Musubi Tabouret by Mizuki Chinen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award d'Argent in Design de Mobilier Competition Category.

ArgentMobilier· 2025

Musubi Tabouret

by Mizuki Chinen

Client: Chinen Mizuki

A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Mobilier Category

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The Design

About Musubi Tabouret

Ce tabouret a été inspiré par le mot Musubi. Musubi est un ancien concept shintoïste japonais qui exprime l'idée que les choses et la vie se forment en connectant divers éléments. La forme de ce tabouret est basée sur le motif d'un nœud Mizuhiki. Vu de face, le design est linéaire, mais vu sous un angle, l'assise présente une courbe douce. Lorsqu'il n'est pas utilisé, il peut être plié pour un rangement compact. Il peut être facilement assemblé en insérant simplement les pièces sans utiliser de clous ni de vis.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argent

Musubi Tabouret est lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Argent, une reconnaissance énormément prestigieuse décernée à des designs haut de gamme, superbes et impressionnants. Les lauréats Argent sont des œuvres tout à fait brillantes et extrêmement créatives qui illustrent l'expertise, le talent et la perspicacité remarquables de leurs concepteurs. Musubi Tabouret est censé être une œuvre merveilleuse, une vitrine de savoir-faire, remarquablement professionnelle et profondément innovante. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Argent est une invention très notable et admirée, qui sert l'art, la science, le design et la technologie et en repousse les limites. Musubi Tabouret est une création très enviée qui éveille les désirs, apporte des sentiments positifs et suscite émerveillement et étonnement.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The shape of this stool is based on the motif of a bow-knotted mizuhiki. Mizuhiki is a decorative cord used in Japanese culture to wrap gifts for celebrations. Among them, the bow-knotted mizuhiki is a way of tying that is used for joyful celebrations no matter how many times it is used. Additionally, when viewed from the front, the stool appears to have a linear design, but from an angle, the seat reveals a gentle curve.
Dimensions & Packaging: 410mm x 230 mm x 430 mm
Tags: Design, Chair, Furniture, Furniture Design
Production Technology: A technique called paper hinge is used to join the boards together. Paper hinge is a technique used in traditional Japanese folding screens.
Also, this stool is made of cedar wood. Cedar is soft, lightweight, and strong. Moreover, it is a material that does not easily deteriorate even in humid places, making it suitable for the hot and humid climate of Japan.
Design Challenge: I had a hard time figuring out how to make it strong with just wood and paper, and how to prevent it from breaking. We have reviewed the design many times in order to achieve both durability as a stool and the convenience of disassembling it.
Research: We researched how to incorporate traditional Japanese techniques and materials into the design.
Inspiration: This stool was inspired by the word Musubi. Musubi is one of the traditional Japanese Shinto concepts, and it is the idea that things and life are formed by connecting various things. It was created with the hope that the person who uses this stool will be connected to good things.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2025 in Okinawa.
Operation Flow: This stool is divided into two parts and can be folded to make it compact when not in use. It can be easily assembled by simply inserting the parts without using nails or screws.