Roppongi Rokken: Sei Homes of Lucchi Michele Exhibition
Japanese gallery 21_21 PROJECT VIEW launched Roppongi Rokken: Sei Case, an exposition by the up to date Italian architect, designer and artist Michele De Lucchi. It passed off at Gallery threethe venture contains his collection of Logge sculptures, with three of wooden and three bronze lodge prototypes, revealed to the general public for the primary time. A innovative creator, De Lucchi has at all times explored new kinds creating artwork derived from his 20-year ardour for handwork. Experiments utilizing quite a few inventive processes, from materials choice to remaining finishes. The vitality that propels his paintings can be a driving pressure for the hypothesis and definition of latest notions of structure, as seen on this exhibition.
architect and designer Michele De Lucchi | picture © Masaya Yoshimura
uniting three loggia sculptures in wooden and three in bronze
The idea behind Roppongi Rokken: Sei Case was born from a dialogue that Michele De Lucchi had with Issey Miyake in 2018 and was specifically designed for Gallery three. Sei Case, which means six homes, unites three wood and three bronze lodges, put in along with a creative video directed by Victor Kossakovsky to spotlight the architect's course of. Based on 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT, architect expressed curiosity concerning the phrase Roppongi, referring to the placement's neighborhood. In truth, folktales hint the phrase to 6 samurai residences that when existed within the district. This coincidence struck him – six lodges, six samurai residences – and impressed the primary half of the title, Roppongi Rokken.
set up view at 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT | picture © Masaya Yoshimura
exploring Italian and Japanese traditions at 21_21 design sight
Michele De Lucchi put in the six cabins on oak pedestals handled with acetyl oxidation to reinforce stability, water resistance and preservation. The main points on the plinth have been designed by the architect himself. 'Wooden and bronze are among the many oldest and noblest supplies utilized by mankind. We used them to construct civilizations and deepen humanity,' acts De Lucchi. Every prototype of Roppongi Rokken: Sei Home incorporates components of conventional Japanese sliding screens (shoji partitions) mixed with the window partitions of European homes. This may very well be described because the architect's strategy to bridging Japanese and Italian traditions, that are intrinsically completely different however share an equally deep respect for craft and artisans.
picture © Masaya Yoshimura
For Michele De Lucchi, this collection follows a no-holds-barred journey into the creativeness of areas the place folks can dwell. It’s an investigation into the permeable media via which exterior worlds will be adopted. His trajectory frees himself from typical notions of structure. “Loggia jogs my memory of conventional Japanese teahouses, but additionally of avant-garde structure that extends into indoor/out of doors spatial continuities. For the ephemerality of human life to coexist with the extraordinary energy of nature, a sure relationship between structure, folks and nature turns into increasingly more important. We grope for brand spanking new methods of residing.' On the event of Roppongi Rokken: Sei Case, Michele De Lucchi will give a particular gallery discuss on philosophy and imaginative and prescient for the long run. The exhibition will likely be visited between September 20 and October 14, 2025.
oak plinth handled with acetyl oxidation | picture © Masaya Yoshimura
picture © Masaya Yoshimura