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Yuri T.

Nationality: Japan
Course: Interior Design
Program: Summer Course
Period: Sep. 9, 2024 – Sep. 20, 2024

I am a 2nd year graduate student at Kyoto Institute of Technology.
I am studying architecture in Japan. In my university assignments, I am limited to designing only basic floor plans and rarely think about furniture and materials. However, it is necessary to design a concrete living space, and I have always wanted to learn how to do so. Architecture and furniture are inseparable when it comes to space creation. I chose the interior design course because I wanted to learn as much as I could about this.

京都工芸繊維大学大学院2回生です。
日本では建築の勉強をしています。大学の課題では、基本的な間取りのみの設計にとどまり、家具やマテリアルなどを考えることはほとんどありません。でも居住空間を具体的にデザインするためには必要なことですし、是非学びたいとずっと思ってきました。空間作りにおいて、建築と家具は切っても切り離せないはず。それを少しでも学びたくて、インテリアデザインコースを選択しました。

Oct. 05, 2024 | Posted in Reports, Interior Design , | Tags:, Reporter: Yuri T. | Course: Interior Design

Interior Design Summer Course (#2) – Yuri T

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Santa Maria Novella Church
After school on Monday, we went to the Church of Santa Maria Novella. From the lancet arches and stained glass decorations, it is clear that the church is a Gothic building, but it is not overly decorated, and I got the impression that it is a calm and quiet Gothic building.
I personally love the cloister garden next to the church. I felt at home in this quiet and spacious space, which is in sharp contrast to the bustling streets of Florence. For me, living in Kyoto, it was like going to the Kamo River for a refreshing walk.

サンタ・マリア・ノヴェッラ教会
月曜日の放課後、サンタ・マリア・ノヴェッラ教会へ行きました。尖頭アーチやステンドグラスの装飾から、確かにゴシック建築であることは見て取れます。でも装飾過剰なものではなく、落ち着いた、おとなしいゴシック建築だという印象でした。
私個人的には、教会横の回廊庭園が大好きです。行き交う人で賑やかなフィレンツェ街と対称的な、静かで広い空間に、とても落ち着きました。京都に住む私からすると、鴨川沿いにリフレッシュしに行くような感覚です。
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Classroom
The teacher is teaching us how to read a blueprint. He said there is a rule that when drawing furniture, the front view should be drawn on top of the floor plan, and the elevations should be drawn on each side. When I was studying architecture in Japan, there was no such rule, so I learned a lot.

授業の様子
先生が、図面の見方を教えてくださっているところです。家具の図面を描く時は、平面図の上に正面図、左右にそれぞれの立面図を描くというルールがあるそうです。私が日本で建築を学んでいる際は、このようなルールはなかったので勉強になりました。
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Classroom
This is a simple model of the furniture I am designing, made with glue sticks, copy paper, and masking tape that I had on hand.
There was also a way to do modeling in Vectorworks without making a physical model. I thought it would be faster and more beneficial for me to actually make a model, study it, and show it to my teacher for advice, rather than spending time learning how to use Vectorworks. The teacher was very complimentary of this method, and I was able to move on to the next step quickly.

授業の様子
これは私がデザインしている家具について、手元にあったスティックのりとコピー用紙、マスキングテープで簡単な模型を作ったものです。
模型を作らなくても、Vectorworksでモデリングをするという手もありました。でもあまり慣れていないので、かなり時間がかかってしまいます。Vectorworksの使い方を習得するのに時間を費やすくらいなら、実際に模型を作ってしまって検討し、先生に見せてアドバイスを貰う方が早いし、自分のためにもなると考えました。この方法に対して先生も褒めてくださいましたし、早く次のステップに進むことが出来ました。
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After-school lunch
This is a picture of when I had lunch using the meal ticket I received. I went out to eat with my classmates. The restaurant is called “Gusto Leo” and they serve really big pizzas.
Depending on the restaurant, you can eat up to 10€ with a meal ticket here. If you order more than 10€, you can use your meal ticket by paying the additional amount.

放課後のランチ
いただいた食券を使ってランチをした時の写真です。クラスメイトの方とご飯に行きました。“Gusto Leo”というお店で、本当に大きいピザが出てきます。
店にもよりますが、ここは10€まで食券で食べることができます。もし10€を超えるものを注文しても、追加分を支払うことで食券を使うことが出来るというシステムでした。
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Classroom
This is a photo of the class when the teacher showed us samples of materials. He explained what kind of materials he would use for flooring. There were many things that were hard to imagine and that would not be popular among Japanese people. I was imagining, “But if I were to use this…. I could imagine furniture that would be “an oddity” to the Japanese taste.

授業の様子
先生がマテリアルのサンプルを見せてくださった時の様子です。床材にどんなものを使うか、などを説明してくださいました。日本人にはなかなか受けなさそうで、想像しがたいものも多かったです。「でももしこれを使うなら…、」と想像していたら、「日本人好みの変わり種」のような家具が思い浮かびます。
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Farewell party
Since this was Mr. Y’s last class of the day, we all took a commemorative photo with the teachers. I only had two weeks with Mr. Y, but we still became good friends and were able to build a relationship that I would definitely like to meet him again. I enjoyed our conversations about interior design.

お別れ会
Yさんがこの日最後の授業だったので、先生方と、記念写真をみんなで撮りました。私は2週間しかYさんと被りませんでしたが、それでも仲良くなり、また必ず会いたいと思うくらいの関係を築く事が出来ました。インテリアデザインについての会話も楽しかったです。
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Artvisit
Free participation. With an interpreter, we strolled from the Loggia to the Pitti Palace in Florence. She explained about the sculptures in Loggia and told us about the history of the city.
During the walk, we were able to take beautiful photos of the view of Ponte Vecchio.

Artvisit
自由参加です。通訳さんも一緒に、フィレンツェのロッジアからピッティ宮殿まで散策しました。ロッジアにある彫刻の説明や歴史の話を教えていただきました。
散策の途中、ヴェッキオ橋を眺める写真を綺麗に撮ることができました。
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Cultural course (leather bag making)
On Friday morning, we made leather bags, which we had signed up for as a cultural class. It was the first time for me to work with leather, but I had often used a regular sewing machine, so I was happy to receive compliments. 3-week-old students who have been learning how to make leather goods worked together with us. It was very interesting to see all the paints, glues, and tools that I had never seen before.

文化講座(革バッグ製作)
金曜日の朝、文化講座として申し込んでいた革製バッグ作りを行いました。革を扱うのは初めてでしたが、通常のミシンはよく使ったことがあったので、褒めて貰えて嬉しかったです。3週間革製品作りを学んでいる人も一緒に作業をしました。見たことない塗料、接着剤、道具が全てもの珍しかったです。
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