Great talented American artist, Mr. Erik Filban, work was displayed the galley in center of Tokyo, Ginza.

I could meet him and talk about his background of his work.

The title of his work is “Mt. Fuji”. It expressed his own way to expression of mirrored Mt. Fuji. It’s very detailed and I know it took long time to finish it.

Mega Yacht interior has to have some kind of art pieces. I would like to ask him collaborate with his talent with my design in the future.

I need to study the molding to use on the edge of table and counter in current project.

When I go to the showroom, I find something new everytime. What the purpose of going to showroom is that to check real material, that is very important to select material not from brochure, and have a conversation with manufacture’s people.

This kind of movement reflect to construction drawing and spread design scheme in more realistic and find more better way of construction to reduce work forth.

I’m gonna visit many showrooms to check varieties of material.

プロジェクトの建具・什器のモールディングの確認の為、ショールームへ。

ショールームに行く目的としては、カタログでは分からない質感、そして曲げ加工等の質問をする為です。

マテリアルを足しげく調査する事でデザインの幅や、組み立て工法、そして工数低減の図面を書くことができます。

これからも色々なショールームに時間を作って行きます。



表面仕上げ材の一つとし「メラミン化粧板」があります。

最近の化粧板は技術の発達に伴い、本物と見間違える程の仕上がりになっています。エンボス加工やテクスチャーなどの表現も豊かです。

但し使用箇所により、エッジやジョイントの処理など工夫しなければいけません。

工法を図面でまずは検討です。

There is one of the interior finish material as Plastic Laminate.

The current print technology is really great and it looks like real wood, leather and metal. There are several top finish, emboss and texture. It’s great artificial material.

When using the plastic laminate in interior, the way of construction would be different.

I’m drawing the detail to check the construction.

先週シンガポールで開催された「Asia Superyacht Conference」のレポートが発表された。

オーストラリア、ニュージーランドを除くアジアにて、24m以上のプレジャーボートは「216隻」。内訳は、60m以上「11隻」、40～50m「50隻」、24～40m「155隻」。

2010年に「27隻」のスーパーヨットが登録。内訳は、新艇購入・建造「17隻」、母港変更「10隻」。

85%のスーパーヨットは「香港」「中国」「タイ」「シンガポール」に停泊。

今年はもっと増えるでしょう。この『数字』を読み解き、現地で感じて行動します。

It held Asia Superyacht Conference in Singapore on last week (Apr 15^th).

I took a look at Asia Superyacht report.

There are 216 yachts over 24m in Asia region except Australia and New Zealand.

11 yachts over 60m, 50 yachts between 40 – 50m, 155 yachts between 24 – 40m.

27 new yachts registered in Asia market in 2010. 17 yachts new purchase, 10 yachts relocating into the region.

85% superyachts in Asia are in Hong Kong, China, Thailand and Singapore.

I think the number will go up in this year, 2012, because of China power.

I study these numbers and research at the site and then I will go ahead to move forward.

東京・日本橋のたもとに船着場が開設したそうです。

橋があるので利用出来るボートは限られるが、「水都・東京」としてもっと親水施設を整備して水辺から東京の魅力を伝えられると思います。

It opens new 20m port at Nihonbashi in Tokyo. The location is very convenient in center of downtown Tokyo.

There is a bridge thru this port, so it eliminates certain size of boat. Tokyo is a waterfront big city and used to be water/sea friendly city. This kind of movement is very important to appeal one of Tokyo’s characteristic from the sea.