Mushroom ᱥᱮᱞᱯ by Shota Urasaki is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Competition Category.
ᱠᱟᱥᱟᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ· 2022
Mushroom ᱥᱮᱞᱯ
A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ Category
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About Mushroom ᱥᱮᱞᱯ
ᱵᱷᱩᱜᱟᱱ ᱠᱩᱲᱤ ᱢᱩᱥᱦᱨᱩᱢ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱛᱟᱞᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱵᱚᱸᱚᱸ ᱛᱟᱱᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱸᱭᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱹᱹᱢᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱛ ᱵᱟᱹᱱᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱢᱩᱥᱦᱨᱩᱢ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱟᱠᱤᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱠᱟᱢᱯᱷᱚᱨ ᱫᱟᱨᱮ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱛᱤᱹ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥᱯᱟᱱᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱮᱜᱱᱮᱴ ᱦᱩᱭᱩ ᱦᱟᱴᱤᱧ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱢᱩᱥᱦᱨᱩᱢ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱴᱤᱨᱤᱭ ᱥᱴᱤᱞ ᱯᱞᱮᱴ ᱨᱮ ᱡᱩᱲᱟᱹᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱱ ᱴᱚᱲ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱨᱟᱯᱩᱫ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱚᱱᱟᱛᱮ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱠᱚ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱠᱩᱥᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱛᱮ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱴᱷᱟᱹᱣᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱷᱤᱨ ᱮᱢ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱢᱩᱥᱦᱨᱩᱢ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱟᱦᱩᱛ ᱨᱠᱚᱢ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱠᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱛᱷᱟᱹᱣᱟᱭ, ᱟᱨ ᱦᱩᱡᱩᱜ ᱢᱩᱥᱦᱨᱩᱢ ᱠᱚ ᱯᱳᱥᱴᱠᱟᱨᱰ ᱟᱨᱵᱟᱝ ᱢᱮᱢᱚ ᱠᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱛᱷᱟᱹᱣᱟᱭ ᱾ ᱵᱷᱤᱴ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱟᱹᱠᱟ ᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱴᱤᱞ ᱯᱞᱮᱴ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱞᱟᱭᱣᱩᱰ ᱢᱮᱴᱟᱣ ᱮᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱫᱟᱨᱮ ᱪᱤᱱᱦᱟᱹ (ᱥᱟᱭᱤᱱ) ᱨᱮ ᱚᱯᱚᱫ ᱠᱟᱱ ᱢᱩᱥᱦᱨᱩᱢ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱢᱤᱞᱟᱹ ᱦᱩᱭᱮᱱᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱥᱮᱭ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱛᱮ ᱟᱰᱮᱨ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱭᱟ ᱾
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
Mushroom ᱥᱮᱞᱯ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Mushroom ᱥᱮᱞᱯ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
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.]
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