Mushroom Prestatgeria by Shota Urasaki is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Bronze in Disseny de Mobiliari Competition Category.

BronzeMobiliari· 2022

Mushroom Prestatgeria

by Shota Urasaki

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Mobiliari Category

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The Design

About Mushroom Prestatgeria

Mushroom és una prestatgeria dissenyada per a l'exhibició lliure d'objectes quotidians. Cada forma de bolet es talla a mà una per una a partir de fusta de camfora d'Okinawa i s'hi incorpora un imant. Els bolets s'adhereixen a una làmina prima d'acer que s'aixeca des del terra, de manera que cada forma es pot col·locar lliurement. Els bolets grans sostenen objectes diversos, mentre que els petits sostenen postals o notes. La base combina làmines d'acer corbades amb contraplacat. El disseny es va inspirar en bolets que creixen sobre un rètol de fusta, i el seu aspecte canvia amb cada usuari.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

Mushroom Prestatgeria és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Bronze, un reconeixement altament prestigiós concedit a dissenys sobresortints que es distingeixen per la creativitat, l'enginy i l'astúcia. Els guanyadors de Bronze són artefactes ampliament hàbils i sorprenentment creatius que autentiquen la vasta experiència, la imaginació i el recurs dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que Mushroom Prestatgeria sigui un objecte molt apreciat, admirat i estimat, notablement professional i innovador. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Bronze incorpora les millors pràctiques de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia i és excel·lent per la seva atenció al detall. Mushroom Prestatgeria satisfà esplèndidament les necessitats, toca els desitjos, encisa els sentiments i crida la curiositat.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The shelf of camphor tree, sculpted to look like a mushroom, is embedded with magnets.
Therefore, they can be placed freely.
The mushrooms are attached to a thin steel plate that rises up from the floor.
The large mushrooms can be used to place various items, while the small mushrooms can be used to hold postcards or memos.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 910mm x Depth 450mm x Height 1500mm
Tags: Okinawa, Japan, Nature, Shelf, Furniture
Production Technology: The mushrooms are carefully hand-carved one by one from Okinawan camphorwood.
Thin steel plates were then bent and combined with plywood to create the base to which the mushrooms are attached.
Design Challenge: I had a hard time conveying the wonder of nature in a sensory way. Structure and details were important, but I had to make sure that what I felt was expressed properly as I worked toward completion.
Research: I visited several islands in Okinawa for this project. I observed and repeatedly sketched the nature there. Then, while modeling in 3D, I made a number of mock-ups and examined them. At the same time, I also considered what materials would be appropriate.
Inspiration: I usually create ideas from the nature around me.
This was inspired by the sight of mushrooms growing out of a wooden sign in my neighborhood.
I felt the vitality and freedom of the mushrooms that grow from artifacts.
It was very interesting.
Currently, there are various ways of life and values.
This shelf changes its appearance depending on the user.
Project Duration: The project started in June 2020 in Okinawa and finished in January 2021 in Okinawa.
Image Credits: [Image #1: Shota Urasaki, Mushroom, 2021. ][ Image #2: Shota Urasaki, Mushroom, 2021. ][ Image #3: Shota Urasaki, Mushroom, 2021. ][ Image #4: Shota Urasaki, Mushroom, 2021. ][ Image #5: Shota Urasaki, Mushroom, 2021.]