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Core: Maple and Concrete Sake Set
Core is a set of sake tableware pieces that I made for Render Weekly's (@renderweekly) weekly render competition. It's a blend of the traditional sakazuki wide-sized sake cups and more modern materials. The maple would be lathe-turned and the concrete set in a mold, acting as the 'core' of each piec...
Brave Bear Sake (勇敢な熊 大吟醸)
EN A sake with punch. Brave Bear Special Junmai Daiginjo is the first product of its kind to incorporate a soft note of honey, providing a somewhat "wild" experience. The visual identity, packaging and communication exploit this unique feature of the product, further enhancing the experience. JP...
Sake Ok—A Hybrid Creation
Re-defining the preconceived notion attached to craft beer consumerism. Finding new means of distribution the audience is able to connect with the idea of tactility expressed through form. A hybrid creation brewed and bottled in Northern suburbs of Melbourne, gentrifying a stereotyped and satura...
YOSHINO Sake Cup and Bottle by Kazuya Koike
This small sake cup and sake bottle is made for enjoying Yoshino cedar by the five senses. Earthenware and ceramic sake bottle for warmingsake or glassware sake bottle for coldsake, and to each sake bottle, a small sake cup made of Yoshino Cedar is attached. The cylindrical shape, in tribute to th...