The production process of Vannfall begins with wrapping a wireframe with rope and applying a fibrous clay dissolved in water to create the model.
The model is then 3D scanned and digitized. With the data, a metal tooling is made using CNC cutting. Finally, glass is blown and injection moulded to create the glass jug.
“Somehow the charms of my original model were kept all the way throughout the process,” added Kuramoto. “Both analog and cutting-edge technologies are beautifully present in the final water jug.”
“It is truly inspiring to work with Jin Kuramoto and to have his interpretation of sculptural utility: «Bruksskulptur»,” said Nedre Foss
“The initial master model of Vannfall was hand made in Jin’s studio, and all of his intuitive, haptic decisions are captured in the final product. Through the process of 3D-scanning the selected model and subsequently translating this object into glass, the original constructive partitions and language of the process were somewhat obscured and took on additional meaning,” explained Nedre Foss.
“To us, Vannfall mimics something in motion – depending on the color, it is like water running or like a creature organically and slowly growing into shape,” added Nedre Foss. “Besides being a useful and beautiful object, Vannfall also provides a peak into the some of the key but sometimes hidden issues of the design process itself: how to generate, reflect on and refine a shape in a mock-up material and also the relation between the intention of a process and the final result.”
