Jyuhe Wall Shelf Series by Taeg Nishimoto
Jyuhe is a Japanese word for tree bark, and is the name of this prototype of this wall shelf series. They are made of recycled paper pulp mixed with pulverized oak tree bark from already cut logs,…
Taeg Nishimoto
Taeg Nishimoto is an architect, designer, and educator whose practice spans international boundaries and disciplinary borders. Holding degrees from Waseda University in Tokyo and Cornell University, Nishimoto has worked with esteemed firms such as Architectenburo Herman Hertzberger in Amsterdam and Kunihiko Hayakawa & Associates in Tokyo. He later established his own practice, Taeg Nishimoto + Allied Architects, in New York, where his work—both built and conceptual—gained recognition through awards, grants, and features in prominent publications including *GA Houses*, *a+u*, and *Japan Architect*.
Currently a full Professor of Architecture at the University of Texas at San Antonio, Nishimoto has held teaching positions at Columbia University, Pratt Institute, and Temple University. His architectural research and installations have been exhibited internationally, with presentations at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, La Galerie d’Architecture in Paris, and the Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York. His “PLOT House” series is held in the permanent collection of the FRAC Centre in Orléans, France. Licensed in both Japan and New York, Nishimoto continues to investigate the relationship between space, material, and cultural narrative through a highly conceptual and research-driven design approach.
Furrow Table by Taeg Nishimoto
FURROW table by Taeg Nishimoto is a prototype of outdoor/indoor side table made of cast concrete for the top, using the corrugated cardboard roll as the mold for the surface texture. It is an exploration of heightening…
Painterly Spectrum Resin by Taeg Nishimoto
It is made of epoxy resin cast on the surface of parchment paper on which different color strokes are applied beforehand using latex paint, evoking the image of distant sky, water or landscape. When it’s lit, the…
Visual Effect on the Wall – Seed by Taeg Nishimoto
SEED comes in many variations of profile and surface texture. Each profile is taken from different river stones’ shape which is a result of a long smoothing process the stones go through in water flow of the…
Lighting Fixtures Made of Buckram Fabric – Se’Paar by Taeg Nishimoto
Taeg Nishimoto has designed Se’Paar, a series of hanging lighting fixtures made of Buckram fabric. Buckram is a resin impregnated mesh fabric that sustains the form when they are manipulated with water and left to dry.
Series of Lamps Made of Bioplastic Material
Undulae by Taeg Nishimoto is a series of lamps made of cornstarch-based bioplastic tubes. Using the characteristics of shrinking and undulating when the bioplastic is in the drying process, the formal manipulation is left for each tube…
Tuplet – Floor Lamp by Taeg Nishimoto
Tuplet by Taeg Nishimoto is a floor lamp that uses a mesh fabric called Buckram. Buckram is impregnated with resin and is usually used to make the inner structure of hats. It is molded into shape by…