The Designer behind "Tawaraya Boxing Ring Bed"
Masanori Umeda joined the Memphis Group as it allowed him to become more independent and
creative through his own work. The sculpture he designed was the "Tawaraya boxing ring bed" which signifies
the time of when Masanori felt like he needed to express his emotions throughout the process of this model
which represents to him and the Memphis Group humour but also the industrial city culture of his home town Japan.
Tawaraya boxing ring bed is a free-style design, as well as showing the symbolism of the struggle to survive in the newly overcrowded city of Japan. This has created the sculpture to become very personal and meaningful to Masanori as he related the sculpture to people around the world which reflects how Japan's population is increasing and becoming dangerous.
creative through his own work. The sculpture he designed was the "Tawaraya boxing ring bed" which signifies
the time of when Masanori felt like he needed to express his emotions throughout the process of this model
which represents to him and the Memphis Group humour but also the industrial city culture of his home town Japan.
Tawaraya boxing ring bed is a free-style design, as well as showing the symbolism of the struggle to survive in the newly overcrowded city of Japan. This has created the sculpture to become very personal and meaningful to Masanori as he related the sculpture to people around the world which reflects how Japan's population is increasing and becoming dangerous.
How Masanori's life influenced his work
The Japanese designer, Masanori Umeda took his diploma in design at the Kuwasawa Design
School in Tokyo in 1962. Due to Masanori gaining this diploma is aloud him to
have more experience and more knowledge on how to design a functioning or
artistic sculpture like the "Tawaraya Boxing Ring Bed" Before Masanori created
the "Tawaraya Boxing Ring Bed" Ettore Sottsass found Masanori which then lead to
Ettore inviting Umeda to work at the first "Memphis" exhibition in 1981. Ettore was pleased with
Masanori which aloud him to go on and create the "Memphis Group's" well known sculpture the
"Tawaraya Boxing Ring Bed" in 1981. This influenced Masanori to continue to create sculptures for the "Memphis Group" for example "Mini Ginza" which is a miniature wooden robot. The sculpture is targeted at the male audience as it reflects on a boxing ring theme which is more relatable to males and carry's out the ambition of them admiring it more in depth and relate it to their personal times either watching boxing or characterising themselves as boxers.
School in Tokyo in 1962. Due to Masanori gaining this diploma is aloud him to
have more experience and more knowledge on how to design a functioning or
artistic sculpture like the "Tawaraya Boxing Ring Bed" Before Masanori created
the "Tawaraya Boxing Ring Bed" Ettore Sottsass found Masanori which then lead to
Ettore inviting Umeda to work at the first "Memphis" exhibition in 1981. Ettore was pleased with
Masanori which aloud him to go on and create the "Memphis Group's" well known sculpture the
"Tawaraya Boxing Ring Bed" in 1981. This influenced Masanori to continue to create sculptures for the "Memphis Group" for example "Mini Ginza" which is a miniature wooden robot. The sculpture is targeted at the male audience as it reflects on a boxing ring theme which is more relatable to males and carry's out the ambition of them admiring it more in depth and relate it to their personal times either watching boxing or characterising themselves as boxers.
Masanori's Beliefs which Reflect on "Tawaraya Boxing Ring Bed"
The beliefs carried out by Masanori Umeda are the effects of surviving in the overcrowded city of Japan which characterises the over populated environment. The message is trying to be sent across to people around the world as it opens their eyes to see how a different place in the world is struggling with over population and how it is becoming harder and harder to survive as food and water resources are running out. Masanori has created this message in a very powerful way as the sculpture represents freedom in which Japan needs in their environment and we need to take notice of this and sustain the resources we take for granted.