Japanese iron sculptor Kogoro Kurata

PingMag has a great interview with Kogoro Kurata, a Japanese ironsmith whose works range from staircases to robots to typewriters to bulldozers, all of which seem to have come from a rusty dimension of grim, skeletal force.

One thing that gets me once in a while is just that the colour of iron is always black! [laughs] Sometimes it can be boring, so I would rather use wood. My basic material is always iron, but I’ll use other materials as decoration to escape its monotone characteristic. On the other hand, I think the texture of iron is really important in my works so I don’t paint them either. I’ll probably always work with iron — as long as my body holds out! [laughs]

Link (Thanks, Frankie!)

[#1 posted by Supurcell , June 23, 2008 4:03 AM]

Sweet USB keyboard.

[#2 posted by capsteve , June 23, 2008 9:31 AM]

love the cinque cento 'dozer! sweet!

[#3 posted by RedShirt77 , June 23, 2008 3:02 PM]

I have seen the steam punk key boards, but has anyone produced a modern working keyboard recycling old keyboard mechanics?

Adding keys and sensors to the pictured USB keyboard might just make the most luxurious modern typing experience I can imagine, despite such a device lacking the clang of the actual feet striking the roller.

[#4 posted by eustace , June 23, 2008 8:20 PM]

Follow the link and check out the robot - not only is a huge iron robot intrinsically cool, but his rationale for the robot is worth reading.

[#5 posted by eustace , June 23, 2008 11:53 PM]

...and who wouldn't want to drive that Fiat (minus the blade).