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Habitat Antique by Facet Studio
Facet Studio have completed the interior of a vintage shop in Osaka, Japan, using cedarwood, rice paper and linen.
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Called Habitat Antique, layers of timber have been stacked to form pillars, with shelves slotted in between them to create display units.
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Photographs are by Tomohiro Sakashita.
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Here's a bit more information from the architects:
HABITAT ANTIQUE
Located at a residential area in Japan is a small shop which sells antiques. “Antiques” are objects which are, different from manufactured products, becoming increasingly charming together with the passing of time.
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Furthermore, it is also dependant on the location and era of collection that the objects possess their own individuality.
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The characteristic of this shop is that there is only one of each item, honouring their individuality.
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Timber is a living material. The section of this material records the passing of time in the form of growth rings.
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Also, the expression of the material is created by the different patterns formed by growth rings.
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In order to extract the charm of this material, we layered the sections of timber, to allow the timber sections to create the “pattern of time” for us.
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To enjoy the charm of changing with time; to adore the expression of individualism... This material of timber calmly expresses the secrete pleasure of antique lovers.
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PROJECT DATA
PROGRAM: Retail Fitout
LOCATION: Osaka, Japan
AREA: 25m2
MAIN MATERIAL: cedarwood, rice paper, linen fabric
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