Positive accessory collection “Q-pot. PRODUCTS”

that has unique story and pop artistic design.

 

 

New items “Melty Sliced Cheese”

debut from “Q-pot. PRODUCTS”

 

Here is the special interview of Q-pot. Designer Tadaaki Wakamatsu

for celebrating of releasing new items.

Let’s see unique stories behind items like 

“Cheese”, “Burger” and “French Fry”.

 

 

Q. First, please tell us about “Cheese” collection.

What is the idea of this collection?

 

Silver sulfurize to black color by aging degradation.

I wanted to make something with this point.

I thought that favorite food or things were not for accessory at the time 

would be great motif for my design.

Cheese is my favorite, and this is the reason to choose it.

Cheese collection was born before launching the brand “Q-pot.”

I had no idea about “Q-pot.” at all.

So I had so much time to think about the design,

after that finally Cheese collection was born.

Cheese collection had 2 years until debut, it was matured like real cheese.

Cheese collection was almost the first design,

so this is very important collection for me.

 

 

Q. Please tell us the point of “Cheese” collection.

 

First I made a design of cheese with a hole went through.

but it was like a puzzle…

It looked cheap, so I tried to express the warmth of cheese for a long time.

After I struggled finally I found out the design with cavities not holes went through.

Cavities not holes went through express bubble of emmental cheese.

For expressing natural bubble, I made double bubble.

I could finally make the design of cheese and color changing by aging degradation.

 

Q Cheese collection was born at an early term, 

so please tell us about the new items “Melty Sliced Cheese”.

 

The moment of melting looks very sweet and make us happy.

This collection captured the moment of it.

Sliced cheese part is expressed by mat gold plating 

and melting cheese part is expressed by gloss material.

This works very well for expressing melty cheese.

 

 

Q. Glasses inspired cheese is very interesting too.

Usually glasses is very simple and normal design.

I wanted to make glasses more special with art.

It looks very normal but it is cheese and art.

It was very challenging thing to make cavities, so I talked with craftsman in Sabae(※1).

Emmental cheese and Camembert cheese are expressed by each color is point.

 

Q. “Burger” matches cheese, so please tell about the collection.

Why did you design the collection?

 

About “Burger” collection, it captured the happy moment in daily life.

When you are in burger shop, you can choose topping for ingredients.

I think this moment is very interesting and makes us excited by choosing freely.

I wanted to express this happy feelings,

and this is the reason to make “Burger” collection

Ring was first, maybe.

How can you wear many ingredients as accessory?

Ring was the answer.

 

Q. Please tell us the point of “Burger” collection.

 

You can make your own burger and add ingredients later.

This is very interesting idea for necklace.

I am so proud of this idea.

And each ingredient is different,

so I could make them more real.

I designed them by different colored plating and epoxy.

 

Q. Ingredients look very real.

I painted the leaf of lettuce with two colors epoxy.

Creases on metal make cheese more real,

dark and bright color express the intensity.

They are very beautiful in detail,

because they are made by craftsman in Japan carefully.

They are different each item by handmade, you will feel warmth from it.

If ingredients are all fixed, there is no differences each item.

So I think this is great idea for the item design.

Meat is made by copper and there is also sesame on buns.

I hope guests enjoy to choose ingredients like a real burger. 

 

 

Q Is there marine taste items for “Burger” collection?

 

Yes, I wanted to make ingredients like fish and tartar sauce,

and this was the begging of the collection.

It is the story “Captain Burger” with a man who conquered seven sea.

I expressed captain’s ship flag that got rusty by copper and “Q” shaped rope… 

This is the world of marine matches the course of time, and this is my favorite part.

 

 

Q “French Fry” is also in the collection.

 

I thought “French Fry” is the best partner with burger, this is why I designed it.

1 potato comes out with a message “Lucky”,

and it is called “Lucky potato”.

There are many shape of potato like crunchy or soft.

Who likes crunchy? Or soft?

It is very difficult to share them with my children.

Picking up a potato is like a fortune,

happy memories make this item.

 

Q. You designed the items by experience of yourself.

 

Well, there are some ways to making a design.

First I usually think about the story, situation and concept.

Next I draw it, it is like making characters for the story.

Sweet memories and experiences when I was child,

that can be the inspiration for the design.

“Experience can be the design.”

All things what happens around me can be the idea,

it is very freely and fun.

 

Q. Accessory from Q-pot. make people smile, 

because the design is inspired by the sweet experience of Mr. Wakamatsu. 

Which artist were you affected by?

 

I was affected by Joseph Beuys (※2) who is very popular as modern art.

I read many books and went museum for knowing him when I launched the brand.

I learned anything can be art by different point of view from his work.

And I got a message “My future depends on me”,

and I could think everybody is an artist.

I learned anything like “Cheese” can be art that might change an age,

this is what I learned from him.

 

 

 

Q. Who would you like to wear your accessory?

Art is equal for man and woman.

Accessory and cloth might be for man or woman,

but art is for everyone no matter which gender.

I think it is pop art for human,

so there is no gender problem.

 

I hope people enjoy my accessories as pop art,

it will be the different way to enjoy it.

 

 

Q.　Thank you very much!

 

Nostalgic feelings from memories.

Collection is inspired by excited feelings.

“You can wear accessory as pop art”

Please looking for in the future by Wakamatsu Tadaaki.

 

 

※１ Sabae, Fukui…Main producing areas of glasses (90% of products).

※2 Joseph Beuys…He was born in Germany, 1921. 

Contemporary artist with a conception "Social Sculpture" and many arts affected by him.