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Cloud Stoel by Shota Urasaki

Cloud Stoel by Shota Urasaki is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award in Goud in Meubelontwerp Competition Category.


GoudMeubels· 2020

Cloud Stoel

by Shota Urasaki

Client: Okinawa Products

A' Design Award in Goud Winner in Meubels Category

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The Design

About Cloud Stoel

Cloud is een stoel geïnspireerd op een regenbui die werd waargenomen boven de kust van het eiland Okinawa in Japan. Het zitoppervlak is gemaakt door polyestervezel met een naald in polyurethaanschuim te prikken, wat een zachte, wolkachtige uitstraling creëert. Een hoge zitting geeft de zittende persoon een zwevend gevoel. De spiegelende roestvrijstalen poten en een voetstuk zijn gevormd uit dunne ronde staven die vallende regen verbeelden. Het aantal, de lengte en de diameter van de staven zijn zorgvuldig bepaald. Cloud is handgemaakt van roestvrij staal, polyestervezel, hout en polyurethaanschuim.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Goud

Cloud Stoel is winnaar van de A' Design Award in Goud, een immens prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan eersteklas, schitterende en uitmuntende ontwerpen. Winnaars in Goud zijn uiterst innovatieve, zeer visionaire en glamoureus verblindende creaties die het genie, de wijsheid en de bekwaamheid van hun ontwerpers weerspiegelen. Cloud Stoel wordt verwacht een zeer geprezen, trendzettende en monumentale uitvinding te zijn die ongekende waarde levert. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in Goud heeft gewonnen, is een spectaculair, gerespecteerd project dat enorm baat en de grenzen van kunst, wetenschap, ontwerp en technologie verlegt. Cloud Stoel wekt intense gevoelens van verlangen, roept passie op, moedigt creativiteit aan en fascineert ons.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
This is a cloud-like chair that is raining.
The seating surface enables a cloud-like expression by piercing polyester fiber into the polyurethane foam with a needle.
A high seat gives the seated person a floating.
In addition, the mirror-like stainless steel legs and pedestal made it possible to express the rain.
Dimensions & Packaging
Width 1000 mm x Depth 900 mm x Height 600 mm
Tags
nature, chair, cloud, okinawa, japan, organic
Production Technology
Materials: Stainless steel, Polyester fiber, Wood, Polyurethane foam
Production processes of the product: Handmade
Design Challenge
In addition, the number, length, and diameter of stainless steel round bars that express rain were carefully determined.
Research
I feel like the products in the world are now uniform.
Different regions have their own culture and nature.
Among them, I paid attention to nature.
I think of naturally inspired designs.
After that, repeat the verification of the material and structure.
I will announce the created design to the world and aim for commercialization.
I believe that doing so will enrich the uniform world.
Inspiration
The sky is connected everywhere in the world.
Many people have seen clouds.
A design inspired by nature will resonate with various people.
I live on Okinawa Island south of Japan.
One day, I saw a moving cloud while it rained on the coast.
The idea of this chair came up from the scenery at that time.
Project Duration
The project started in April 2019 and ended in October 2019.
Operation Flow
I think there are many people who have imagined when they were children that they could sit on clouds.
I realized that imagination.
Poetic products enrich the emotions of users.
In addition, this product makes the surrounding space visually enjoyable.
Image Credits
[ Image #1: Shota Urasaki, Cloud, 2019. ][ Image #2: Shota Urasaki, Cloud, 2019. ][ Image #3: Shota Urasaki, Cloud, 2019. ][ Image #4: Shota Urasaki, Cloud, 2019. ][ Image #5: Shota Urasaki, Cloud, 2019. ]

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