Moomin Timepieces/ムーミン タイムピーシーズ

Concept

Utilizing the transparency and thickness of glass, this clock is designed with a sense of depth, as if you were looking into Moomin Valley through a flower wreath. Our world is pictured on the upper surface of the clock, whereas the inner layer depicts Moomin’s. The delicate flower pattern is designed by adding elements of paper cutouts, which the designer became fond of during her childhood days in Scandinavia. Each layout cuts out the pattern differently, so you can find the perfect place for Moomin, only for yourself, while coordinating the clock with your wall colors. Based on the images found in picture books and comics, threads were gathered to create a new and unique story. Please secretly peep into the beautiful world of Moomin, like reflections within a kaleidoscope.

ガラスの透明感と厚みを活かした奥行きのあるデザインは、まるでムーミン谷をフラワーリースから覗き込んでいるよう。時計の表面は私たちの世界、奥はムーミンの世界を表しています。幼少時より、北欧での生活で慣れ親しんだ切り絵の要素を加えた繊細な花模様。デザインによって模様が切り抜かれている部分があるので壁色と合わせながらご自分だけのぴったりなムーミンの場所を見つけることができます。 絵本やコミックに出てくる絵柄を元に新しいオリジナルスト−リーを紡ぎだしました。万華鏡に映り込んだような美しいムーミンの世界をこっそりのぞいてみてください。

History & Craftsmanship

This glass clock is made in the area of Yamanaka in Kaga City of Ishikawa Prefecture, which is a town with more than a 400-year-old history of lacquerware production. Employing the traditional technique of “maki-e”, which sprinkles gold or silver powder for decoration, eight to ten colors are carefully layered one by one to portray the world of Moomin. The skilled craftsmen who have inherited the techniques of Yamanaka lacquerware assume this process, from making precise printing molds to expressing delicate colors that are applied even to the smallest detail on both sides of the glass. Traditional Japanese techniques live on in the stories of Moomin from Finland, the land of forests and lakes, within this handmade piece.

このガラスクロックは400年以上もの歴史を持つ漆器の町、石川県加賀市、山中の地で作られています。漆器に施す伝統技術の「蒔絵技法」を活かし、8〜10種類の色を一つずつ丁寧に重ねながらムーミンの世界を描き出します。この作業に欠かせない精密な版型、ガラス両面の細部にまで至る繊細な色の表現を担っているのは山中漆器の技術を受け継ぐ熟練した職人たちです。森と湖の国フィンランドで生まれたムーミンの物語に日本の伝統技術が息づく手造りの一品です。

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photo by Yusuke Kida