2024-12-21T20:41:48-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/84754996/hideyuki-nakayama-s-lighting-shield-design-for-my-thread-film-exhibition-curated-by-eizo-okada Justine Testado 2013-10-22T13:55:00-04:00 >2013-10-28T22:06:36-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/hd/hdy2jn7au1nt56mt.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p> "My Thread - New Dutch Design on Films" is a film exhibition curated by <a href="http://dezain.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eizo Okada</a> and designed by architect <a href="http://www.hideyukinakayama.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hideyuki Nakayama</a>, who also built Okada's Kyoto "O" House and was on the design team for Toyo Ito's Tama Art University Library. As part of one of Japan's biggest design events this past September, the 4th annual DESIGN EAST, the exhibition featured eight films that highlights eight emerging Dutch designers, their backgrounds, and their work process. Aside from Okada's films, another aspect of the exhibition was Nakayama's design of the space.<br><br><img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/e4/e49udtiae6uxjild.jpg" title=""><br><br> Set on the top floor of a former shipyard building with no air-conditioning or fans and with eight projection screens, the biggest challenge Okada and Nakayama faced was how to ensure ventilation so viewers can comfortably watch the films. As a solution, Nakayama designed a horizontal lighting shield called "5F".<br><br> Here are the project details from the press release, provided by Eizo Okada:<br><br> "The exhibition will be held at the top-flo...</p>