Otsuchi Itara ryo ku Meza by Yuto Yamada

Otsuchi Itara ryo ku Meza by Yuto Yamada is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza in Igishushanyo cy'Urumuri Competition Category.

IfezaUrumuri· 2026

Otsuchi Itara ryo ku Meza

by Yuto Yamada

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza Winner in Urumuri Category

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The Design

About Otsuchi Itara ryo ku Meza

Otsuchi ni itara ryo ku meza rikozwe mu ruhu rw'impongo rukomoka i Otsuchi, muri Iwate, mu Buyapani. Uwo mudugudu wibasiwe na tsunami yatewe n'Umutingito Ukomeye w'Uburasirazuba bw'u Buyapani wo mu 2011. Nyuma yaho, imyaka yo mu karere yarangijwe kubera ko umubare w'impongo wiyongereye mu gihe umubare w'abaturage wagabanukaga. Abahigi bo mu karere batangiye ubucuruzi bw'inyama z'inyamaswa zo mu gasozi kugira ngo bakoreshe impongo zahigwaga nk'inyamaswa zangiza. Iri tara rikozwe ku miterere yacapwe mu buryo bwa 3D itwikiriwe n'uruhu rw'impongo, kandi imiterere yaryo yibutsa ishusho y'inyamaswa nzima. Iri gishushanyo ryubahiriza ubuzima bw'impongo kandi ritanga ubwiza butuje.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza

Otsuchi Itara ryo ku Meza ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza, ishimwe ridasanzwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo byo ku rwego rwo hejuru, byiza kandi bikora ku mutima. Abegukanye Ifeza ni ibihangano by'ubuhanga bukomeye kandi bifite guhanga kwinshi, bigaragaza ubuhanga bwimbitse, impano n'ubushishozi bw'ababihanze. Otsuchi Itara ryo ku Meza biteganyijwe ko izaba igihangano cy'icyitegererezo, gifite ubunyamwuga bukomeye n'udushya twimbitse. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Ifeza ni igihangano kizwi kandi gishimwa, gifasha kugura imbibi z'ubuhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga. Otsuchi Itara ryo ku Meza ni igihangano benshi bifuza, gikangura ibyifuzo, gitanga amarangamutima meza kandi gitera igitangaza.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This table lamp exists
in the space between design and art.
It resembles a light fixture, yet also conveys the vitality of an animal.
Its texture evokes the breath of a living deer.
Dimensions & Packaging: w255 x d320 x h345mm
Tags: Table Light, Art, animal, deer, leather, Gibier
Production Technology: Crafted from 3D printed structure coverd by deer leather.
Inspiration: The Table lamp is made from a deer leather captured in Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. Otsuchi was destroyed by the devastating tsunami caused by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.
Our crop has been damaged due to a significant increase in number of deer, while the population of local residents declined. Local hunters started
the Gibier business to carry on the life of a deer that was hunted as vermin. This lamp was created in a hope to carry on deer's life and create a feeling of peace to the user.
Project Duration: The project started in Apr. 2023 in Otsuchi, Iwate and finished in Jan, and was exhibited in Salone del Mobile in June 2024.
Operation Flow: This table lamp conveys an organic, animalistic impression to people,
and also gives a wild impression.
This lamp, which makes you feel the vitality of a deer that once lived,
gives people the warmth of life.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Yuto Yamada, 2026.
Image Credits: Photographer / Kenichi Kikuchi