CREATION BY A THOUSAND CUTS_ Katto celebrates the grandeur of Japanese whisky-distilling terrain through a series of dynamic fractal patterns that map topography. Reimagining the ancient traditions of Japanese glass craftsmanship, MOD’s design eschews existing pattern templates, symmetry and balance for a dynamic freeform approach.
Katto is part of the KYO project where MOD collaborated with 3 Japanese artisans, questioning convention, disturbing the familiarity of the old age tradition, to create a new form of relevance that transcends convention. The goal was to celebrate contemporary design interventions whilst celebrating time honoured craft.
The traditional glasscutter’s language is the single stroke or incision into the glass. These strokes combined create an intricate kaleidoscopic web of symmetric patterns. The design by MOD deconstructed this outcome. Instead, MOD opted for a dynamic freeform approach, creating 3D topographies inspired by the mountain terrain of the famed Yamanashi Prefecture in Japan’s Southern Alps; Whiskey territory and home to numerous world-renowned distilleries.
