Musubi چۆکی by Mizuki Chinen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Xelata A' Design Award a Zîvîn in Dîzayna Mobîlyayê Competition Category.

ZîvMobîlya· 2025

Musubi چۆکی

by Mizuki Chinen

Client: Chinen Mizuki

Xelata A' Design Award a Zîvîn Winner in Mobîlya Category

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The Design

About Musubi چۆکی

ئەم چۆکییە لە وشەی موسووبی ئیلهام وەرگیراوە. موسووبی چەمکێکی شینتۆی ژاپۆنیی کۆنە و ئەو بیرۆکەیەیە کە شتەکان و ژیان بە بەستنەوەی شتە جۆراوجۆرەکان پێکدێن. شێوەی ئەم چۆکییە لەسەر بنەمای نیگارەی گرێی میزووهیکی کەوانە دامەزراوە. کاتێک لە ڕووەوە سەیری دەکرێت، دیزاینەکە هێڵیی یە، بەڵام کاتێک لە گۆشەیەکەوە سەیری دەکرێت، کورسییەکە خەمۆکییەکی نەرمی پێوەیە. کاتێک بەکارناهێنرێت، دەتوانرێت بپێچرێتەوە بۆ هەڵگرتنی کۆکراوە. بە ئاسانی دەتوانرێت کۆبکرێتەوە تەنها بە خستنەژوورەوەی پارچەکان بەبێ بەکارهێنانی بزمار یان پێچ.

The Recognition

About the Xelata A' Design Award a Zîvîn

Musubi چۆکی xelatgirê Xelata A' Design Award a Zîvîn e, nasîneke bi awayekî awarte bi prestîj ku ji sêwiranên di asta herî bilind de, xweşik û bibandor re tê dayîn. Xelatgirên Zîvînê karên pir birûsk û pir afirîner in, yên ku pisporiya hêja, jêhatîbûn û zîrekiya sêwiranerên xwe nîşan didin. Tê hêvîkirin ku Musubi چۆکی karekî mînak, pir pîşekar û bi kûrahî nûjen be. Ev sêwirana bi Zîvînê serketî vedîtineke berbiçav û hatiye sitayişkirin e ku ji bo fireh kirina sînorên huner, zanist, sêwiran û teknolojiyê tevkarî dike. Musubi چۆکی afirandinek e ku gelek kes çavê xwe lê dikin, daxwazan şiyar dike, hestên erênî tîne û heyirînê çêdike.

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.