{"id":3479,"date":"2017-09-26T01:02:01","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T00:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.archibat.com\/blog\/en\/?p=3479"},"modified":"2018-12-06T17:38:13","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T16:38:13","slug":"when-design-is-inspired-by-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/en\/when-design-is-inspired-by-tradition\/","title":{"rendered":"When design is inspired by tradition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tea drinking is a common habit in several countries, but it plays a key role in Japanese traditions. That\u2019s why Japanese artist and creator Tokujin Yoshioka chose to study this cultural aspect of the Land of the Rising Sun, reinterpreting the Japanese tea ceremony through a contemporary prism.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3468\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-003-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"818\" height=\"995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-003-2.jpg 818w, https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-003-2-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-003-2-395x480.jpg 395w, https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-003-2-768x934.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><br \/>\nThanks to a peculiar but beautiful installation, Yoshioka traces the origin of this tradition using a simple material: glass. This transparent teahouse provides onlookers and tourists with an opportunity to immerse themselves in Japanese culture and sense the essence of\u00a0its history.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-005-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"818\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-005-2.jpg 818w, https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-005-2-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-005-2-679x480.jpg 679w, https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-005-2-768x543.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><br \/>\nAlthough Japanese futuristic inventions and technologic innovation are world-renowned, the artist wished rather to highlight a traditional aspect that is still very strong in Japanese culture and to approach the immutability of traditions and history through design.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-006-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"818\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-006-2.jpg 818w, https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-006-2-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-006-2-669x480.jpg 669w, https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-006-2-768x551.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><br \/>\nMoreover, the translucent concept of the teahouse seems to satisfy the voyeuristic aspect of our age, as nowadays we like sharing so much all the little things happening in our life. Thanks to the transparency of its structure, the tea ceremony becomes a show, aligning itself with the media overconsumption that\u2019s typical of our days.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3471\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-007-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"818\" height=\"1114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-007-2.jpg 818w, https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-007-2-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-007-2-352x480.jpg 352w, https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-007-2-768x1046.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><br \/>\nThis project has already been installed in Kyoto for two years, but, after welcoming hundreds of local and international tourists, it has closed its doors on the 10<sup>th<\/sup> of September, just to finally start travelling on a tour inside the country.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-002-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"818\" height=\"898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-002-2.jpg 818w, https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-002-2-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-002-2-437x480.jpg 437w, https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-002-2-768x843.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-001-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"818\" height=\"692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-001-2.jpg 818w, https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-001-2-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-001-2-567x480.jpg 567w, https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-001-2-768x650.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-008-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"818\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-008-2.jpg 818w, https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-008-2-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-008-2-688x480.jpg 688w, https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tokujin-yoshioka-kou-an-glass-tea-house-designboom-008-2-768x536.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tea drinking is a common habit in several countries, but it plays a key role in Japanese traditions. 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