Kazuki Nagasawa's sustainable designs are rooted in tradition

The tangly, fibrous bark of shuro palm trees has been transformed into an ethereal collection of contemporary objects by Japanese designer Kazuki Nagasawa, founder of Tokyo-based studio Super Rat. Nagasawa, who won SaloneSatellite Award for his Utsuwa-Juhi Series, repurposed the material into semi-transparent vases shaped into organic abstractions and natural forms, blending tradition with innovation in design.