Nomadic LIGHT-PAPER booklet spread lit from behind

Tilt

Object / 2024
by Takumi Fukushima

The Familiar Unknown

Throughout history, cutting-edge technologies and principles have served as the catalysts for updating our existence and enhancing our daily lives. Yet, at times, this very sophistication—representing the pinnacle of human inquiry—can alienate the individual, creating a distance between us and the things that should naturally be closest at hand.
The joy and beauty I seek through design lie in the moments when diverse concepts and ideas align without the need for specialization—the moments where the "unknown" overlaps with the familiar rhythm of the everyday.
These moments are embedded all around us, yet they are often too subtle to be noticed, passing by without being captured. It is we, as inhabitants of the everyday, who can observe our habits, gather these unconscious sparks of wonder, and translate them into tangible forms.

いつの時代も、最先端の技術や原理は生活を更新する起点となり、私たちの暮らしを豊かにしてきました。 しかし、その先進性が探究の極致にあるがゆえに、時にそれは生活者の実感から遠ざかり、本来すぐそばにあるはずの存在との間に距離を生んでしまうことがあります。 私がデザインを通じて見出したいのは、専門性の有無を問わず、多様な概念が「慣れ親しんだ日常」と重なり合う瞬間の美しさです。 その瞬間は、私たちの日常のいたるところに潜んでいます。しかし、あまりに些細であるがゆえに、誰の目にも留まることなく過ぎ去ってしまいます。日々の習慣の中で観察を繰り返し、無意識の中にある感動を拾い上げ、確かな形へと変えていく。それは、生活者である私たちにこそ許された、大切な営みであると考えています。

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Takumi Fukushima
Takumi Fukushima (b. 1998, Kanagawa) graduated from the Interior Design program in the Department of Industrial Design at Musashino Art University. He joined office furniture manufacturer Kokuyo Co., Ltd. in 2021, and began working with Jin Kuramoto Design in 2026. He captures the hidden "unknowns" found in mundane life, weaving them into the fabric of the everyday by giving them tangible form.
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