Design workshop for Metropolia University of applied sciences
Helsinki, Finland 2018
This was the 3rd time to give a workshop at Metropolia. Same as the previous year, I was able to take students from Japan.
This time I featured Ikebana, a Japanese flower arrangement. The theme of the workshop was how flowers can exist at home. In the workshop, I gave a lecture on how we have come to arrange flowers at home in Japan.
Among Japanese flower arrangement tools, I thought flower baskets are one of the most unique tools. In the last half of the workshop, we redefined flower baskets, and we designed tools to arrange flowers based on the definition.
I always take off my hat to the students’ kindness and intelligence and the teachers’ warmth at Metropolia. Thanks to that, the students from Japan who hardly speak English were able to blend right in with the workshop.
I am deeply grateful for their warm hospitality.
今回が3回目となるMetropoliaでのワークショップ。昨年同様に、日本の学生を帯同できました。
今回は生け花 を取り上げ、我々が家に花をかざるようになった経緯を紐解き、部屋の中における花の在り方をテーマにしたワークショップです。
特に花籠はユニークな道具で、ワークショップの後半は花籠の再定義を行って、その定義に基づいて花をかざるための道具をデザインしました。
Metropoliaの学生達の優しさと聡明さ、教職員の方々の心温かさには、いつも頭が下がります。そのおかげで英語がほぼ話せない日本の学生も、ワークショップになじめています。
いつも温かく迎え入れて頂き、心から感謝します。
Upon returning to Japan, the workshop and artifacts from both schools were displayed to share the learning with a large audience.
帰国後にはワークショップの内容と両校の成果物を展示して、多くの人々と学びを共有しました。