Hotaru Cadeira de Leitura by Misaki Kiyuna

Hotaru Cadeira de Leitura by Misaki Kiyuna is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award de Bronze in Design de Mobiliário Competition Category.

BronzeMobiliário· 2023

Hotaru Cadeira de Leitura

by Misaki Kiyuna

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Mobiliário Category

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The Design

About Hotaru Cadeira de Leitura

Hotaru é uma cadeira de leitura com iluminação integrada. A haste da luminária também funciona como encosto, e a luz incide sobre as mãos de quem está sentado. A lâmpada acende e apaga no escuro em resposta à presença de pessoas próximas. A posição da iluminação pode ser ajustada para frente e para trás. Hotaru é montada a partir de quatro partes — assento, pés, haste e unidade de iluminação — sem ferragens metálicas. O compensado laminado do assento é deixado à vista para revelar a cordialidade da madeira. Colocada ao lado de uma cama, Hotaru também funciona como mesa de apoio e luminária. O design é ideal para residências com pouco espaço.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

Hotaru Cadeira de Leitura conquistou o A' Design Award de Bronze, um reconhecimento altamente prestigiado atribuído a designs notáveis que se distinguem pela criatividade, engenho e perspicácia. Os vencedores do Bronze são artefactos amplamente habilidosos e surpreendentemente criativos que comprovam a vasta experiência, imaginação e capacidade de iniciativa dos seus designers. Espera-se que Hotaru Cadeira de Leitura seja um objeto muito considerado, admirado e estimado, notavelmente profissional e inovador. Este design vencedor do A' Design Award de Bronze incorpora as melhores práticas em arte, ciência, design e tecnologia e é excelente pela sua atenção ao detalhe. Hotaru Cadeira de Leitura satisfaz esplendidamente necessidades, toca desejos, encanta sentimentos e desperta curiosidade.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: When we sit in a chair, it illuminates our hands brightly. The light stand acts as a backrest. It's a chair for reading, but it can also be used as a side table and lighting by placing it on the bedside.
Dimensions & Packaging: White, width 380mm, height 380mm, depth 1890mm
Black, width 350mm, height 350mm, depth1790mm
Tags: Chair, lighting, furniture, reading, prefabricated
Production Technology: By showing the laminated plywood on the seat, we left the warmth of the wood. It can be assembled without using metal fittings
Design Challenge: I had a hard time deciding the angle of my legs. Since the overall balance changes depending on the angle, I adjusted it little by little with the mockup.
Research: Japanese houses have small floor plans and little space for furniture, so I researched furniture to put in a small space. Since chairs take up space in furniture, it was a new proposal by giving the backrest multiple functions of lighting.
Inspiration: Due to the epidemic of the new coronavirus, the amount of time spent at home has increased. I designed a chair with integrated lighting for reading books in order to enrich my time alone. This work was inspired by performers who were spotlighted on stage. Because it was similar to reading a book with a light in a dark room. It turns on and off in the dark in response to people. The blinking appearance looks like a firefly that emits a fantastic and gentle light. I named it Hotaru in Japanese.
Project Duration: The Lamp stool was designed in Okinawa in 2022.
Operation Flow: This chair is used by assembling four parts: seat, feet, stand, and lighting. The position of the lighting can be adjusted back and forth.
Patents: Patented, Misaki Kiyuna, 2022
Team Members: Misaki Kiyuna
Image Credits: [Image # 1: Misaki Kiyuna, Hotaru, 2021][Image # 2: Misaki Kiyuna, Hotaru, 2021][Image # 3: Misaki Kiyuna, Hotaru, 2021][Image # 4: Misaki Kiyuna, Hotaru, 2021][Image # 5: Misaki Kiyuna, Hotaru, 2021]