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Japanese designer Yasuhiro Suziki has created
a unique boat shaped like a giant zipper puller that looks like
it’s opening up the water when sailing.
Unveiled as part of the Designart Tokyo 2020 event, the zipper
puller boat – officially known as ‘Zipper Fastener Ship’ – is
the brain child of Japanese designer Yasuhiro Suzuki, who claims
it was the result of a simple observation. He was looking down
from the window of an airplane and saw a ship sailing through
Tokyo Bay; the movement of the water as the boat passed created
the illusion of a zipper splitting the water, just like one
opens a jacket, so he decided to create a literal representation
of this illusion.
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The motorized zipper boat measures 9 meters in length and consists of a
chrome-colored body, bridge, and a puller that completes the zipper
look. It was the centerpiece of an artistic installation titled “Opening
the River”, which saw the boat travel between Azumabashi and Sakurabashi,
on the Sumida River, from Oct. 31 to Nov. 8.
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“If you look at the gently flowing Sumida River, you can see the swaying
water that changes its shape due to the splash of waves that the ship
has set up on the sparkling water surface that reflects the sky. As the
‘Fastener Ship’ sails, we will bring out and convey the various
expressions of water that lurks around us,” the artistic event page
reads.
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Interestingly, Suzuki first made a scale model of the zipper boat back
in 2016, with the real thing making its debut in 2010. It made a
comeback over the past few weeks as part of Designart 2020, and once
again attracted international attention.
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