Musubi Escabèl by Mizuki Chinen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award d'Argent in Dissènh de Mobilièr Competition Category.

ArgentMobilièr· 2025

Musubi Escabèl

by Mizuki Chinen

Client: Chinen Mizuki

A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Mobilièr Category

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The Design

About Musubi Escabèl

Aqueste escabèl es inspirat per lo mot Musubi. Musubi es un ancian concèpte shinto japonés, e es l'idèa que las causas e la vida son formadas en ligant divèrsas causas. La forma d'aqueste escabèl es basada sul motiu d'un nos de papilhon Mizuhiki. Vist de davant, lo design es linear, mas vist d'un biais, lo sèti sembla aver una corba dossa. Quand es pas utilizat, se pòt plegar per un remisatge compacte. Se pòt facilament assemblar en inserent simplament las pèças sens utilizar claus ni vis.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argent

Musubi Escabèl a ganhat la distincion A' Design Award d'Argent, una reconeissença extraordinàriament prestigiosa acordada a de designs d'ort de gamma, esplendids e impressionants. Los ganhaires de l'Argent son d'òbras terriblament brilhantas e extrèmament creativas que illustran l'experiéncia, lo talent e la finessa excepcionals de lors designers. S'espèra que Musubi Escabèl siá una òbra meravilhosa e de referéncia, notablament professionala e prigondament innovanta. Aqueste design ganhaire de la distincion A' Design Award d'Argent es una invencion fòrça notabla e admirada, que fa un ben e fa avançar las frontièras de l'art, de la sciéncia, del design e de la tecnologia. Musubi Escabèl es una creacion immensament envejada que desrevelha de desirs, aduch de sentiments positius e fa néisser l'estonament e l'esmaiment.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The shape of this stool is based on the motif of a bow-knotted mizuhiki. Mizuhiki is a decorative cord used in Japanese culture to wrap gifts for celebrations. Among them, the bow-knotted mizuhiki is a way of tying that is used for joyful celebrations no matter how many times it is used. Additionally, when viewed from the front, the stool appears to have a linear design, but from an angle, the seat reveals a gentle curve.
Dimensions & Packaging: 410mm x 230 mm x 430 mm
Tags: Design, Chair, Furniture, Furniture Design
Production Technology: A technique called paper hinge is used to join the boards together. Paper hinge is a technique used in traditional Japanese folding screens.
Also, this stool is made of cedar wood. Cedar is soft, lightweight, and strong. Moreover, it is a material that does not easily deteriorate even in humid places, making it suitable for the hot and humid climate of Japan.
Design Challenge: I had a hard time figuring out how to make it strong with just wood and paper, and how to prevent it from breaking. We have reviewed the design many times in order to achieve both durability as a stool and the convenience of disassembling it.
Research: We researched how to incorporate traditional Japanese techniques and materials into the design.
Inspiration: This stool was inspired by the word Musubi. Musubi is one of the traditional Japanese Shinto concepts, and it is the idea that things and life are formed by connecting various things. It was created with the hope that the person who uses this stool will be connected to good things.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2025 in Okinawa.
Operation Flow: This stool is divided into two parts and can be folded to make it compact when not in use. It can be easily assembled by simply inserting the parts without using nails or screws.