ARIAKE
Ariake is a Japanese furniture brand founded by Legnatec and Hirata Chair, two manufacturers from the furniture–producing town of Morodomi in Saga Prefecture, each with over four decades of craft heritage. The brand takes its name from the Ariake Sea; “ariake” also means daybreak, marking a new chapter for its founding makers. The collection is developed under the creative direction of Gabriel Tan, in close collaboration with Morodomi's craftsmen and an international roster of designers, with the aim of creating new Japanese design icons. Each piece balances delicacy with structural precision, with careful attention to wood joinery, combining hand and machine production in equal measure.
“The House of Making” is a collective exhibition by Ariake, Ladies & Gentlemen Studio, Origin Made, Parachilna, and Zimmer+Rohde, five craft–focused brands, brought together at the historic Asia House for 3daysofdesign. Modern life is surrounded by finished things: objects arrive in homes complete and resolved, their histories of trial and transformation invisible. It is rare to see the ideation, the iteration, and the raw materials. This exhibition is an invitation behind the curtain. “The House of Making” goes beyond the finished object to reveal the creative process, with sketches, prototypes, materials, and tools of the trade, narrating the journey from idea to form; it is part showcase, part love letter to artistry and craft.
