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When Jun Aizaki There was a child who liked to build houses from Lego bricks and sketches imaginary spaces. He travels with his father who was a journalist, left a lasting impression of a young creative. “Seeing food, architecture, energy, caused curiosity about the world that remained with me since” he says. “Without that early exposure, I may have stayed in Japan and look back, it feels like that experiences helped build the foundation for my life in design.”
Although Aizaki occasionally dreamed of becoming a manga artist, he always wanted to be an architect. He eventually moved to Brooklin, New York and received his undergraduate degree from the Pratt Institute. He was a designer in a rockwell group, and then in 2004. founded multidisciplinary studio CremeWhere it focuses on a series of projects from the catering interior to product design.
Jun Aizaki from cream \\ hp photo: Taran Wilkhu
Aizaki is so many narrator as he is a designer. Its holistic approach ensures that each element speaks to another to improve the interaction of the individual within space or their connection to the object. The inspiration comes not only from favorites, but also from the clientele or its extended artist and factory.
Never missing ideas, Aizaki uses both analogous and digital methods to crash quickly. It still carries traditional paper volumes around because it believes that writing is manually powerful. It also uses illustration application to can easily switch to your iPad between text and drawings, from patterns to architectural diagrams.
Aizaki also includes craftsmen through ceramics, which he researched from his student days. He appreciates that this craft, unlike architecture, completely tactile because one shapes the form with his own hands. However, the two have a striking similarity. “Both practices share joint unpredictability,” he recorded. “You can design carefully, but the final outcome depends on the material, chemistry and teamwork. This spirit of cooperation is what these processes do so that they reward me.”
Today Jun Aizaki has joined us Friday fiveRecording!
PHOTO: Kindness Jun Aizaki
1. My motorcycle
I had motorcycles for my whole life. For me, they are freedom, mobility and most importantly that they can move and do things quickly. Mobility, whether it is a motorcycle, citibika / lime or public transport, is so important as we live. Everything that makes you harder. In the end, I would like to work on transport-related projects – it is such a vital part of city life and a natural extension that the design can shape better, related communities.
PHOTO: Kindness Jun Aizaki
2 Knife collection
This traditional knife was with me since I took it from a family house in Japan. What I love about it is how reliable it is. It is incredibly sharp and effortless precise. When the tool is well fulfilled and you can fully depend on it, it is a great feeling. It is a beautiful object, simple and underestimated, but full of meaning. Every time I use it, it reminds me of the value of crafts: precision, discipline and peaceful power of something that doesn’t care.
Kurzgesagt creates beautifully animated videos that explain complex topics in a way that is available and visually persuasive. One of their videos that are stuck with me is “What is life?” – It is submitted huge, philosophical issues and makes them tangible. I have always drew in ways by telling stories that simplify the complexity of the world, and their work mixes design, science and imagination in a way that is playful and deep.
PHOTO: Kindness Jun Aizaki
4. IUNOMI
My gratitude of ceramics has deep roots. The hometown of my mother Hagga, in the southwest of Japan, is known for its Hagiaka ceramics – one of the four historical styles of ceramics in Japan. This one was especially one my father used a lot. It is a simple, beautiful facility, showing a patina of use: cracks, marks of fingers manufacturers, layers of time. Deliberately imperfect. This one came to the couple and I happened to break like a child by accident, so it was even more meaningful to have the remaining with me now. Today my connection to the ceramics – both making and collecting – connects me to that history and tradition, and it is something that I still explore my own work and hobbies.
PHOTO: Kindness Jun Aizaki
5. Plants
I keep plants around my workspace because they are a small but a permanent reminder of resilience and grow. It is fascinating to me how a simple leaf can fall and starts breaking alone. For me, plants are fun for care and add the hatch of nature to everyday life. This connection with nature also plays a big role in our work in Creme, where we always try to bring natural elements in our designs whenever we can.
Works June Aizaki and Creme:
PHOTO: Brian Ferri
Brooklyn Townhouse
This renovation of this city house in Brookline is a study in restraint, material honesty and layered crafts. External characteristics is left to red wood from previous water supply, installation of tons for design in warm and peaceful intention. Inside, traditional Japanese influences are woven through a modern framework, creating a space that balances texture, natural light and thoughtful simplicity. A small tree house pulled in the back garden adds a playful, unexpected layer.
PHOTO: Chris Collie
Gourd project
The chrome project is an innovative CREME initiative that explores the use of the pumpkin grown in molds for creating functional, biodegradable vessels like cups and zucchini. This project reviews a century-long comma with a modern lens, aimed at producing sustainable, renewable and composted alternatives for disposable plastic products.
The kindness of creme
Wooden bridge
The Creme proposal for the wooden bridge envisages a bridge that connects Brooklyn’s Greenpoint and Queens’ Long Island City. Designed to improve pedestrian transit and create green spaces, a bridge aims to encourage community connection and provide a safer, more comfortable journey for cyclists and pedestrians.
Photo: Taran Wilkhu
Sheraton Kagoshima
Sheraton Kagoshima is the first international branded hotel. The design team drew inspiration from the culture of the region, involving elements of history and tradition of areas in design. A piece of art on various scales, rich materials with natural tones and textures create extension of a city with hiring common areas that allow visitors to relax, meet or work visitors.
Photo: Erin Holsonback
Redfarm Austin
The cremets have brought a playful redfarm, a market-held market, take on Chinese cuisine in Austin with design that feels fresh, energetic and communal. Using refined materials and design elements, space nodes and local area and diverse cultural influences redfarm, creating a lively setting that complements the innovative restaurant menu.
