Shade Pregradna Polica by Yuto Hiramatsu

Shade Pregradna Polica by Yuto Hiramatsu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Brončana nagrada A' Design Award in Dizajn Namještaja Competition Category.

BronzaNamještaj· 2022

Shade Pregradna Polica

by Yuto Hiramatsu

Brončana nagrada A' Design Award Winner in Namještaj Category

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The Design

About Shade Pregradna Polica

Book Text: Shade je pregradna polica inspirisana shojijem, japanskim kliznim vratima izrađenim od drvenih okvira i tankog japanskog papira. Okvir i bočni paneli izrađeni su od kedrovog drveta, a tanki papir, poznat kao washi, zalijepljen je na drvene okvire. Kroz washi se mogu nazrijeti sjene predmeta koji se nalaze iza police. Izgled se može mijenjati korištenjem različitih vrsta washi papira, ostavljanjem pojedinih okvira nepokrivenim, ili pomjeranjem okvira. Dijelovi su spojeni drvenim tiplovima, a poseban kalup omogućava zamjenu washi papira bez izobličenja.

The Recognition

About the Brončana nagrada A' Design Award

Shade Pregradna Polica je pobjednik Brončane nagrade A' Design Award, visoko prestižnog priznanja koje se dodjeljuje izvanrednim dizajnima što se odlikuju kreativnošću, domišljatošću i oštroumnošću. Brončani pobjednici izdašno su vješti i upečatljivo kreativni artefakti koji potvrđuju golemo iskustvo, maštu i snalažljivost svojih dizajnera. Očekuje se da Shade Pregradna Polica bude visoko cijenjen, voljen i njegovan predmet koji je izuzetno profesionalan i inovativan. Ovaj dizajn koji je osvojio Brončanu nagradu A' Design Award uključuje najbolje prakse u umjetnosti, nauci, dizajnu i tehnologiji i izvrstan je zbog pažnje posvećene detaljima. Shade Pregradna Polica sjajno zadovoljava potrebe, dotiče želje, očarava osjećaje i privlači znatiželju.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The materials used are soft and light cedar wood and thin and strong Japanese paper which is called Washi. Washi is pasted on the wooden frame so that you can enjoy the shadows of objects that can be seen through it or you can also enjoy by changing to the different kinds of Washi. You can also change the appearance of the shelf by creating a surface with or without Washi, or by moving the wooden frame.
The unique texture or looks by using Washi produces an atmosphere that cannot be created with other materials.
Dimensions & Packaging: W555 H1500 D200 (1frame W555 H280)
Tags: Japanese Paper, Washi, Partition, Shelf, Wood, Furniture, Design
Production Technology: The wooden frame and side panels of the shelf are made of vertical grain, the top panel is made of knotty grain, and wooden dowels are used for the joint surface.
Design Challenge: Distortion caused by the expansion and contraction of the wooden frame when replacing the Washi was an issue, but we solved it by making a special mold.We tried various types of Washi that are not used for shoji screens, but most of them can be pasted and you can enjoy using different types of paper.
Research: By using cedar wood, which is rarely used for furniture because it is soft and easily scratched, as the main material for the shelves, and by combining cedar wood with washi, we thought of the value of using cedar wood, which is abundant in Japan. We believe that by incorporating the goodness of shoji into shelves, we can create new goodness.
Inspiration: This furniture is the shelf which basde on the Shoji that is Japanese sliding doors consisting of wooden frames and thin Japanese paper.
By incorporating Japanese cultural fittings into furniture and applying Washi to more familiar stuff such as wooden frame, the delicacy of each material creates a comfortable tension and warmth in the space.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2019 in Japan and finished December 2021 in Japan.
Operation Flow: How to re-cover Washi
1. Remove the wooden frame from the shelf and fit it into the special mold.
2. Apply glue to the wooden frame.
3. Paste washi cut to the size of the wooden frame.
4. Spray water with a mist spray.
5. After drying, remove from the mold to finish.
Image Credits: Image #1 Designer Yuto Hiramatsu, Front view of shelf, Year 2020
Image #2 Designer Yuto Hiramatsu, Wooden frame, Washi and special formwork, Year 2020
Image #3 Designer Yuto Hiramatsu, In use (with shadow emerging), Year 2020
Image #4 Designer Yuto Hiramatsu, Washi being pasted on a wooden frame, Year 2020
Image #5 Designer Yuto Hiramatsu, Finished applying Washi paper to a wooden frame, Year 2020