Wall V4 Kū Kīwī by Nakamura Co. is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Kala in Hoʻolālā Lako Hale Competition Category.

KalaLako Hale· 2023

Wall V4 Kū Kīwī

by Nakamura Co.

Client: Wall

A' Design Award Kala Winner in Lako Hale Category

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The Design

About Wall V4 Kū Kīwī

ʻO Wall V4 he kū kīwī e kū ana ma ka papahele i hoʻolālā ʻia e paʻa i nā pale nui kokoke i ka paia. Hiki ke kau paʻa ʻia nā kīwī a hiki i 90 ʻīniha mai nā hui hana he nui ma ke kiʻekiʻe i makemake ʻia. Hāʻawi ke kia kākoʻo i ʻewalu pae kiʻekiʻe o 5 mm pākahi. Hūnā ʻia nā uea a me nā kui wili i loko o kahi papa pālua, no laila e mau ana ka maʻemaʻe o ka hoʻonohonoho. Hana ʻia ke kumu mai kahi papa kila 2 mm i hoʻohālike ʻia ma ke kaomi ʻana a hoʻoikaika ʻia e kahi hakahaka pōʻai, e mālama ana i ka lahilahi o ka lihi a e hōʻemi ana i ka pilikia o ke kū hina ʻana. Maʻalahi ka hoʻopili ʻana a ʻaʻole pono e hoʻololi i ka lumi.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Wall V4 Kū Kīwī i ka A' Design Award Kala, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kiʻekiʻe loa, nani a kupaianaha. He mau hana ʻālohilohi loa a hana noʻeau nui nā lanakila Kala e hōʻike ana i ka loea, ka makakoho a me ka ʻoi aku o ka noʻonoʻo o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Wall V4 Kū Kīwī he hana kupaianaha, kūlana ʻoi aku, ʻoihana kiʻekiʻe a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Kala he mea hoʻokumu kūpono loa, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. He mea i ʻeleu ʻia e nā mea he nui ka hoʻolālā Wall V4 Kū Kīwī e hoʻāla i ka makemake, lawe mai i nā manaʻo maikaʻi a hoʻāla i ka kamahaʻo a me ka mahalo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: With WALL V4, almost any TV can be mounted neatly by hanging it on the wall.
Large size TVs (up to 90 inch) from various manufacturers can be installed safely at the preferred height of users. Assembly work is quite simple and requires no special revamping in the room. No wirings or screws are visible externally bringing a sense of harmony and unity with the interior of the user’s living environment.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 830mm x Depth 520mm x Height 1265mm
Tags: TV stand, interior, TV accessory, caster, cable storage, audio-visual experience, space-saving design,
Production Technology: The structure is based on a 2 mm steel plate that was pressed into a 3D shape and supported by a radial frame in order to achieve a thickness of 2 mm between the base and the floor. The supporting pillar and cables are hidden inside a double-layered panel, The panel slides along that extends when changing the height. Satin powder coating was applied to the entire body, and a woodgrain finish was baked on the surface of the panel giving a texture of high-quality furniture.
Design Challenge: The challenge was to secure strength in a very thin base structure. Since an iron plate alone does not have enough strength, the base includes a set of enforcing elements radially arranged to complement the strength of the 2 mm plate. This structure provides visual neatness and effective spatial utilization. This method proved its effectiveness through repeated vibration tests in a lab that can simulate the strongest earthquakes in Japan.
Research: As conventional TV benches/stands are usually too bulky and easily stands out in a confined room space, our design focused on bringing the TV as close as possible to the wall by reducing the TV stand’s thickness and hiding the TV wiring. Based on the knowledge that a step of 3 mm on the floor can stumble a person, we focused our attention to reduce the thickness of the base for safety reasons so that it makes a simpler and more organized setup.
Inspiration: The impetus for developing this new TV stand was to reduce wasted space.
As the size of TVs becomes larger, TV boards are also getting bigger. As for wall-mounted TVs, they require installation work and repeated height adjustment will become a cumbersome process.
WALL V4 provides a solution to such difficulties.
Project Duration: The project started in October 2020, and its development was completed in November 2021. The product was put into the market in January 2022.
Operation Flow: The height of the supporting column can be adjusted with 8 levels (of 5 mm each). Since the metal bracket matches the shape of the back of the TV, it allows fine positional adjustment. Most TV types can be installed at the users’ preferred height. Optional shelves can also be added to expand this TV stand to suit the needs of all users.
Patents: Design Registration No. (Japan): 1614420, 1623536
Patent Registration No. (Japan): 6865495, 6867075
Patent Application No. (Japan): 2020-540017
Design Registration No. (International): DM/101626
Design Registration No. (U.S.): US D881,174
Team Members: Producer : Akira Nakamura
Designer : Hiroshi Tozawa
Designer : Toshiaki Komori
Supply Chain Manager : Naohisa Inoue
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Nakamura Co.Variations, 2021.
Image #2: Photographer Nakamura Co.Variations, 2021.
Image #3: Photographer Nakamura Co.Variations, 2021.
Image #4: Photographer Nakamura Co.Variations, 2021.
Image #5: Photographer Nakamura Co.Variations, 2021.