Birdcage Galuega Autu: Nofoa by Masuo Fujimura

Birdcage Galuega Autu: Nofoa by Masuo Fujimura is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Auro in Mamanu Meafale Competition Category.

AuroMeafale· 2026

Birdcage Galuega Autu: Nofoa

by Masuo Fujimura

Client: Fujimura Design Studio

A' Design Award Auro Winner in Meafale Category

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The Design

About Birdcage Galuega Autu: Nofoa

Tusitusiga a le Tusi: Fa'aosofia mai le filigree pulou o Suruga, o se galuega masani mai le Itumalo o Shizuoka, o lenei nofoa e pu'e ai lona lalelei e le mafai ona faaleaogaina i totonu o se mamanu fa'aonaponei. O le fausaga manifinifi ae malosi o le u'amea e mafai ai ona u'ufi lemu e le foliga fetu'utu'una'i le tino, ma fa'aumatia ai le malulu masani i totonu o le u'amea ma fausia ai se lagona e fa'amanatu mai ai le lace. E le gata i lea, o le nofoa fa'ata'ita'i e ata mai ai se lalolagi ese, ma fa'ateleina ai le i ai o le nofoa. O le u'amea o se mea e fa'aleleia le si'osi'omaga fa'atasi ma se fua toe fa'aaogaina toetoe lava 100%. O lenei oloa e faia i ni mea faapena e tufuga e sili ona tomai.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Auro

O le A' Design Award Auro na manumalo ai Birdcage Galuega Autu: Nofoa, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu o le tulaga muamua, matagofie ma maoaʻe. O ē manumalo i le Auro o galuega fou tele, matuā vaai i le lumanaʻi ma susulu e faaalia ai le atamai, le poto ma le tomai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Birdcage Galuega Autu: Nofoa e avea ma mea fou e matuā vivii, e faatulaga ai uiga fou ma tetele, e tuuina mai ai se tau e leʻi iai muamua. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Auro o se galuega ofoofogia, ua faaaloalogia, e aogā tele ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Birdcage Galuega Autu: Nofoa e fatuina ai lagona malosi o le manaʻo, faaosofia le tuinanau, faalauiloa le fatufatuaʻi ma faamalosia i tatou.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Inspired by Suruga bamboo filigree, a traditional craft of Shizuoka Prefecture, we have translated its timeless beauty into a modern chair. It achieves a slender yet robust structure unique to steel, its suppleness gently enveloping the body. Furthermore, the mirror-finished seat reflects another world, making this chair's presence truly memorable. Moreover, steel is an environmentally friendly material with a recycling rate of nearly 100%.
Dimensions & Packaging: W778mm, D593mm, H732mm, SH430mm
Tags: chair, furniture, steal, Birdcage
Production Technology: 10mmPhi Steel pipe, melamine baked coating.
Design Challenge: We spent a lot of time thinking about the manufacturing process, such as the technique for bending lightweight steel pipes without deforming them and how to weld them beautifully.
Research: This furniture was developed in collaboration with a metal manufacturer in Shizuoka, and all processes are carried out in Shizuoka to revitalize the local industry. All materials are steel, making it 100% recyclable. The design motifs are inspired by traditional Shizuoka crafts.
Inspiration: The aim of this project is to develop products in collaboration with local manufacturers in order to revitalize industry in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
The design was inspired by Suruga Bamboo Work, a traditional Shizuoka craft.
Project Duration: The project will begin in Shizuoka in July 2025 and be unveiled in Tokyo in February 2026.
Operation Flow: This furniture has been carefully crafted by a metal processing manufacturer using their own techniques. Taking advantage of the flexibility and strength of steel, we have designed furniture that is delicate yet strong.
Patents: Masuo Fujimura
Image Credits: Photography by LOCASTUDIO CO.,LTD.