EPISODE of DENSITY MANIA_PACK-6
DENSITYMANIAとは KATSUYUKIKODAMAデザイナーの兒玉が描きだした言葉。 DENSITY＝凝縮 MANIA＝熱狂 言葉を紡ぐと『KATSUYUKIKODAMAの美学を凝縮した熱狂的なシリーズ』 一種のフェティシズムさえも感じさせる、ディテールの集約。複雑な製法を経て生みだす美しいフォルム。
PACK-1のリリース以来アップデートを重ね現在展開しているラインナップでは最後のナンバリングの位置付けであるPACK-6。そのストーリーを紐解く。
Episode of DENSITYMANIA PACK6
ソリッドで端正な顔立ちのPACK-6。装飾を削ぎ落とし、全体的にノーステッチで構成、ミニマルな仕上がり。流線を描く美麗なフォルムとNo.10ジッパーからはモードな雰囲気が香る。
それもそのはず。PACK-6のルーツは第Ⅰ世代のPACK-4にあり。着想はPACK-4のサイズダウンから始まった。最初はPACK-1の様な縮小率を調整してデザインはそのままの方向性。。。違う、何かが違う！！と。
ここからその何かを掴むためのクリエイションに幕がきって落とされた。デザイナー兒玉と工場長の佐古の幾重にも及ぶダミーサンプル作成が繰り広げられた。PACK-4のディテールや佇まいを何処か香らせつつ、全く新しいアイテムとして昇華する。それが後のPACK-6となる。
ある程度の全貌が明らかになったところでパリのプレゼンテーションを迎え、お披露目となったんだけど、その後も兒玉の修正は続く。カタチが見えてからその数はゆうに10回を超え、3ヶ月もの時間を費やした。流石の佐古もノイローゼになりそうだった。この切り替えを4mm外側に、2mm上に。ファスナーの仕様変更。マチの深さの変更。止まない修正の嵐。
隅田川の沿いに佇むPARADIDDLE LABは毎晩のように不夜城と化し、いよいよPACK-4の意思を継ぐPACK-6は完成した。
比類なき追求の末手に入れた流線を描く美しいフォルムはPACK-6にしかない、まさしく『美』と『佇まい』を宿している。
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TAKUYATODA
DENSITYMANIA is a word created by the designer, Kodama, of KATSUYUKIKODAMA by mixture of DENSITY and MANIA. This can be considered a maniac series of condensed beauty of KATSUYUKIKODAMA. It is aggregation of details, which could give us a sense of fetishism. Since PACK-1 came out, we have updated continuously and PACK-6 is the latest. Here is the story. Episode of DENSITYMANIA PACK6 PACK-6, it has a solid and clear-cut face. Overall, It has been finished with no-stitch appearance, breaking off unnecessary decorations. The figure shaping a beautiful streamline and No.10 zipper create a scent of mode. No wonder. The roots of PACK-6 came from PACK-4 from the first generation. We started with the idea, which came from sizing down of PACK-4. First of all, we started with a reduction rate of PACK-1 and then tried to adjust the size and kept going with its original design…but it was not what we expected!! To reach something we were aiming for, we started to pursue the goal even more. The designer, Kodama, and the factory manager, Sako, made countless dummy samples from then. Keeping the taste of and details of PACK-4 somewhere, we needed to create something completely new. It was going to be called PACK-6 afterwards. Once the whole appearance almost came up, we had a presentation in Paris. However, Kodama’s revision still continued. It took more than 10 times and three months to finish up. He almost had a neurosis at that time. 4mm more outside… 2mm up… specification change of a zipper. Gusset depth change. There were countless revisions in front of us. After non-sleep days in PARADIDDLE LAB by Sumida River, PACK-6 finally came out with succeeding the essence of PACK-4. Now you can see the beautiful figure made with a streamline through our thoughts and peerless pursuits in PACK-6, which has an absolute “beauty” and “atmosphere”. EPISODE OF DENSITYMANIA_PACK-6 _END.
