hekinan City, Aichi Prefecture. Unglazed pots have superior air permeability and moisture control. These “breathing pots” are particularly required by indoor plants separated from their natural environment. We have attempted to make an appropriately shaped pot suited to modern living environments.
Marco Pot
The plants can sprout, and flowers can bloom freely. The angle of the MarcoPot changes in response to the plant, so it can lean according to the expression of the plant and orientation of the sun. Copper raw materials were used in the saucer, because of the high bacterial resistance of copper and its ability to minimize the growth of bacteria and insects. The pedestal of the saucer ensures ventilation. Attention was paid to its size, which makes it easy to place on the dining table, in the kitchen, or on a desk or bookshelf.
About the clay / Tokoname
The red soil used for “Tokoname-Yaki,” which you are familiar with from its use in teapots and teacups, is baked at a high temperature, thereby refining and smoothening its texture. Like a vessel that enhances the appearance of the food, this pot brings out the beauty of your plants.
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German Design Award - Nominee (Germany, 2019)
