Flowerblock رف by Mizuki Chinen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 جائزة A' Design Award الفضية in تصميم الأثاث Competition Category.
فضةالأثاث· 2026
Flowerblock رف
Client: Chinen Mizuki
جائزة A' Design Award الفضية Winner in الأثاث Category
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The Design
About Flowerblock رف
فلاوربلوك هو رفّ صُمّم ليكون قطعة أثاث للتخزين وفاصلاً بين المساحات في آن واحد. استُلهم التصميم من "كتل الأزهار"، وهي وحدات خرسانية ذات أنماط مفرّغة هندسية تُستخدم في العمارة الأوكيناوية، حيث ترشّح أشعة الشمس القوية وتسمح في الوقت ذاته بمرور الهواء. وتمنح الفراغات بين الصناديق الرفّ مظهراً خفيفاً ومنفتحاً. وتربط قضبان من الفولاذ المقاوم للصدأ الصناديق ببعضها لتحقيق الثبات، بينما يدعم خشب الدردار الأبيض الصلب نقاط تحمّل الأحمال، ويقلّل الخشب الرقائقي من الوزن الإجمالي. ولا يحتوي الرفّ على لوح خلفي، ما يتيح وضعه مقابل الجدار أو في وسط الغرفة.
The Recognition
About the جائزة A' Design Award الفضية
Flowerblock رف هو فائز بجائزة A' Design Award الفضية، وهي تقدير رفيع المكانة بصورة استثنائية يُمنح للتصاميم الرفيعة المستوى والجميلة والمبهرة. والفائزون بالفضية هم أعمال لامعة بشدة وشديدة الإبداع تجسّد الخبرة والموهبة وحدة الذكاء المتميزة لدى مصمميها. ويُتوقع أن يكون Flowerblock رف عملًا رائعًا يُعرض كنموذج، شديد الاحترافية وعميق الابتكار. وهذا التصميم الفائز بجائزة A' Design Award الفضية اختراع جدير بالذكر ومحل إعجاب، يعود بالنفع ويوسّع حدود الفن والعلم والتصميم والتكنولوجيا. وFlowerblock رف إبداع يغبطه الكثيرون، يثير الرغبات ويبعث مشاعر إيجابية ويشعل الدهشة والإعجاب.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This shelf deliberately leaves space between boxes, creating an overall cool and light impression. Light and air pass through the gaps, reducing visual pressure and creating a pleasant sense of openness in the space. Its open, airy presence, reminiscent of Okinawa's climate, evokes a refreshing feel even in hot seasons, bringing a gentle rhythm to the room it occupies. It is a design that considers not only functionality but also visual coolness.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 2000mm x 400mm x 1020mm
- Tags
- Shelf, Design, Furniture, Furniture design,
- Production Technology
- Stainless steel rods connect the boxes, ensuring durability and stability. The surfaces where these rods are inserted utilize solid white ash wood for its superior strength, providing robust support to load-bearing areas. Meanwhile, plywood is used for other sections to achieve overall weight reduction.
- Design Challenge
- To make the structure viable, we went through numerous trials and errors. Ensuring sufficient strength and stability proved particularly challenging. However, increasing strength inevitably added weight, so we also struggled to balance robustness with lightness.
- Research
- We conducted a durability test to verify how much weight the two stainless steel rods can withstand.
- Inspiration
- This shelf was designed inspired by Flower Blocks widely used in the architecture of my hometown, Okinawa. Flower Blocks are concrete blocks featuring geometric openwork patterns. They possess the characteristic of blocking strong sunlight while allowing pleasant breezes to pass through, combining practicality and decorative appeal. I focused on this functional beauty and incorporated a structure conscious of pathways for light and wind into the shelf's design.
- Project Duration
- The project commenced in Okinawa in April 2025.
- Operation Flow
- This shelving unit is intentionally designed without a back panel, allowing it to serve not only as storage furniture but also as a partition that gently divides a room. By not completely blocking sightlines or light, it maintains an open feel while enabling zoning according to purpose. Another key feature is its flexibility in placement it can be installed not only against walls but also in the center of a room or near windows. It adapts flexibly to changes in lifestyle and spatial usage.
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