"Asphalt has long been used as an adhesive, functioning as a connector between different materials. Although today it is most commonly associated with road paving, its essential purpose remains the act of binding. Drawing from this origin, the collection approaches asphalt as a mediating material that links heterogeneous components. References include its early use in Japan during the Jomon period, when it bonded wooden shafts to stone arrowheads."
"In the 'As' series, the designer expands on the material connecting concept by combining asphalt with metal, stone, resin, and other materials to form stools, side tables, and lighting pieces. Some elements, including portions of the asphalt itself, are shaped and finished through in-house material experimentation. This process involves cycles of refining structure and texture in order to study the inherent properties of each substance and the relationships that form when they are brought together."
SO KOIZUMI DESIGN’s 'As' series centers on asphalt’s structural and expressive potential. Asphalt is treated as a mediating, adhesive material that historically bound heterogeneous components and still functions as a connector. The works pair asphalt with metal, stone, resin, and other materials to form stools, side tables, and lighting. Portions of asphalt are shaped and finished through in-house experimentation to refine structure and texture. The process studies inherent properties of each substance and the relationships that form when materials are combined. The series is exhibited at Gallery MATOYA in Aichi, Japan, November 22–30, 2025.
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