Hotaru Lêsstoel by Misaki Kiyuna is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award yn Brûns in Meubelûntwerp Competition Category.
BrûnsMeubels· 2023
Hotaru Lêsstoel
A' Design Award yn Brûns Winner in Meubels Category
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About Hotaru Lêsstoel
Hotaru is in lêsstoel mei yntegreare ferljochting. De ljochtstander tsjinnet ek as rêchleuning, en it ljocht falt op de hannen fan de persoan dy't sit. De lamp giet oan en út yn it tsjuster as reaksje op minsken yn 'e buert. De posisje fan de ferljochting kin foar- en efterút oanpast wurde. Hotaru is opbouwd út fjouwer dielen, in sit, poatsjes, in stander en in ferljochtingsienheid, sûnder metalen beslach. It laminearre multiplex fan de sit is sichtber litten om de waarmte fan it hout te sjen litten. Njonken in bêd delset, wurket Hotaru ek as sydtafel en lamp. It ûntwerp past by huzen mei net folle romte.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award yn Brûns
Hotaru Lêsstoel is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns, in heech prestisjeuze erkenning foar treflike ûntwerpen dy't har ûnderskiede troch kreativiteit, fernuft en tûkens. Brûnswinners binne tige feardige en opfallend kreative artefakten dy't de grutte ûnderfining, ferbylding en betochtsumens fan har ûntwerpers befêstigje. Fan Hotaru Lêsstoel wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige heech achte, bewûndere en dierber objekt is dat opmerklik profesjoneel en ynnovatyf is. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns yntegrearret de bêste praktiken yn keunst, wittenskip, ûntwerp en technology en is treflik om syn omtinken foar detail. Hotaru Lêsstoel foldocht behoeften prachtich, reitsjet winsken, betsjoeveret gefoelens en sprekt nijsgjirrigens oan.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- 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.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- White, width 380mm, height 380mm, depth 1890mm
Black, width 350mm, height 350mm, depth1790mm - Tags
- Chair, lighting, furniture, reading, prefabricated
- Production Technology
- By showing the laminated plywood on the seat, we left the warmth of the wood. It can be assembled without using metal fittings
- Design 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Project Duration
- The Lamp stool was designed in Okinawa in 2022.
- Operation Flow
- This chair is used by assembling four parts: seat, feet, stand, and lighting. The position of the lighting can be adjusted back and forth.
- Patents
- Patented, Misaki Kiyuna, 2022
- Team Members
- Misaki Kiyuna
- Image Credits
- [Image # 1: Misaki Kiyuna, Hotaru, 2021][Image # 2: Misaki Kiyuna, Hotaru, 2021][Image # 3: Misaki Kiyuna, Hotaru, 2021][Image # 4: Misaki Kiyuna, Hotaru, 2021][Image # 5: Misaki Kiyuna, Hotaru, 2021]
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