Press Release
Hotaru Stool by Misaki Kiyuna Is Granted the Bronze A' Design Award in Furniture Design
Misaki Kiyuna honored for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Hotaru Stool by Misaki Kiyuna has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category. The result belongs to the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Regarding Hotaru Stool
Hotaru is a reading chair with integrated lighting. The light stand also serves as a backrest, and the light falls on the hands of the person seated. The lamp turns on and off in the dark in response to people nearby. The position of the lighting can be adjusted back and forth. Hotaru is assembled from four parts, a seat, feet, a stand and a lighting unit, without metal fittings. The laminated plywood of the seat is left visible to show the warmth of the wood. Placed beside a bed, Hotaru also works as a side table and a lamp. The design suits homes with little space.
About Misaki Kiyuna
A designer based in Japan. Focusing on furniture, we propose designs that are close to people's hearts. Based on Japanese aesthetic sense and culture, we are searching for functional, flexible, and beautiful methods of expression. He creates poetic concepts and strives to create new forms that are conscious of "beauty, uniqueness, and charming."
Award Record
With this recognition, Misaki Kiyuna is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2021 - 2022 to 2022 - 2023 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Furniture Design Award
The A' Furniture Design Award is an international furniture competition recognizing good furniture designs by best furniture designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to furniture designers, product designers, industrial design studios and furniture brands from all countries. Entries typically include chairs, tables, sofas, beds, cabinets and shelves. Awarded furniture designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/furniture
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/142254
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/142254
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!142254
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/328000
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Hotaru Stool
- Function
- Stool
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Gainsboro, Dark Gray, White Smoke, Silver and Light Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Misaki Kiyuna
- Country
- Japan
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #142254
Credits
- Image Credits
- [; Misaki Kiyuna, Hotaru, 2021][; Misaki Kiyuna, Hotaru, 2021]
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- When we sit in a chair, it illuminates our hands brightly. The light stand acts as a backrest. It's a chair for reading, but it can also be used as a side table and lighting by placing it on the bedside.
- Inspiration
- Due to the epidemic of the new coronavirus, the amount of time spent at home has increased. I designed a chair with integrated lighting for reading books in order to enrich my time alone. This work was inspired by performers who were spotlighted on stage. Because it was similar to reading a book with a light in a dark room. It turns on and off in the dark in response to people. The blinking appearance looks like a firefly that emits a fantastic and gentle light. I named it Hotaru in Japanese.
- Research
- Japanese houses have small floor plans and little space for furniture, so I researched furniture to put in a small space. Since chairs take up space in furniture, it was a new proposal by giving the backrest multiple functions of lighting.
- Challenge
- I had a hard time deciding the angle of my legs. Since the overall balance changes depending on the angle, I adjusted it little by little with the mockup.
- Realization and Technology
- By showing the laminated plywood on the seat, we left the warmth of the wood. It can be assembled without using metal fittings
- Operation and Interaction
- This chair is used by assembling four parts: seat, feet, stand, and lighting. The position of the lighting can be adjusted back and forth.
- Project Duration and Location
- The Lamp stool was designed in Okinawa in 2022.
- Specifications
- White, width 380mm, height 380mm, depth 1890mm Black, width 350mm, height 350mm, depth1790mm
- Keywords
- Chair, lighting, furniture, reading, prefabricated
