Parachute Rak Témbok by Yusuke Watanabe is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Emas in Desain Parabot Competition Category.

EmasParabot· 2021

Parachute Rak Témbok

by Yusuke Watanabe

Client: WD Co,Ltd

A' Design Award Emas Winner in Parabot Category

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The Design

About Parachute Rak Témbok

Parachute nyaéta rak témbok anu dijieun tina pelat logam. Nalika hiji bagian dipaké, papan bagian éta turun ka handap sarta ngagantung dina tempatna. Papan anu ngagantung téh nahan jas, majalah atawa barang-barang sarupaning éta sarta ngajaga sangkan henteu murag. Beungeutna dihias ku garis-garis warna anu dipisahkeun ku sela-sela ipis, ku kituna rak ieu ngingetkeun kana tampilan grafis parasut modéren sarta bisa ogé ditingali salaku seni témbok. Parachute ukuranana 790 mm rubakna, 30 mm jerona sarta 220 mm luhurna. Ngaranna ngahijikeun gagasan ngajaga jeung murag.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Emas

Parachute Rak Témbok mangrupa juara A' Design Award Emas, pangakuan anu pohara bergengsi anu dipasihkeun ka desain kelas kahiji, ngaranjing jeung unggul. Para juara Emas téh kréasi anu pohara inovatif, visionér jeung matak ngacung anu ngagambarkeun kajeniusan, hikmah jeung kaahlian para désainerna. Parachute Rak Témbok diharepkeun jadi panemuan anu pohara dipuji, pelopor tren, sarta monumental anu méré nilai anu can kungsi aya. Desain juara A' Design Award Emas ieu mangrupa proyék spéktakulér tur dihormat anu pohara mangpaatna sarta ngamajukeun watesan seni, élmu, desain jeung téknologi. Parachute Rak Témbok nyiptakeun rasa hayang anu kuat, ngahudang gairah, ngadorong kréativitas, jeung ngagumkeun urang.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: When in use, the plank for the section being used falls, and hangs there.

Your coat, your magazine... this protects them from falling.
Dimensions & Packaging: W:790mm D:30mm H:220mm
Tags: Wall Shelf, Furniture, WD, YusukeWatanabe, Minimal, Tokyo, Japan
Production Technology: Parachute was made by sheet metal.
With the colored stripes separated by thin spaces, the graphic design is reminiscent of a modern parachute; this theme is transformed, in a recognisable and aesthetically successful manner, into an original shelf design.
Design Challenge: Yusuke Watanabe designed a new type of wall shelf, looks like Wall Art.

Yusuke Watanabe was worried about color of gradation, Through trial and error we found best ways. looks like Wall Art.
Inspiration: When listening to Coldplay's first album, it suddenly occurred to me to look up the word "Parachute."

It seems that the name "parachute" comes combining the Italian "parare" (to protect) with the French "chute" (to fall).

I thought that was a rather fine name.
I tried to think of devices that protect against falling.
When in use, the plank for the section being used falls, and hangs there.

Your coat, your magazine... this protects them from falling.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2017 in Tokyo and finished in October 2018 in Tokyo, and Yusuke Watanabe was exhibited in Salone del Mobile in April 2018.
Operation Flow: When in use, the plank for the section being used falls, and hangs there.
Team Members: Yusuke Watanabe
Image Credits: Photo / Hiroki Watanabe