Hotaru 読書椅子 by Misaki Kiyuna is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 銅賞 in 家具デザイン Competition Category.
銅家具· 2023
Hotaru 読書椅子
A' Design Award 銅賞 Winner in 家具 Category
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About Hotaru 読書椅子
「Hotaru（ホタル）」は照明を一体化した読書用チェアです。照明のスタンドは背もたれとしても機能し、光は座った人の手元に落ちます。ランプは暗い場所で人が近づくと自動で点灯・消灯します。照明の位置は前後に調整可能です。Hotaruは座面、脚、スタンド、照明ユニットの4つのパーツから構成され、金具を使わずに組み立てられています。座面の積層合板は木の温かみを見せるためにあえて露出させています。ベッドサイドに置けば、サイドテーブルとランプとしても活躍します。限られたスペースの住まいにふさわしいデザインです。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 銅賞
Hotaru 読書椅子は、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。Hotaru 読書椅子は、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。Hotaru 読書椅子は、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
- 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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