{"id":194,"date":"2025-12-01T13:10:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T13:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandrafoo.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/01\/asphalt-mediates-between-metal-and-stone-blocks-in-so-koizumis-furniture-collection\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T13:10:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T13:10:17","slug":"asphalt-mediates-between-metal-and-stone-blocks-in-so-koizumis-furniture-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sandrafoo.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/01\/asphalt-mediates-between-metal-and-stone-blocks-in-so-koizumis-furniture-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"asphalt mediates between metal and stone blocks in so koizumi\u2019s furniture collection"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018As\u2019 furniture Series Examines Asphalt\u2019s Role as Material Mediator<\/h2>\n

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SO KOIZUMI DESIGN introduces \u2018As,\u2019 a furniture collection centered on the structural and expressive potential of asphalt. The series examines the material\u2019s historical role and reinterprets it within a contemporary design context.<\/p>\n

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Asphalt has long been used as an adhesive, functioning as a connector between different materials. Although today it is most commonly associated with road paving, its essential purpose remains the act of binding. Drawing from this origin, the collection approaches asphalt as a mediating material that links heterogeneous components. References include its early use in Japan during the Jomon period, when it bonded wooden shafts to stone arrowheads. The collection applies this approach by pairing asphalt with metal, stone<\/a><\/strong>, resin, and other materials to create furniture pieces such as stools<\/a><\/strong>, side tables<\/a><\/strong>, and lamps<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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all images courtesy of MATOYA<\/a><\/p>\n

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Asphalt and Mixed Materials fuse in So Koizumi\u2019s Furniture Series<\/h2>\n

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In the \u2018As\u2019 series, the designer<\/a><\/strong> expands on the material connecting concept by combining asphalt with metal, stone, resin, and other materials to form stools, side tables, and lighting pieces. Some elements, including portions of the asphalt itself, are shaped and finished through in-house material experimentation. This process involves cycles of refining structure and texture in order to study the inherent properties of each substance and the relationships that form when they are brought together.<\/p>\n

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The collection is presented at Gallery MATOYA in Aichi, Japan, from November 22nd to 30th, 2025, alongside a selection of earlier works by SO KOIZUMI DESIGN.<\/p>\n

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\u2018As\u2019 collection explores the structural potential of asphalt in furniture design<\/p>\n

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asphalt is reconsidered as a connecting material between different components<\/p>\n

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asphalt acts as a mediator linking metal, stone, resin, and other materials<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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the collection draws from Jomon-period techniques of bonding wood and stone<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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lighting pieces experiment with the material\u2019s binding properties<\/p>\n

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the project explores how heterogeneous materials interact through asphalt<\/p>\n

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stools in the series combine asphalt with contrasting materials<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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hybrid material combinations extend the concept of connection in design<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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asphalt surfaces reveal traces of the making and shaping process<\/p>\n

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the design process investigates how different substances relate when joined<\/p>\n

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pieces highlight asphalt\u2019s adhesive origins through visible junctions<\/p>\n

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sections of asphalt are shaped and finished through in-house experimentation<\/p>\n

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the collection showcases a contemporary reinterpretation of an ancient technique<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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project info:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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name:<\/strong>\u00a0As
designer:<\/strong>\u00a0So Koizumi<\/a> | @so_koizumi_design<\/a><\/p>\n

host:<\/strong> Gallery MATOYA<\/p>\n

dates:<\/strong> November 22nd to 30th, 2025<\/p>\n

photographer:<\/strong> MATOYA<\/a> | @mato_ya<\/a><\/p>\n

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designboom has received this project from our\u00a0<\/i>DIY submissions<\/i><\/a>\u00a0feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers\u00a0<\/i>here.<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

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edited by: christina vergopoulou | designboom<\/i><\/p>\n

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