Shade パーティションシェルフ by Yuto Hiramatsu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 銅賞 in 家具デザイン Competition Category.
銅家具· 2022
Shade パーティションシェルフ
A' Design Award 銅賞 Winner in 家具 Category
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About Shade パーティションシェルフ
「Shade」は、木枠と薄い和紙で構成される日本の引き戸「障子」に着想を得たパーティションシェルフです。フレームと側板には杉材を用い、木枠には和紙を張り込んでいます。シェルフの背後にある物の影が和紙を透して浮かび上がります。和紙の種類を変えたり、あえて紙を張らないフレームを設けたり、フレームを動かすことで、その佇まいを自在に変化させることができます。各部材は木製のダボで接合され、専用の型により和紙を歪みなく張り替えることが可能です。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 銅賞
Shade パーティションシェルフは、創造性、独創性、鋭い洞察力で際立つ傑出したデザインに授与される、高い権威をもつ評価である A' Design Award 銅賞の受賞作品です。銅賞の受賞作品は、十分に巧みで印象的なほど創造的な工芸品であり、デザイナーの豊富な経験、想像力、機知を裏づけています。Shade パーティションシェルフは、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される品であり、顕著にプロフェッショナルで革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銅賞を受賞したデザインは、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術のベストプラクティスを取り入れており、細部への配慮に優れています。Shade パーティションシェルフは、ニーズを見事に満たし、欲求に触れ、感情を魅了し、好奇心を引きつけます。
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The materials used are soft and light cedar wood and thin and strong Japanese paper which is called Washi. Washi is pasted on the wooden frame so that you can enjoy the shadows of objects that can be seen through it or you can also enjoy by changing to the different kinds of Washi. You can also change the appearance of the shelf by creating a surface with or without Washi, or by moving the wooden frame.
The unique texture or looks by using Washi produces an atmosphere that cannot be created with other materials. - Dimensions & Packaging
- W555 H1500 D200 (1frame W555 H280)
- Tags
- Japanese Paper, Washi, Partition, Shelf, Wood, Furniture, Design
- Production Technology
- The wooden frame and side panels of the shelf are made of vertical grain, the top panel is made of knotty grain, and wooden dowels are used for the joint surface.
- Design Challenge
- Distortion caused by the expansion and contraction of the wooden frame when replacing the Washi was an issue, but we solved it by making a special mold.We tried various types of Washi that are not used for shoji screens, but most of them can be pasted and you can enjoy using different types of paper.
- Research
- By using cedar wood, which is rarely used for furniture because it is soft and easily scratched, as the main material for the shelves, and by combining cedar wood with washi, we thought of the value of using cedar wood, which is abundant in Japan. We believe that by incorporating the goodness of shoji into shelves, we can create new goodness.
- Inspiration
- This furniture is the shelf which basde on the Shoji that is Japanese sliding doors consisting of wooden frames and thin Japanese paper.
By incorporating Japanese cultural fittings into furniture and applying Washi to more familiar stuff such as wooden frame, the delicacy of each material creates a comfortable tension and warmth in the space. - Project Duration
- The project started in April 2019 in Japan and finished December 2021 in Japan.
- Operation Flow
- How to re-cover Washi
1. Remove the wooden frame from the shelf and fit it into the special mold.
2. Apply glue to the wooden frame.
3. Paste washi cut to the size of the wooden frame.
4. Spray water with a mist spray.
5. After drying, remove from the mold to finish. - Image Credits
- Image #1 Designer Yuto Hiramatsu, Front view of shelf, Year 2020
Image #2 Designer Yuto Hiramatsu, Wooden frame, Washi and special formwork, Year 2020
Image #3 Designer Yuto Hiramatsu, In use (with shadow emerging), Year 2020
Image #4 Designer Yuto Hiramatsu, Washi being pasted on a wooden frame, Year 2020
Image #5 Designer Yuto Hiramatsu, Finished applying Washi paper to a wooden frame, Year 2020
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