Musubi Hocker by Mizuki Chinen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award an Sëlwer in Miwwelendesign Competition Category.

SëlwerMiwwelen· 2025

Musubi Hocker

by Mizuki Chinen

Client: Chinen Mizuki

A' Design Award an Sëlwer Winner in Miwwelen Category

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The Design

About Musubi Hocker

Dësen Hocker gouf vum Wuert Musubi inspiréiert. Musubi ass en aalt japanescht Shinto-Konzept, an et ass d'Iddi datt Saachen a Liewen duerch d'Verbindung vu verschiddene Saache geformt ginn. D'Form vun dësem Hocker baséiert op dem Motiv vun engem Mizuhiki-Schläifknuet. Wann een et vun vir ukuckt, ass den Design linear, awer wann een et vun engem Wénkel ukuckt, schéngt de Sëtz eng sanft Curve ze hunn. Wann en net benotzt gëtt, kann en zesumme geklappt ginn fir kompakt Lagerung. Et kann einfach zesummegesat ginn andeems een einfach d'Deeler astecht ouni Neel oder Schrauwen ze benotzen.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award an Sëlwer

Musubi Hocker ass e Gewënner vum A' Design Award an Sëlwer, enger aussergewéinlech prestigiéiser Unerkennung, déi un Designe vun der héchster Qualitéit, prächteg a beandrockend vergi gëtt. Sëlwer-Gewënner si bemierkenswäert brillant a ganz kreativ Wierker, déi d'erausragend Expertise, d'Talent an d'Schaarfsënnegkeet vun hire Designer weisen. Et gëtt erwaart, datt Musubi Hocker e wonnerbart, mustergëlteg, bemierkenswäert professionellt an déif innovatiivt Wierk ass. Dëst mam Sëlwer ausgezeechent Design ass eng bemierkenswäert, bewonnert Erfindung, déi dozou bäidréit, d'Grenze vun der Konscht, der Wëssenschaft, vum Design an der Technologie ze erweideren. Musubi Hocker ass eng Kreatioun, op déi vill neidesch sinn, déi Wënsch erweckt, positiv Gefiller bréngt an Erstaunen a Wonner erweckt.

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.