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Misako Niwa Is Honored with the A' Design Award for Kawarie Zabuton Japanese cushion in Furniture Design
Misako Niwa of Tsumugu acknowledged for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2016 - 2017 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 19, 2017 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Kawarie Zabuton Japanese cushion by Misako Niwa of Tsumugu has been granted the A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category. The award was conferred within the 2016 - 2017 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached 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.
What the A' Design Award Means
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
More About Kawarie Zabuton Japanese cushion
I have plenty of time and money to spare and rear children to maintain an abundant life. The increase which can't often take time, and it are double-income and a nuclear family as the cause Rarefication of the connection with the area is mentioned.So a parent and child touches in the busy daily life, and it's abundant time. A picture book and a floor cushion were one from the wish I want to have time. A communication tool for a parent and a child is proposed. A daily natural change and a flow in time are felt and enjoyed.
About Misako Niwa
Spatial production designer using traditional arts and crafts As a "lubricant for the local community"**, you have been deeply involved in both soft (exchange and workshop) and hard (vacant house survey). When practical skills such as "interior proposal", "subsidy application" and "SNS public relations" at the renovation engineering shop are added to the experience of interpersonal and regional support such as "support for the elderly", "clinical art" and "vacant house survey" in the region, a very rare carry It will be a.
About Tsumugu
On the concept of the "tool" "TSUMUGU" keeps using in daily living, concerning with a person, an article, a person, a place, a person and a person, items are being produced importantly.
Award Record
This recognition makes Misako Niwa of Tsumugu a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
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/55159
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/55159
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!55159
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/180712
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Kawarie Zabuton Japanese cushion
- Function
- Japanese cushion
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Black, Dark Slate Gray and Dark Olive Green
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Misako Niwa
- Country
- Japan
- Brand
- Tsumugu
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2016 - 2017
- Design ID
- #55159
Credits
- Image Credits
- Main visual Photographer Madoka Akiyama 2015 #1 Photographer Madoka Akiyama 2015 #2 Photographer Madoka Akiyama 2015 #4 Photographer Madoka Akiyama 2015
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The material can be used while enjoying with a variety of modern scenes a combination of texture and taste that feels warmth using Kurume cloth, a traditional craft. We propose you like spinning thread while feeling the transition of the beautiful season of Japan - a carefree life.
- Inspiration
- Based on the origami picture-changing box, Tsumugu's "Changing Picture Floor Cushion" was inspired by Kurume Tsumugi, a traditional Japanese patterned cloth. Pull it out from the middle to change between the three di erent patterns. With the warm texture and traditional Japanese patterns, this is perfect for almost any modern usage.
- Research
- arent-child communication tool. I studied Japanese traditional crafts. The material which is strong and lasts long was studied. I was particular about the thing which are the thing made in Japan and the interior where the room is changed according to the change and the feeling, the case that the shape changes and the seating comfort.
- Challenge
- I was particular about made in Japan as the tool you can keep using for a long time and aimed at the sophisticated shape by the simplicity to which tiredness doesn't come.
- Realization and Technology
- The shape - Hexagonal return When it's folded in hexagonal-shaped and it's held from a center, 3 pictures appear repeatedly. Strange mechanism folding paper A change in the color and the design can be enjoyed so that a page of a picture book may be turned over. The fabric material - Kurume Kasuri is a term for ikat fabric woven in the area of Chikugo in Fukuoka,Japan. The method is invited by Den Inoue around 1800 in Kurume City. We can weave single or double ikat using Kasuri ikat yarn which has been dyed in advance. this method is called”Kukuri”. Kasuri ikat is normally cotton 100%. weaving width 37～38cm. Hand weaving and machine weaving.
- Operation and Interaction
- Feel like seeing, touching and imagining. The warm shade. You can keep using it lengthily. It's elastic and I'd like the seating comfort.
- Project Duration and Location
- It was completed as a research result of the graduation production of the university. In July 2015 we launched an individual business, the first prototype was manufactured in November 2015.
- Specifications
- diameter 400mm thickness 60mm
- Keywords
- Floor Cushion,Kurume Kasuri, Kurume cotton cloth with a splashed pattern,picture book,folding paper,origami,Hexagonal return
