Mushroom Ostal by Shota Urasaki is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Bronze in Dissènh de Mobilièr Competition Category.

BronzeMobilièr· 2022

Mushroom Ostal

by Shota Urasaki

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Mobilièr Category

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The Design

About Mushroom Ostal

Champinhon es un ostal concebut per l'exposicion liura d'objèctes vidals. Cada forma de champinhon es esculpida a la man, una per una, en fusta de camforièr d'Okinawa, e i es incastrat un imant. Los champinhons se fixan a una placa d'acièr prima que s'aussa dempuèi lo sòl, de sorta que cada forma se pòt plaçar liurament. Los champinhons grands sostenon divèrses objèctes, mentre que los pichons sostenon cartas postalas o bilhets. La basa associa placas d'acièr corbadas amb contraplacat. La concepcion es inspirada dels champinhons que crèisson sus un panèl de fusta, e son aparéncia càmbia amb cada utilizaire.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

Mushroom Ostal a ganhat la distincion A' Design Award de Bronze, una reconeissença plan prestigiosa acordada a de designs excellents que se destrian per la creativitat, l'engenh e la finessa. Los ganhaires del Bronze son d'artefactes largament abils e sorprenentament creatius que provan la vasta experiéncia, l'imaginacion e l'engenhositat de lors designers. S'espèra que Mushroom Ostal siá un objècte fòrça considerat, admirat e estimat, notablament professional e innovant. Aqueste design ganhaire de la distincion A' Design Award de Bronze integra las melhoras practicas de l'art, de la sciéncia, del design e de la tecnologia e es excellent per son atencion al detalh. Mushroom Ostal satisfa esplendidament los besonhs, toca los desirs, encanta los sentiments e interèssa la curiositat.

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.]