Kyoto product design company Public Service will be opening Harakado BABY THE COFFEE BREW CLUB from Saturday, September 14th.
Exhibition and talk event held at GALLERY
*Public Service Co., Ltd.*
Press release: September 8, 2024
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Kyoto product design company Public Service will be opening Harakado BABY THE COFFEE BREW CLUB from Saturday, September 14th.
Exhibition and talk event held at GALLERY
*COFFEE CEREMONY & 10 SHOKUNIN IN TOKYO*
Product design company PUBLIC SERVICE: Kyoto City https://pb-sv.com/
CEREMONY & 10 SHOKUNIN IN
TOKYO” will be held from Saturday, September 14th to Wednesday, September 18th, 2024. This work, which was exhibited at Milano Salone Satellite 2024, will be exhibited for the first time in the East Japan area.
On the 14th, the first day of the exhibition, we will hold a talk event about the exhibition and works with industrial designer Naoaki Iwamatsu, also an exhibitor at Milano Salone Satellite 2024, and editor Tomoyoshi Hasegawa as facilitator.
During the exhibition period, we will exhibit the coffee tool “COFFEE CEREMONY” developed and produced with 10 craftsmen, as well as show off the actual dripping process using the tool.
The coffee beans used for the drip coffee are from BABY THE COFFEE BREW’s affiliated cafe “Belleville Brulerie”.
Uses TOKYO’s blended beans.
Special exhibition
“COFFEE CEREMONY & 10 SHOKUNIN IN TOKYO” Overview
■Date and time: Saturday, September 14, 2024 to Wednesday, September 18, 2024 11:00-20:00
*If you only want to view, you can visit the cafe from 8:00 to 23:00, not limited to the above.
■Location: Tokyu Plaza Harajuku “Harakado” 3F BABY THE COFFEE BREW CLUB GALLERY ROOM
[Address] 6-31 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001
■Participation fee: Free (admission to the gallery and viewing works)
■Contents:
Exhibition of coffee tools “COFFEE CEREMONY”
・Bamboo coffee drip stand: Takano Chikuko Co., Ltd.
・Bizen-yaki coffee bean container: Masahiro Fujita (Ryuhogama) ・Recycled sock fiber tray: Germination Co., Ltd.
・Earthenware coffee cup: Taro Tanaka
・Glass coffee server: Taro Ikegami
・Coffee dripper (Japanese paper): Takuto Masuda (Shuzenji Kamiya Washi Workshop) ・Coffee dripper (lacquer): Sato Kiyomatsu Shoten Co., Ltd.
・Stone coffee bean grinder: Takao Saida (Saita Stone Store)
・Kyo-yaki/Kiyomizu-yaki water heater: Hiroaki Shimizu (Rokubeigama) ・Coffee confectionery: Wataru Kanaya (Japanese confectionery craftsman of Kyoto Confectionery Manager Masahiro Kanaya)
*[About coffee drip performance]
During the exhibition period, the owner will hold regular drip performances using coffee tools.
The beans are actually pulled and extracted in three parts a day: 13:00~, 15:00~, and 17:00~.
Attempt to put COFFEE CEREMONY into practice by having visitors experience the drip using the artwork.
(Reservations are not possible, first come first served, and the performance will be closed on the 17th due to the absence of the host, only exhibitions).
[Background of “COFFEE CEREMONY & 10 SHOKUNIN IN TOKYO”]
■Exhibited at Milano Salone Satellite
At Milano Salone, “Milano Salone
“Satellite” is a project where young designers under 35 years of age who have passed the screening can exhibit, and is said to be a gateway to success for young designers. In 2024, when Satellite celebrates its 25th anniversary, our public service will exhibit at this exhibition for the first time.
■Coffee tool development utilizing traditional Japanese craft techniques Inspired by Japanese tea utensils, I started looking to see if I could create a series of tools for brewing coffee using traditional craft techniques, which led me to the idea of letting the world know about the work of craftsmen who work with a variety of materials. However, the coffee tool “COFFEE”
CEREMONY”. Through my works, I hope that people will rediscover the unique beauty of materials and the value of tools created by humans.
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[About “COFFEE CEREMONY & 10 SHOKUNIN IN TOKYO” talk event on September 14th]
Title: “Coexistence of craftsmanship and industrial design”
Industrial designer Shinji Otsu Yori & Naoaki Iwamatsu talk event Facilitator: Tomoyoshi Hasegawa
Date and time: September 14th (Sat) 19:00 – 21:00 (Registration starts at 18:30) 18:30 Doors open
19:00 Talk starts
20:00 End of talk, interaction time
21:00 Closing
Venue: Tokyu Plaza Harajuku “Harakado” 3F BABY THE COFFEE BREW CLUB (6-31 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001)
Capacity: 40 people
Participation fee: 2000 yen (including one drink)
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