Xray Chair by Masuo Fujimura is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award in Furniture Design Competition Category.
IronFurniture· 2020
Xray Chair
Client: Fujimura Design Studio
A' Design Award Winner in Furniture Category
Verified Award Winner
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About Xray Chair
Fujimura designed X-Ray Chair that the backside is erased as if it is looked at X-rays image, and the translucent lightness in it is felt. He used wood for the seat and leg parts which are needed structural strength, but he reduced successfully the whole weight by making other parts frame which is needed a few burdens. The X-Ray Chair adapting itself to the interior space naturally by the light chair's image can be seen.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award
Xray Chair is an Iron A' Design Award winner, a prestigious recognition granted to good designs that meet the professional and industrial requirements expected from well-designed creations. Iron winners demonstrate great skill, high specialization, expert understanding, and creative capacity of their creators. Xray Chair is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished creation that is practical and innovative. This Iron A' Design Award-winning design integrates industry best practices and has competent technical characteristics linked with know-how and talent. Xray Chair is respected for its thoroughness and is designed to provide quality of life improvements that help make the world a better place.
Interviews
Design Interview
What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
I was excited when I saw my own radiograph.
Because it was the inspiration for furniture design.
What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
I wanted lightness and transparency.
What are your future plans for this award winning design?
We plan to work on commercialization.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- X-ray chair is a design that a back side is erased like an x-ray, and brought translucent lightness. Because wood is used for the part of the seat and legs which needed structural strength and other parts which needed few burden become frames, as a result, lightweight chair can be obtained. x-ray chair is designed to adapt itself to the interior space naturally by the light image.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Arm chair W540 L520 H720
Armless Chair W450 L590 H760 - Tags
- chair, furniture, design, Xray ,living, dining, interior
- Production Technology
- This chair uses Japanese oak wood.
- Design Challenge
- I had little difficulty in developing this Xray chair because I had a clear image for it.
- Research
- I design Xray CHAIR to adapt itself to the interior space naturally
by the light image - Inspiration
- The idea was born from the image that melts into the air.
Xray CHAIR was designed to adapt itself to the interior space naturally by the light image. - Project Duration
- The project started in April 2018 in Tokyo and finished in February 2020 in tokyo.
- Operation Flow
- I was excited when the x-ray image reflected the chair,
- Patents
- FUJIMURA DESIGN STUDIO
- Image Credits
- FUJIMURA DESIGN STUDIO
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