CORD/CODE by ODS / Oniki Design Studio

Name of Company or Individual: ODS / Oniki Design Studio

Country: Japan

Website: http://oniki-design-studio.com/

Project Name: CORD/CODE

Project Completion Date: 9/14/2019

Project Completed City: Tokyo

Visual Design Division: Multimedia (Exhibition Design)

Visual Design Division: Multimedia (Exhibition Design) Exhibition "CORD/CODE" was held in a gallery of "THE GINZA COSMETICS GINZA", which opened in 2018.

Exhibition “CORD/CODE” was held in a gallery of “THE GINZA COSMETICS GINZA”, which opened in 2018. The exhibition introduces a new installation “CORD/CODE” and a newly designed chair. The title “CORD/CODE” denotes the creation of a CODE using a CORD, and aims to portray the spatial simplicity and relaxation of THE GINZA. 

“CORD/CODE”

The installation work that gives CORDs a CODE

Horizontal cords extended parallel to the floor formed layers creating vertical structure. A single layer consisted of eight cords stretched in a square grid and was repeated to create 46 layers with a two-degree angle around the center axis of the room, elevating 45mm each time. Space appears to be created by a seemingly complex structure with multiple three-dimensional surfaces layered on top of another, but behind it is actually a simple CODE. Inside, the two aspects, “simple and linear,” and the “complex and organic” coexist.

 “CORD/CODE CHAIR”

The chair made of acrylic and stainless-steel wire

The six curved surfaces created by horizontally stretched wires across U-shaped acrylic compose the seat and backrest of the chair. The curved surfaces created by a total of 124 wires are arranged to curve against the body, softly wrapping the person sitting. A CODE is given to the CORDs to create a design where the tension of the straight line and soft curve coexist. In addition, the overlapping curved wires are visible from the side and back of the chair with a clear acrylic base, giving it a sense of lightness as if the person sitting is floating.