{"id":11433,"date":"2025-06-09T16:31:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T09:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/takuto-ohta-slices-into-japanese-cedar-to-create-sculptural-tension-for-asymptotic-wood-series\/"},"modified":"2025-06-09T16:31:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T09:31:32","slug":"takuto-ohta-slices-into-japanese-cedar-to-create-sculptural-tension-for-asymptotic-wood-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/takuto-ohta-slices-into-japanese-cedar-to-create-sculptural-tension-for-asymptotic-wood-series\/","title":{"rendered":"takuto ohta slices into japanese cedar to create sculptural tension for asymptotic wood series"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">asymptotic wood sculptures carved from raw cedar<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As timber becomes increasingly standardized in global construction, its material richness and irregularities are often stripped away. Japanese designer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/takuto-ohta\/\"><strong>Takuto Ohta\u2019s<\/strong> <\/a>Asymptotic Wood series responds to this flattening of material character with a set of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/sculpture\/\"><strong>sculptural<\/strong><\/a> interventions that reawaken the expressive potential of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/wood-and-timber-architecture\/\"><strong>wood<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 specifically cedar, a species abundant in Japan and commonly used in traditional architecture, yet largely overlooked in modern building.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the center of each piece, the wood is treated as an asymptote, a mathematical curve that approaches a limit but never quite touches it. A deep cut is carved into the timber to represent this limit, forming an incision that sways inward at a 45\u00b0 angle, as if being pulled into the core of the material. The result is a striking visual tension: the standardized timber appears to fold or rupture under invisible pressure, drawing attention to what lies beneath its surface uniformity.<\/p>\n<p>all images courtesy of Takuto Ohta<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">takuto ohta revitalizes locally-ready natural materials<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For all the pieces in the Asymptotic Wood series, Takuto Ohta uses raw cedar as the primary material. While globally many regions face wood shortages, Japan faces a paradoxical surplus of cedar despite its historic importance. Soft and flexible, cedar was once essential in the construction of homes, shrines, and public buildings. But with the rise of urbanization, apartment living, and industrialized building methods, it has fallen out of favor in contemporary practice. The increasing use of engineered wood products like MDF and plywood has also contributed to a disconnect between people and the materiality of solid wood.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018In a society where globalization is accelerating, the standardization of information is inevitable,\u2019<\/em> <strong>Ohta reflects.<\/strong> <em>\u2018But the connection to the materials and land that are physically related is inseparable.\u2019 <\/em>In response to this, the designer\u00a0calls for a renewed relationship between people and place \u2014 an ethos of \u2018local production for local consumption\u2019 \u2014 urging people to reengage with the raw and irregular, the local and overlooked. <em>\u2018I shaped such a connection into a thorn and took a photo. I also painted the edges black to emphasize them,\u2019 <\/em><strong>he shares.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Takuto Ohta completes the\u00a0Asymptotic Wood series<\/p>\n<p>the sculptural interventions reawaken the expressive potential of wood<\/p>\n<p>made from cedar, abundant in Japan yet largely overlooked in modern architecture<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- CLOSE ARTICLE CONTENT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth-image\">\n<div class=\"layout-box\">\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<p>at the center of each piece, the wood is treated as an asymptote, a mathematical curve<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- OPEN ARTICLE CONTENT -->\t<\/p>\n<p>interlocked volumes<\/p>\n<p>the project follows the ethos of \u2018local production for local consumption\u2019<\/p>\n<p>the Japanese designer calls for a renewed relationship between people, materials, and place<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>project info:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>name:<\/strong> Asymptotic Wood<br \/>\n<strong>designer:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.deco-designcomplex.com\/\">Takuto Ohta<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ohtatakuto\/?hl=en\">@ohtatakuto<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>designboom has received this project from our <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.designboom.com\/readers-submit\"><em>DIY submissions<\/em><\/a><em> feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.designboom.com\/readers\/\"><em>here.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>edited by: ravail khan | designboom<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/design\/takuto-ohta-japanese-cedar-sculptural-asymptotic-wood-06-09-2025\/\">takuto ohta slices into japanese cedar to create sculptural tension for asymptotic wood series<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/\">designboom | architecture &amp; design magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>asymptotic wood sculptures carved from raw cedar \u00a0 As timber becomes increasingly standardized in global construction, its material richness and irregularities are often stripped away. 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