Hotaru Nofoa Faitau Tusi by Misaki Kiyuna

Hotaru Nofoa Faitau Tusi by Misaki Kiyuna is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Apamemea in Mamanu Meafale Competition Category.

ApamemeaMeafale· 2023

Hotaru Nofoa Faitau Tusi

by Misaki Kiyuna

A' Design Award Apamemea Winner in Meafale Category

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The Design

About Hotaru Nofoa Faitau Tusi

O Hotaru o se nofoa faitau tusi e aofia ai se moli fa'apipi'i. O le tulaga o le moli e avea fo'i ma tua o le nofoa, ma e pa'ū le malamalama i luga o lima o le tagata o lo'o nofo ai. E fa'agaoioi ma tape le moli i le pogisa e tali atu ai i tagata o lo'o lata mai. E mafai ona fetuutuunai le tulaga o le moli i tua ma le luma. E fa'apipi'iina Hotaru mai ni vaega se fa, o le nofoa, vae, tulaga, ma le iunite moli, e aunoa ma ni mea fa'auma. O le laupapa laminated o le nofoa e tu'u e va'aia e fa'aalia ai le mafanafana o le fafie. Pe a tu'u i tafatafa o se moega, e galue fo'i Hotaru o se laulau itu ma se moli. O le mamanu e fetaui lelei ma fale e la'ititi le avanoa.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Apamemea

O le A' Design Award Apamemea na manumalo ai Hotaru Nofoa Faitau Tusi, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu ese e iloga i le fatufatuaʻi, le atamai ma le poto. O ē manumalo i le Apamemea o mea e iai le tomai atoa ma fatufatuaʻi mataʻina e faamaonia ai le poto masani tele, le mafaufau ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Hotaru Nofoa Faitau Tusi e avea ma mea e vivii tele, ua pelepelea, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Apamemea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili i le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi ma e sili ona lelei i le mataituina o mea itiiti. Hotaru Nofoa Faitau Tusi e faamalieina matagofie manaʻoga, pa i manaʻo, faalataina lagona ma faaosofia le fia iloa.

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]