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VERTICAL LAYER By DE PADOVA
Manufacture year: 2022
Type: Open wooden shelving unit
Time & Style determined the shelf dimensions using shakkan-ho, an ancient Japanese measuring system based on body measurement. Every culture has its own standards for length and weight that suit their body shapes and life- styles, originating in the long history. In Japan, the shakkan-ho system has been handed down for centuries but has been replaced by the metric system for most things. However, curiously, the shakkan-ho system is still widely used in Japan for units related to architecture and a few other aspects of daily life, including the ‘sun’ and ‘shaku’ units for length, and the ‘tsubo’ and ‘chou’ units for area. In the structure based on these ancient ideas, this cabinet has subtle appearances of the Japanese consciousness and emotion. Inspired by a graceful high-rise building, Vertical layer quite literally emphasizes its vertical panels by setting back the horizontal shelf boards. When the books are placed, this open cabinet with an elusive presence disappears and reappears depending on the viewing angle.