Kane Yanagawa
M001675
USA / Architectural Design, Interior Design, Product Design
Education
2003 MA, Deptartment of Architecture, UCLA
Research Interests
Architectural Design
Craftsmanship in Digital Fabrication
Design Education
Product Design
Experience
2005 ~ 2008 Project Designer, Zaha Hadid Architects
2008 ~ 2010 Lead Designer, Randall Stout Architects
2011 ~ 2013 Architect, Asymptote Architecture
2014 ~ present Asst. Professor, Architecture, National Cheng Kung University
Portfolio
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Vector Lamp ( 2014. June – November )
Principal : Kane Yanagawa 柳川肯
Design Team : Chen Charng Shin 陳長忻, Su Hsui Bai 蘇修白, Chen Szu Yin 陳思吟
Interaction Team : Chang Guo Shin 張國興, Lin Ting An 林庭安, Shi Chuen Wei 施淳暐
Collaboration : NCKU C-Hub 成大創意基地, CHIMEI_Modex 奇美新視代公司, Tainan the place hotel 台南老爺酒店
The Vector Lamp was developed by sKY_Associative in collaboration with Chimei | Nexgen for installation in the new creative commons building at National Cheng Kung University dubbed the “C-hub”. The principles behind its design were to collaboratively develop a lamp that could be fabricated by students on-site to celebrate and showcase the C-hub’s new fabrication facilities and future co-working partnerships. -
Vector Bench ( 2014. June – November )
Principal : Kane Yanagawa 柳川肯
Design Team : Chen Charng Shin 陳長忻, Su Hsui Bai 蘇修白, Chen Szu Yin 陳思吟
Interaction Team : Chang Guo Shin 張國興, Lin Ting An 林庭安, Shi Chuen Wei 施淳暐
Collaboration : NCKU C-Hub 成大創意基地, CHIMEI_Modex 奇美新視代公司, Tainan the place hotel 台南老爺酒店
The Vector Bench was developed by sKY_Associative and sponsored in part by the Hotel Royal Tainan for exhibition on site during the grand opening of the hotel and eventual installation in the new creative commons building at National Cheng Kung University dubbed the “C-hub”. The principle behind its design was to develop an interactive furniture piece that when paired with the Vector Lamp would alter the ambient lighting condition. As with the Vector Lamp this piece could be fabricated by students the C-hub’s CNC fabrication facilities. -
Y-35 ( 2014. June – November )
Principal : Kane Yanagawa 柳川肯
Design Team : Su Hsui Bai 蘇修白, Chen Szu Yin 陳思吟, Chen Charng Shin 陳長忻,
Interaction Team : Chen Jun An 陳俊安, Chiu Yu Heng 邱于恆, Du Bo Liang 杜伯良, Feng Huing Ya 馮興亞, Huesh Chih Yang 薛志揚, Hu Fang Yu 胡芳瑜, Huang Rui Guo 黃瑞國, Tseng Hsuan Che 曾炫哲, Wang Yi Han 王乙涵, Wang Shin Yu 王昕俞, Wei Miao Yang 魏妙仰
Collaboration : NCKU C-Hub 成大創意基地, CHIMEI_Modex 奇美新視代公司
Y-35 was developed by sKY_Associative in collaboration with Chimei | Nexgen for installation in the new creative commons building at National Cheng Kung University dubbed the “C-hub”. The principles behind its design were to collaboratively develop a lamp system that could be fabricated by students on-site to celebrate and showcase the C-hub’s new fabrication facilities and future co-working partnerships. -
Y-35 ( 2014. June – November )
Principal : Kane Yanagawa 柳川肯
Design Team : Su Hsui Bai 蘇修白, Chen Szu Yin 陳思吟, Chen Charng Shin 陳長忻,
Interaction Team : Chen Jun An 陳俊安, Chiu Yu Heng 邱于恆, Du Bo Liang 杜伯良, Feng Huing Ya 馮興亞, Huesh Chih Yang 薛志揚, Hu Fang Yu 胡芳瑜, Huang Rui Guo 黃瑞國, Tseng Hsuan Che 曾炫哲, Wang Yi Han 王乙涵, Wang Shin Yu 王昕俞, Wei Miao Yang 魏妙仰
Collaboration : NCKU C-Hub 成大創意基地, CHIMEI_Modex 奇美新視代公司
Y-35 was developed by sKY_Associative in collaboration with Chimei | Nexgen for installation in the new creative commons building at National Cheng Kung University dubbed the “C-hub”. The principles behind its design were to collaboratively develop a lamp system that could be fabricated by students on-site to celebrate and showcase the C-hub’s new fabrication facilities and future co-working partnerships. -
re_INFLATE ( 2015. April – August )
Principal : Kane Yanagawa 柳川肯
Designer : Chen Charng Shin 陳長忻
Collaboration : Taiwan Textile Research Institute 財團法人紡織產業綜合研究所, Building Bridges Art Foundation
RESHAPE 15 | re-INFLATE shortlisted in Reshape-digital craft community, Barcelona.
Hidden ARTifacts | re-INFLATE” in Building Bridges Art Foundation, Los Angeles.
Re-Inflate explores the contradiction between skin-tight compressive clothing and loose non- formfitting fashions through computational design simulation, digital fabrication technology and responsive material properties in this age of pervasive computing. -
re_INFLATE ( 2015. April – August )
Principal : Kane Yanagawa 柳川肯
Designer : Chen Charng Shin 陳長忻
Collaboration : Taiwan Textile Research Institute 財團法人紡織產業綜合研究所, Building Bridges Art Foundation
RESHAPE 15 | re-INFLATE shortlisted in Reshape-digital craft community, Barcelona.
Hidden ARTifacts | re-INFLATE” in Building Bridges Art Foundation, Los Angeles.
Re-Inflate explores the contradiction between skin-tight compressive clothing and loose non- formfitting fashions through computational design simulation, digital fabrication technology and responsive material properties in this age of pervasive computing. -
Fasciner ( 2016. October )
Adviser : Kane Yanagawa 柳川肯
Designer : Chen Charng Shin 陳長忻
Fabrication Team : Chen Yuan 陳昱安,Chen Tsung Huang 陳宗煌,Huang Yun An 黃韻安
Collaboration : NCKU C-Hub 成大創意基地, CHIMEI_Modex 奇美新視代公司
2016 You Fab Global Creative Awards | joined at Nov.17,Tokyo, Japan
2016 C-hub Demo day | Fasciner ” in NCKU C-hub 5F incubation center, Tainan
Fasciner, 2 meter x 1.5 meter x 0.3 meter large lamps, was composed of over 150 different units. The connection of each LED shading unit is accomplished through joints which have different heights, shapes and sizes. The complexity of this joinery is required to facilitate the formation of such multi-directional curved surfaces. In order to address this issue, a device which has the ability to precisely control the fabrication process is required. -
Dekapede ( 2016. September-November )
Principal : Kane Yanagawa 柳川肯
Designer : Chen Charng Shin 陳長忻
Fabrication Team : Wang Suz Chuan 王思荃
Collaboration : CHIMEI_Modex 奇美新視代公司,Wen Long Arts Foundation 文龍文化藝術基金會
2016 C-hub Demo day | Fasciner ” in NCKU C-hub 2F, Tainan.
The emergence of desktop fabrication supposes a paradigm shift for students and professionals in various fields of design. Parametric design, digital manufacturing, 3D printing and prototyping are revolutionizing not only the way we make, but how we as designers think and work.