On March 18th, the new store of the famous pudding shop MARLOWE finally opened in front of Kamakura Station!
Following on from the Ofuna Lumine Wing store, we received an order to produce wall decorations and cash trays, and we are relieved that we managed to complete them in time for the opening.
It has already been featured on MARLOWE's official website and social media, as well as in various media outlets, so it may seem a little late to introduce it on the Sansui-do website, but please take a look, including photos of the production process!
A total of eight Kamakura carving panels are displayed on the wall just inside the entrance on the Kamakura Station side.
The motifs include the Kamakura city emblem, the Sasarindo, and the city flower, the mountain cherry blossom; a cow and a chicken representing the milk and eggs that are the ingredients of the pudding; and the familiar pudding and beaker cup.
The layout at the top is the name of Kanehaku, a greengrocer that used to operate in Kamakura and was the predecessor to MARLOWE.
The design features Uncle Marlowe in the center and the logo surrounded by green onions, which symbolize the greengrocer.
The result is a Kamakura carving full of originality, which strongly reflects MARLOWE's feelings for his roots and his opening of a store in Kamakura.
Below are some pre-construction photos, including some of the production steps.
It's a crude photo, but please take a look!
I was not used to carving the cow and chicken designs, so I had a hard time coming up with the design...
I think the fluffy feel of the wings was nicely captured.
Here is the finished product!
I think that by painting the background black, it gives a sense of depth and solidity.
The Yamazakura, the city flower of Kamakura, is designed based on the mountain cherry blossom family crest.
The city emblem, a sasarindo, is carved with a flat surface, just like a regular family crest, but the mountain cherry blossom is carved in a way that creates a curved surface. This gives the carving a soft feel overall.
The pudding motif is finished with gold powder sprinkled on the surface, expressing the color and texture of the pudding. Unlike the gold leaf used in MARLOWE's logo, the gold powder has a less shiny and more subdued finish.
This is a beaker cup design that symbolizes the originality of MARLOWE's pudding. The actual cup does not have this layout of marks and scales, but the distorted Uncle Marlowe mark represents the curved surface of the cup.
This is Kanehaku's shop name, the only square panel.
The design is white on a carving ruler, which is Kanehaku-san.
Up until this point the whole thing has a flat finish, but from here on we will give just the white text a rounded finish.
And this is what it looks like when it's painted.
The contrast between straight lines and curves is clear.
Lastly, there is the largest and most eye-catching logo panel in the middle.
This is the third time I've carved a logo with Uncle Marlowe, but this time we've added a leek head, making it look like a coat of arms from somewhere in Wales.
The logo is finished with gold leaf, making it look shiny!
The Sansui-do logo is also included discreetly.
We have introduced the production process above, but if you want to see the impact that cannot be conveyed in photos, be sure to visit MARLOWE Kamakura Ekimae store!
