TORAFU ARCHITECTS

This is a paper bowl that envelopes air. It is possible to create various shapes by pulling it in different directions. The paper is thin and light, but when expanded it is rigid and strong enough to stand alone.
This commemorative airvase is created under supervision of Takehiko Inoue to mark the special exhibition ‘Takehiko Inoue Interprets Gaudi’s Universe’ beginning in July 2014. Relish the transformation of objects from a plane into three dimensions.

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Works by Takehiko Inoue, inspired by his journey to Barcelona in search of Gaudi the man. From Nikkei Business Publications’ ‘pepita’ (new material added)

TAKEHIKO INOUE(Mangaka (Manga Artist))
A manga artist whose representative works include “Slam Dunk,” which sold more than 100 million copies in Japan, and the currently running “Real” and “Vagabond” series. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Agency for Cultural Aairs’ Art Encouragement Prize for New Artists and the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize (Grand Prize). His transcendent endeavors – including the “Inoue Takehiko Final Manga Exhibition” that utilized an entire museum and the production of the folding screen painting “Shinran” for the Shinshu Otani-ha Higashi Honganji Temple – have also struck a deep response. Special exhibition ‘Takehiko Inoue Interprets Gaudi’s Universe’ begins at five locations nationwide from July 2014.