S O T A N A K A

Memento


2023

When humans first began to use letters, they were carved into stones and animal bones, which naturally weathered after.

Memento gives a pebble-like roundness and quietness to the words that are jotted down or left for someone else. You write, erase, and write again. There is no need to consume paper for each word that you want it to stay there for a while. For the important words that you want to look at slowly, you can leave them there quietly.

The hustle and bustle of the modern world and the flow of primitive time. A product that lies somewhere in between.


Material: Glazed porcelain

Memento 1: 90 × 80 × 20 mm
Memento 2: 95 × 60 × 25 mm
Memento 3: 60 × 75 × 40 mm


For KOKUYO DESIGN AWARD (Merit prize & Audience prize)

Memento, glazed porcelain writing stones
Memento, detail of the pebble-like glazed porcelain writing surface Memento functional sculptural form in white glazed porcelain KOKUYO Design Award winner
Writing on the glazed porcelain surface of Memento Memento three glazed porcelain writing stones functional sculpture Tokyo design studio
Memento, pebble-shaped porcelain writing objects