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Forest of Numbers,  | International Design Awards Winners
Forest of Numbers,  | International Design Awards Winners
Forest of Numbers,  | International Design Awards Winners
Forest of Numbers,  | International Design Awards Winners
Forest of Numbers,  | International Design Awards Winners
Forest of Numbers,  | International Design Awards Winners
Forest of Numbers,  | International Design Awards Winners
Forest of Numbers,  | International Design Awards Winners
Forest of Numbers,  | International Design Awards Winners

Forest of Numbers

Lead DesignersEmmanuelle Moureaux
Prize(s)Honorable Mention
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Entry Description

The National Art Center, Tokyo has celebrated its 10th Anniversary in January. As a commemoration, it presented the museum activities of the past ten years in the Special Exhibition Gallery room, which was superimposed with a large installation "Forest of Numbers" - the symbolization of the next 10 years to come.
The installation visualized the decade of the future from 2017 to 2026, created a sense of stillness across the large exhibition space. More than 60,000 pieces of suspended numeral figures from 0 to 9 were regularly aligned in three dimensional grids. A section was removed, created a path that cut through the installation, invited visitors to wonder inside the colorful forest filled with numbers. The installation was composed of 10 layers which is the representation of 10 years time. Layers of time were colored in 100 shades of colors, created a colorful time travel through the forest.

Bio

emmanuelle moureaux
Architect, Artist, Designer
Born in France. Living in Tokyo since 1996. Established emmanuelle moureaux architecture + design. Using colors as her signature, her works extend to a number of projects, including architectural design for Sugamo Shinkin Bank, space design for ABC Cooking Studio, art installations for UNIQLO and ISSEY MIYAKE, "100 colors" art installation series, and "Forest of Numbers" at The National Art Center, Tokyo. Associate professor at Tohoku University of Art and Design.

Awards and Prize

2020 ARCHITIZER A+AWARDS Jury Winner (US) Forest of Numbers
2020 CS DESIGN AWARD Nakagawa Chemical Prize (Japan) colorscape
2017 Aesthetica Art Prize Shortlisted & People's Choice Award (UK) I am here
2017 ARCHITIZER A+AWARDS Finalist (US) Sugamo Shinkin Bank Nakaaoki Branch
2017 International Design Awards Honorable Mention (US) kindergarten creche ropponmatsu
2016 American Architecture Prize Bronze (US) Sugamo Shinkin Bank Nakaaoki Branch
2016 International Design Awards Honorable Mention (US) Forest of Numbers
2015 International Design Awards Honorable Mention (US) Sugamo Shinkin Bank Nakaaoki Branch
2015 arcVision Prize – Women and Architecture (Italy) Finalist
2015 PUBLIC SPACE DESIGN AWARD Grand Prize (Japan) Sugamo Shinkin Bank Ekoda Branch
2015 PUBLIC SPACE DESIGN AWARD Category Award (Japan) Sugamo Shinkin Bank Nakaaoki Branch
2014 DEDALO MINOSSE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE Under 40 (Italy) Sugamo Shinkin Bank Branches
2014 International Design Awards Silver (US) Sugamo Shinkin Bank Ekoda Branch
2014 International Design Awards Honorable Mention (US) mille-feuille
2014 KAWAII DESIGN AWARD 1st Prize (Japan) Sugamo Shinkin Bank Branches
2013 ICONIC AWARDS Architecture Best of Best (Germany) Sugamo Shinkin Bank Branches
2013 ARCHITIZER A+AWARDS Popular Choice Winner (US) Sugamo Shinkin Bank Shimura Branch
2012 International Architecture Awards (US) Sugamo Shinkin Bank Shimura Branch
2012 International Design Awards Gold (US) Sugamo Shinkin Bank Shimura Branch
2011 MAINICHI Design Award Finalist (Japan)
2011 Design for Asia Silver Award (Hong-Kong) Sugamo Shinkin Bank Shimura Branch
2011 Design for Asia Silver Award (Hong-Kong) eda
2011 Perspective Awards Architecture (Hong-Kong) Sugamo Shinkin Bank Shimura Branch
2011 SBID International Design Awards Finalist (UK) Sugamo Shinkin Bank Shimura Branch
2011 AZ Awards Finalist (Canada) eda
2011 International Architecture Awards (US) Sugamo Shinkin Bank