MITOMA
MITOMA is a shelf that subtly shifts the relationship between objects, people, and space through minute differences. By allowing the panels to meet only at their “corners,” it deliberately creates an irrational point of contact. The slight displacement that emerges gently alters one’s awareness when placing objects and redirects the flow of the gaze, introducing a faint fluctuation in the sense of distance between body and object. Though it serves as a structure that supports things, its almost floating appearance opens up a margin between function and presence, quietly reshaping everyday behavior.
Just like “Mitoma’s one-millimeter miracle,” decisive change often begins with the smallest of differences.
Saki Takeshita
Born in Fukuoka in 1996. After graduating from the Department of Industrial, Interior and Craft Design at Musashino Art University in 2019, she worked at the Misawa Design Laboratory, Nippon Design Center, before becoming independent. Her design practice spans from guitar effect pedals to interior products, with works created and exhibited both in Japan and abroad.
Major awards and exhibitions include: a solo exhibition during the Artist-in-Residence program at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Taipei (2017), Excellence Award at the TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD (2018), Excellence Award for her Graduation Work at Musashino Art University (2019), “Salone del Mobile.Milano” in Italy (2023), and selection for DESIGNART TOKYO 2024 UNDER 30 (2024).
- 2024 bud brand –Encouragement Award
- 2019 Musashino Art University Graduation Work – Excellence Award
- 2018 TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD – Excellence Award