Film

Kumiko in Motion

A motion study of the black and honey wheat Kumiko shell and the way the isogrid catches light.

Entry details

Overview

Kumiko translates a woodworking tradition into precision machining and a more contemporary drum surface.

This short film looks at the black and honey wheat shells in motion, where the geometry shifts as the light changes.

What the video shows

The shell in close detail, with the isogrid pattern moving across the surface.

How the finish and hardware change the way the object reads in motion.

Kumiko is built to feel calm and structured in the room.

Seeing it move makes the geometry and material choices easier to read.

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Black and honey wheat drums with a CNC-machined isogrid shell and open response.

How machined honeycomb geometry became part of the instrument, not a surface treatment.

A closer look at how surface structure becomes part of the product language.