projects
alternative designer
mechanical engineer
social critic
mechanical engineer
social critic
prototyping
alternatives
because business-as-usual
is not it... 🙃
summer 2023
org:
ideo
client:
roppongi midtown
design team:
takumi kitamura - poject manager
alisa koegel - production lead
yurio yamaguchi - design research lead
rhianna davies - communication design
kenta kondo - critical design
process:
human centered design
critical design
output:
outdoor exhibit @ design touch 2023 roppongi midtown
media:
tokyoartbeat
you hear the sound of trickling water
but you don’t see any presence of water
where is water?
who owns water?
what is water?
we designed a waterless river where visitors can reflect on water consumption at a personal, national, and global level. in the dried up river, we placed 27 mirrored water droplets each containing a reflection prompt. we played riversounds in the background to create a cognitive dissonace between what you see and what you hear. riversounds were accompanied by interview snippets of water experts. why?
japan is a water-abundant country. but japan is also a water-dependant country. as an import dependant nation, the goods produced abroad indirectly consumes a substaital amount of water. from the smartphones, to jeans, to groceries, imported goods makes japan water-dependent. some might even say japan indirectly steals water from other nations. this exhibit was designed for visitors to confront this contradiction and reflect critically on our collective water privelege.