Toge in Tokyo, Japan by Emmanuelle Moureaux Architecture + Design

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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

Toge in Tokyo, Japan by Emmanuelle Moureaux Architecture + Design

March 9th, 2013 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Emmanuelle Moureaux Architecture + Design

Toge (Japanese for thorn) is a modular product. Each “thorn” gives the viewer the impression of a sharp and stiff object, but these modules can in fact be freely combined to create a soft, pliable and standalone space. At DESIGNTIDE TOKYO 2011, Emmanuelle arranged five hundred of these Toge modules in 15 different colors to form a wedding dress. This conceptual piece was an exercise in contradictory impressions and sensations – solid and stiff but soft and pliable, menacing yet gentle.

Image Courtesy © Daisuke Shima/ Nacasa & Partners Inc.

Architects: Emmanuelle Moureaux Architecture + Design
Project: Toge
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Photography: Daisuke Shima/ Nacasa & Partners Inc.
Material: Piano wire / epoxy resin
Weight: 30g / toge
Size: 147mm
Colors: 15 colors

Image Courtesy © Daisuke Shima/ Nacasa & Partners Inc.

: Image Courtesy © Daisuke Shima/ Nacasa & Partners Inc.

: Image Courtesy © Daisuke Shima/ Nacasa & Partners Inc.

: Image Courtesy © Daisuke Shima/ Nacasa & Partners Inc.

: Image Courtesy © Daisuke Shima/ Nacasa & Partners Inc.

: Image Courtesy © Daisuke Shima/ Nacasa & Partners Inc.

: Image Courtesy © Daisuke Shima/ Nacasa & Partners Inc.

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Tags: Japan, Tokyo

Category: Wedding dress

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