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Balancing Act

is a brand / atelier to produce unique and authentic items based on the balance of;　 1. Art : Design = 7:3 2. Forms x Colours x Scales x Gravity 3. Fiction x Nonfiction 4. Controlled x Uncontrolled 5. Conceptual thinking x Beauty of Craftsmanship　

New items

Spontaneously and intuitively created.

直感的で本能的に作られたアートなラグ The art rug, 'Le Mortif' is designed intuitively and multicoloured, carefully tufted by hand with a tufting gun one by one. They will accentuate your space, bringing imagination and playfulness to your life. Limited to one design to one rug.

Balancing Act in large motifs.

Colours and borders.

Vertically staged and multiply coloured.　

垂直で多色なジュエリー A uniquely shaped ring occupies a little space vertically on your finger like as a stage. The abstract shape is characterised in multiple colours. Crafted from 950 silver with Shippo enamel. Each ring has different colour combinations. Limited edition. Limited to one on each.

Balancing Act within small scales

What you think and what they think.

ポエティックなノートブック A beautifully created notebook that you will always want to have on hand. Abstract forms are colourfully silk screen printed one by one. Artistic and sophisticated stationery that stimulates sensibility. Each notebook has different design. Limited to one design to one notebook.

Balancing Act in poetic figures.

Balancing Act in a composition.

Balancing Act by Yuko Minamide

'Balancing Act' owes its name to a series of drawings that I have created to break away from all measurements and my design rules. They are drawn intuitively and spontaneously, while simultaneously considering the balance of each segment and fragment.