shinobu koizumi's useful snow-like objects won't melt away

shinobu koizumi’s useful snow-like objects won’t melt away
all images courtesy of shinobu koizumi

wanting to preserve the beauty of snow and the fun times playing with it during the winter, japanese designer shinobu koizumi has developed the collection ‘winter memories’. the works are useful daily pieces that appear to be constructed from snow, but are actually made from joined salt crystals fixed with epoxy resin. holding on to the fun winter past time of collecting the white fluffy material and joining it to form a structure, the snow-like paper weight, storage table and snowman vase won’t be disappearing when the winter months end.

the snowman vase is constructed from salt crystals fixed with epoxy resin

the object can hold a flower or pen, which look like arms and detachable test tubes makes it easy to renew the water

surface of the desktop snowman with its snow-like appearance

the snowball paper-weight is also made from salts fixed by epoxy resin and has a metal weight built in

snowball weight

the snowball can be used as a paperweight, it won’t melt away and it’s not wet

snow covered table

the snow on the table acts as a cover for storage

inside of the cover showing the space to contain objects

surface of the thick snow made of salts fixed by epoxy resin

an experiment for the project, a mitten sprinkled with sugar

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