Waon Tepantlahuilli by Misaki Kiyuna is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli in Tlahuilli Tlachihualli ihuan Tlahuiltequitilli Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.

TepoztliTlahuilli· 2023

Waon Tepantlahuilli

by Misaki Kiyuna

Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli Winner in Tlahuilli Category

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The Design

About Waon Tepantlahuilli

Waon ce tepantlahuilli tlachihualli ika Mino washi, se āmatl catlēh mocuepa Nihōn tlālpan zan īselti. In tlahtlamanalli motēmachia in āmatl chīhualiztli, in campa in ihyōtl mocuecuepa ātl īpan inic mocentlālia yōllica. In washi motlapāna huan momalīna inic mochihua ce hueyi ixtlapaltic ihcuācaltic. Zan cequi acrylic tlapechtin quipiya in āmatl īpan īxiptla, ic ahmo monequi tlanextlīlōni tlein monotza, huan in āmatl neci in īpan ahcopatlānqui. In tlacoyoctli nepantla in āmatl huan in tepantli ītequiuh nō mochīhua inic tlacecēhualōz ītequiuh in ēyi tlanextilōni, tlein huel cencah huelic mopatlaz. In yamānqui tlanextli cualli mopanhuia in calactli, in ilhuicalpan huan in cochcaltin.

The Recognition

About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli

Waon Tepantlahuilli ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli, tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in cualli dizayno in quitlalia in tlen monequi ipan tequitl ihuan tlachihualiztli in quimaca in cualli tlachihualli. In quicuicah Tepoztli quinextia in hueyi tlamatiliztli, toltecayotl ihuan ihuelitiliztli intlachihuanime. Ca quinequi in Waon Tepantlahuilli ca tlazohtli, mahuiztic, yancuic ihuan motequiuhtia. Ni dizayno in quicuic Tepoztli quihuelitia in tlamatiliztli ihuan quipia chicahualiztli tlen tepoztli. Waon Tepantlahuilli quicualtia in nemiliztli ihuan quihuelitia in cemanahuac ica cualli.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: I designed a lighting fixture with the aim of incorporating Japanese paper into the interior. When making paper, the fibers are intertwined with vertical and horizontal shaking. For that reason, I tried to create a form that moves up, down, left, and right. We respect the handiwork of the craftsman by leaving the ears, which is the charm of Japanese paper.
Dimensions & Packaging: width 1900mm depth 290mm height 660mm
Tags: Lighting, Mino Washi, Interior, Floating
Production Technology: By using an acrylic plate to fix the thin Japanese paper, we were able to eliminate the existence of the frame. The Japanese paper is fixed at a distance from the wall so that the Japanese paper appears to float. The distance is also the heat dissipation space of the light bulb.
Design Challenge: The challenge was to use the surface of the washi paper vertically and maintain the curved surface. By folding and twisting it into pleats, we were able to create a large curved surface. By using an acrylic plate as a method of fixing the thin Japanese paper, the existence of the frame is eliminated, and the form that draws attention only to the Japanese paper.
Research: By giving form to invisible sounds and sensations, I am researching forms that create empathy and stimulate people's sensibilities. We pursue beautiful forms that deeply appeal to the sensibility like sculpture.
Inspiration: Washi is a paper unique to Japan. Inspired by the sound it makes when the fibers are pulled out of the water and shaken to even out. The shape of the pleats makes us imagine a musical scale, and the twisted curve expresses the tone.
Project Duration: Waon was designed in Okinawa in 2022.
Operation Flow: This light will be mounted on the wall. Turn on the power by unplugging and plugging in the outlet. It uses 3 bulbs and is easy to replace. By changing the position of the acrylic frame that holds the Japanese paper in place, it can be transformed into any shape. The expression of the lighting changes depending on the vertical position, front and back angle, and left and right opening. By using Japanese paper as a canvas and adding the hands of a calligrapher and a painter, it becomes a lighting that becomes a unique picture.
Team Members: Misaki Kiyuna
Image Credits: [Image # 1: Misaki Kiyuna, Waon, 2022][Image # 2: Misaki Kiyuna, Waon, 2022][Image # 3: Misaki Kiyuna, Waon, 2022][Image # 4: Misaki Kiyuna, Waon, 2022][Image # 5: Misaki Kiyuna, Waon, 2022]