Building upon our ongoing collaboration with TOTO, we are excited to reveal ‘The Beauty of Shadows’ – an installation designed by Squire & Partners for the Japanese bathroom brand’s inaugural stand at this year’s HIX LDN.
Taking inspiration from Junichirō Tanizaki’s essay ‘In Praise of Shadows’, published in 1933, the installation incorporates a tearoom and zen garden to display TOTO’s products. The stand’s design showcases the power of collaboration, with contributions from 400-year-old Japanese construction company Takenaka, Japanese artisan crafts social enterprise Cipango, The Stonemasonry Company and bespoke soundscape by Tom Middleton, played via Bang & Olufsen’s Beosound Balance speaker.
TOTO interviewed Senior Partner Tim Gledstone and Head of Modelshop Beth Mills about the commission and the inspiration behind the installation’s design which you can read here.
