Mushroom Rak by Shota Urasaki is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Gangsa in Reka Bentuk Perabot Competition Category.
GangsaPerabot· 2022
Mushroom Rak
A' Design Award Gangsa Winner in Perabot Category
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The Design
About Mushroom Rak
Mushroom ialah rak yang direka untuk paparan bebas objek harian. Setiap bentuk cendawan diukir dengan tangan satu demi satu daripada kayu kapur Okinawa dan disisipkan dengan magnet. Cendawan-cendawan ini dipasang pada plat keluli nipis yang menegak dari lantai, membolehkan setiap bentuk diletakkan secara bebas. Cendawan besar boleh memegang pelbagai barangan, manakala cendawan kecil boleh memegang poskad atau nota. Bahagian tapak menggabungkan plat keluli yang dibengkokkan dengan papan lapis. Reka bentuk ini diilhamkan oleh cendawan yang tumbuh di atas papan tanda kayu, dan penampilannya berubah mengikut setiap pengguna.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Gangsa
Mushroom Rak ialah pemenang A' Design Award Gangsa, pengiktirafan yang amat berprestij yang dianugerahkan kepada reka bentuk cemerlang yang dicirikan oleh kreativiti, kecerdikan dan ketajaman fikiran. Pemenang Gangsa ialah artifak yang amat mahir dan sangat kreatif yang membuktikan pengalaman luas, imaginasi dan akal budi pereka bentuknya. Mushroom Rak diharapkan menjadi objek yang sangat dihargai, dikagumi dan disayangi, sangat profesional dan inovatif. Reka bentuk pemenang A' Design Award Gangsa ini merangkumi amalan terbaik dalam seni, sains, reka bentuk dan teknologi, dan cemerlang dalam perhatiannya terhadap butiran. Mushroom Rak memenuhi keperluan dengan indah, menyentuh keinginan, memikat perasaan dan menarik rasa ingin tahu.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The shelf of camphor tree, sculpted to look like a mushroom, is embedded with magnets.
Therefore, they can be placed freely.
The mushrooms are attached to a thin steel plate that rises up from the floor.
The large mushrooms can be used to place various items, while the small mushrooms can be used to hold postcards or memos. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 910mm x Depth 450mm x Height 1500mm
- Tags
- Okinawa, Japan, Nature, Shelf, Furniture
- Production Technology
- The mushrooms are carefully hand-carved one by one from Okinawan camphorwood.
Thin steel plates were then bent and combined with plywood to create the base to which the mushrooms are attached. - Design Challenge
- I had a hard time conveying the wonder of nature in a sensory way. Structure and details were important, but I had to make sure that what I felt was expressed properly as I worked toward completion.
- Research
- I visited several islands in Okinawa for this project. I observed and repeatedly sketched the nature there. Then, while modeling in 3D, I made a number of mock-ups and examined them. At the same time, I also considered what materials would be appropriate.
- Inspiration
- I usually create ideas from the nature around me.
This was inspired by the sight of mushrooms growing out of a wooden sign in my neighborhood.
I felt the vitality and freedom of the mushrooms that grow from artifacts.
It was very interesting.
Currently, there are various ways of life and values.
This shelf changes its appearance depending on the user. - Project Duration
- The project started in June 2020 in Okinawa and finished in January 2021 in Okinawa.
- Image Credits
- [Image #1: Shota Urasaki, Mushroom, 2021. ][ Image #2: Shota Urasaki, Mushroom, 2021. ][ Image #3: Shota Urasaki, Mushroom, 2021. ][ Image #4: Shota Urasaki, Mushroom, 2021. ][ Image #5: Shota Urasaki, Mushroom, 2021.]
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