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Parachute Rak Dindiang by Yusuke Watanabe
Parachute Rak Dindiang by Yusuke Watanabe
Parachute Rak Dindiang by Yusuke Watanabe
Parachute Rak Dindiang by Yusuke Watanabe
Parachute Rak Dindiang by Yusuke Watanabe

Ameh Parabot · 2021

Parachute Rak Dindiang

by Yusuke Watanabe

  • A' Design Award Ameh 2021 in Parabot
  • CLIENT: WD Co,Ltd
  • Estimated Number of Design Views: 44,468
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About Parachute Rak Dindiang

Parachute adolah rak dindiang nan tabuek dari palek logam. Katiko salah satu bagian dipakai, papan di bagian tu turun ka bawah jo tagantuang di tampeknyo. Papan nan tagantuang tu manahan jas, majalah, atau barang sarupo lainnyo sarato manjago supayo indak jatuah. Pamukoannyo ado garih-garih bawarna nan dipisahkan dek ruang tipih, jadi rak ko maingekkan ka panampilan grafis parasut modern jo dapek pulo diliek sabagai seni dindiang. Parachute bakuran 790 mm laweh, 30 mm dalam, jo 220 mm tinggi. Namonyo manggabuangkan ide malinduangi jo jatuah.

About the A' Design Award Ameh

Parachute Rak Dindiang adolah pamenang A' Design Award Ameh, sabuah pangakuan nan sangaik bapresti nan dibarikan ka rancangan kelas partamo, mangaguikan jo cumelang. Pamenang Ameh adolah ciptaan nan sangaik inovatif, bapandangan jauah jo baka-kilauan mamikaik nan mancaminkan bakaik, kabijaksanaan jo kahebatan parancangnyo. Parachute Rak Dindiang dipaokan manjadi panemuan nan sangaik dipuji, panetap kacenderungan jo monumental nan mambari nilai nan alun pernah ado. Rancangan nan manang Ameh iko adolah proyek nan mangaguikan jo dihargai nan maluaskan batas seni, ilimu, rancangan jo teknologi. Parachute Rak Dindiang malahiakan karinduan nan kuek, mambangkikkan gairah, mandorong kreativitas jo mamikaik kito.

Press Kit

Unique Properties
When in use, the plank for the section being used falls, and hangs there.

Your coat, your magazine... this protects them from falling.
Dimensions & Packaging
W:790mm D:30mm H:220mm
Tags
Wall Shelf, Furniture, WD, YusukeWatanabe, Minimal, Tokyo, Japan
Production Technology
Parachute was made by sheet metal.
With the colored stripes separated by thin spaces, the graphic design is reminiscent of a modern parachute; this theme is transformed, in a recognisable and aesthetically successful manner, into an original shelf design.
Design Challenge
Yusuke Watanabe designed a new type of wall shelf, looks like Wall Art.

Yusuke Watanabe was worried about color of gradation, Through trial and error we found best ways. looks like Wall Art.
Inspiration
When listening to Coldplay's first album, it suddenly occurred to me to look up the word "Parachute."

It seems that the name "parachute" comes combining the Italian "parare" (to protect) with the French "chute" (to fall).

I thought that was a rather fine name.
I tried to think of devices that protect against falling.
When in use, the plank for the section being used falls, and hangs there.

Your coat, your magazine... this protects them from falling.
Project Duration
The project started in April 2017 in Tokyo and finished in October 2018 in Tokyo, and Yusuke Watanabe was exhibited in Salone del Mobile in April 2018.
Operation Flow
When in use, the plank for the section being used falls, and hangs there.
Image Credits
Photo / Hiroki Watanabe

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