The head designer of "ENGINEERED GARMENTS," Daiki Suzuki, and I used to surf together almost every weekend. I became fascinated with capturing his daily life after surfing. The concept behind the short film I made is Suzuki's core creative philosophy, "Not Designed But Engineered."
Brand: Nepenthes USA, Engineered Garments
Directed/Produced: Manabu Gaku Inada
Music: Gaku
Year: 2015
Brand: Nepenthes USA, Engineered Garments
Directed/Produced: Manabu Gaku Inada
Music: Gaku
Year: 2015
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This is an early concept drawing and storyboard for the project. Manabu Inada created the concept art.
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Miniature set for an imaginary scene. Photo by Manabu Inada.
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Miniature and diorama set for imaginary sequences. Photo by Manabu Inada.
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