Inori no dan2021

Description

This altar is the flagship of "Inori no dan". It was planned and designed by Architect Taizo Iwashita and producer Keiki Nishimura. A prototype was completed in 2020. At the "South Pole", a woodworking shop in Misato, Saitama. Advice was then sought from Yotsukawa Seisakusho, a wood craft manufacturer in Toyama and Takaoka. The final product was produced at Interna Nanjo, a furniture manufacturer in Shizuoka. At the beginning of its development the publishing of a picture book had been planned to be released and commercialized with Inori no dan. It would be called "Book and Buddhist Altar" (Trademark Registration/Registration No. 6266109). However, I realized that the space could be used a picture book exhibition spot for artists I therefore started collaborating with artists on the theme of prayer.
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Design description
A platform that can be used to store books open and placed upright. Double doors open forward and backward on both sides to prevent the books from tipping over. The opening is W310 x H270, and the book can be opened and closed with a sword. Art other than books can also be stored in the same way.