The project is launched by former Japan footballer Nakata Hidetoshi, with the purpose to revitalize the traditional crafts in Japan. Nendo and Mitsuke Masagasu decided to complement the infinitely sophisticated, elaborate lines of the ceramicer's red-glaze designs by fusing them with the infinite sophistication of digital manufacturing techniques to create a set of high-end audio speakers in 1mm thick ceramic substrate, a material with high resistance commonly used for LED bulbs and other heat-emitting internal components and rarely exposed to human eyes. The computer-controlled manufacture involves shaving thin slices from thicker ceramic slabs, fixing them with mercury vapour and mounting all components with a robot arm; human hands touch no part of the process.

 - We hoped that adding Mitsuke's red patterns to the process would disrupt it entirely, allowing a new form of expression to emerge, says Nendo in a press release.

The speakers are designed for the Take Action Aid.

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Source: interiornews.com.