I'd like to write a little about a nostalgic memory that I mentioned in my recent Instagram post titled "Naming a Child."
Humans have distinguished things by giving them names.
"The paradox is that people cannot distinguish between things unless they are given names."
When I was a university student, my seminar professor taught me this.
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By the way, I majored in science education in college.
In a mammalogy professor's seminar, I studied biological evolution and environmental conservation.
The research subject is a salamander (not a mammal, you see... I think I was tricked by the professor, but I'll talk about that another time.)
Its English name is Clouded Salamander.
Although its name sounds like a mythical beast, she is a cute girl with big, round eyes.
If you're interested, do an image search.
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Back to the main topic,
It's true that if we don't know much about birds flying in the sky and fruits growing on trees, we tend to think of them as the same thing, but once we learn that that bird has a beautiful voice or that this fruit is sweet, the names come naturally.
"So it's a great honor for the person who discovers a new species to have the right to name it."
Giving it a name is about discovering its individuality and sharing it with the world.
I give each of my pieces a name because this professor's words have always stayed with me.
Every time I create a new product, I have a lot of trouble coming up with a name for it.
The names of Tulpe and Spica Jeté were decided from the beginning based on the concept, but for the Mele series, I agonized over what name to give them for about half a year, based on memories of my daughter.
(Maybe I was more worried about this than my daughter's name.)
In the end, we came up with several French candidates, and after consulting with a native French speaker, we chose a name whose meaning would be easily understood in the local language.
I am currently thinking about "a fork that expresses the flow of time" and "small, nameless cutlery" that I will create without creating a mold and just let nature take its natural course.
It was a nostalgic memory that suddenly came to mind while I was drinking coffee during a break in production.
Hiro Kashihara
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