3:48 PM - 4:03 PM
[O02-02] Case study
Foraged Colors Reconnecting Colors to Life
★Invited Papers
Keywords:Geo, Fireldwork (interpretive act), Foraging, Prototyping , Creativity, Learning through expressive activities
About Us
Based in Oe-town in central Yamagata Pref., YOSHIKATSU is engaged in four basic activities: Procuring materials, Figuring out how to make things, Prototyping, and Implementation and manufacturing with "Foraging, Design, and Super-special printing" as its main areas of activity.
YOSHIKATSU's creations, which incorporate fieldwork and prototyping methods, range from printed materials to artwork, furniture design, web design, branding and concept-making, and workshop program development.
In this session, the members of YOSHIKATSU will present some case studies of engagement programs, art programs, and other activities conducted by Foraged Colors, a development and research project to create ink from foraged materials.
YOSHIKATSU https://www.ysdktnb.com/
Foraged Colors https://foragedcolors.com/
What is "Foraged Colors"?
From Selecting Colors to Making Colors. Foraged Colors aims to produce colors from materials gathered from the sea and mountains, implementing these colors in contemporary society. * Patent: Bio-based pigments (No. 7542886)
History
2021:
Development of pigments that use plant dye and water-based binder for fabrics.
Development of an oil-based binder for printing.
2022:
Establishment of pigment manufacturing flow.
2023:
Establishment of manufacturing flow for water-based and oil-based binders.
Test for mass production, Research, and development of proprietary mediums, and implement education programs with public participation. Holding exhibitions.
2024:
Find basic colors for industrial printing (CMYK = four components of color: cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) and make prototypes of pigmented products. In collaboration with printing companies, experiments are being conducted on letterpress printing and offset printing, which require high-precision ink, to launch them as printing services.
Case Studies
Case 1.
Colors found on the sandy beach
Field: Gamo Tideland and surrounding coast (Honshu-south Coast) Miyagino-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Pref.
Members: Sendai residents aged between 3 and 70
Outcome: Name of Color, Pigments, inks, Printed materials, etc.
Place of presentation: Gallery in a printing industrial park in Sendai, etc.
Key points: Post-disaster seashore, Cooking classroom, Identification work using illustrated reference book and children's books, naming
Case 2.
(Wet green)-gray found on the seabed
Field: SURUGA WAN (Honshu-south Coast) seafloor (depths of approx.1350m and approx.980 m)
Inspired by: Participation in the development of an outreach program to promote the formation of a layer of interest in marine research
JAMSTEC 50th Anniversary Project: Deep-sea research voyage experience to arouse new interest (KR21-11)
Organizer: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Cooperation: 3710Lab
Outcome: Pigments, crayons, ink, business cards, books, etc.
Place of presentation: International Conference on Marine Environmental Design, Website, etc.
Key points: From a designer's perspective(the Marine-Earth research), Stains that do not come off.
Case3.
calling coals/coal's calling
Field. KOZUGAHAMA Beach (Honshu-western coast), Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Pref.
Members: a designer, a carpenter, a craft artist, a cook (a farmer)
Outcome: Field notes, coal ink, posters, pigments, contemporary sculptures, glazes, objects
Place of presentation: 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT (Design Museum in Roppongi, Tokyo), etc.
Key Points: Outcrops and Shugendo (Mountain asceticism, is a belief that took root in such gentle mountain worship, taking shape under the influence of Buddhism.), Creative action reveals the world’s secrets one at a time
Based in Oe-town in central Yamagata Pref., YOSHIKATSU is engaged in four basic activities: Procuring materials, Figuring out how to make things, Prototyping, and Implementation and manufacturing with "Foraging, Design, and Super-special printing" as its main areas of activity.
YOSHIKATSU's creations, which incorporate fieldwork and prototyping methods, range from printed materials to artwork, furniture design, web design, branding and concept-making, and workshop program development.
In this session, the members of YOSHIKATSU will present some case studies of engagement programs, art programs, and other activities conducted by Foraged Colors, a development and research project to create ink from foraged materials.
YOSHIKATSU https://www.ysdktnb.com/
Foraged Colors https://foragedcolors.com/
What is "Foraged Colors"?
From Selecting Colors to Making Colors. Foraged Colors aims to produce colors from materials gathered from the sea and mountains, implementing these colors in contemporary society. * Patent: Bio-based pigments (No. 7542886)
History
2021:
Development of pigments that use plant dye and water-based binder for fabrics.
Development of an oil-based binder for printing.
2022:
Establishment of pigment manufacturing flow.
2023:
Establishment of manufacturing flow for water-based and oil-based binders.
Test for mass production, Research, and development of proprietary mediums, and implement education programs with public participation. Holding exhibitions.
2024:
Find basic colors for industrial printing (CMYK = four components of color: cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) and make prototypes of pigmented products. In collaboration with printing companies, experiments are being conducted on letterpress printing and offset printing, which require high-precision ink, to launch them as printing services.
Case Studies
Case 1.
Colors found on the sandy beach
Field: Gamo Tideland and surrounding coast (Honshu-south Coast) Miyagino-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Pref.
Members: Sendai residents aged between 3 and 70
Outcome: Name of Color, Pigments, inks, Printed materials, etc.
Place of presentation: Gallery in a printing industrial park in Sendai, etc.
Key points: Post-disaster seashore, Cooking classroom, Identification work using illustrated reference book and children's books, naming
Case 2.
(Wet green)-gray found on the seabed
Field: SURUGA WAN (Honshu-south Coast) seafloor (depths of approx.1350m and approx.980 m)
Inspired by: Participation in the development of an outreach program to promote the formation of a layer of interest in marine research
JAMSTEC 50th Anniversary Project: Deep-sea research voyage experience to arouse new interest (KR21-11)
Organizer: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Cooperation: 3710Lab
Outcome: Pigments, crayons, ink, business cards, books, etc.
Place of presentation: International Conference on Marine Environmental Design, Website, etc.
Key points: From a designer's perspective(the Marine-Earth research), Stains that do not come off.
Case3.
calling coals/coal's calling
Field. KOZUGAHAMA Beach (Honshu-western coast), Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Pref.
Members: a designer, a carpenter, a craft artist, a cook (a farmer)
Outcome: Field notes, coal ink, posters, pigments, contemporary sculptures, glazes, objects
Place of presentation: 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT (Design Museum in Roppongi, Tokyo), etc.
Key Points: Outcrops and Shugendo (Mountain asceticism, is a belief that took root in such gentle mountain worship, taking shape under the influence of Buddhism.), Creative action reveals the world’s secrets one at a time