Flowerblock ከብሒ by Mizuki Chinen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award in ንድፊ ኣቕሑ Competition Category.
ብሩርኣቕሑ· 2026
Flowerblock ከብሒ
Client: Chinen Mizuki
ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award Winner in ኣቕሑ Category
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About Flowerblock ከብሒ
ፍላወርብሎክ ንኽልቲኡ ማለት ከም መኽዘኒ ኣቕሓ ገዛን ከም መመቓቐሊ ክፍልን ንኸገልግል ዝተነደፈ ከብሒ እዩ። እቲ ንድፊ ካብ ፍላወር ብሎክ ማለት ኣብ ህንጻ ኦኪናዋ ዝጥቀሙሉ ጂኦመትሪያዊ ክፉት ቅርጽታት ዘለዎም ኣሃዱታት ኮንክሪት፡ ንብርቱዕ ብርሃን ጸሓይ እናጻረዩ ኣየር ከሓልፍ ዘፍቅዱ፡ ተመስጦ ዝረኸበ እዩ። ኣብ መንጎ እቶም ሳጹናት ዘሎ ክፍተታት ነቲ ከብሒ ፈኲስን ክፉትን መልክዕ ይህቦ። ንርግኣት ዘንግታት ስተይንለስ ስቲል ነቶም ሳጹናት የራኽቦም፣ ጽኑዕ ጻዕዳ ኣሽ (white ash) ነቲ ክብደት ዝጸውር ነጥብታት ይድግፍ፣ ፕላይውድ ድማ ነቲ ጠቕላላ ክብደት የቃልል። እቲ ከብሒ ናይ ድሕሪት ሰሌዳ ስለዘይብሉ፡ ኣብ ጥቓ መንደቕ ወይ ኣብ ማእከል ክፍሊ ክቕመጥ ይኽእል።
The Recognition
About the ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award
Flowerblock ከብሒ ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award ዝዓወተ እዩ፣ ንጽቡቓት፣ ልዑላትን ዘስደምምን ላዕለዋይ ደረጃ ዘለዎም ዲዛይናት ዝወሃብ ብዘይተለምደ ኣዚዩ ክቡር ኣፍልጦ። ዘዓወቱ ብሩር ፍሉይ ክእለት፣ ተውህቦን ጥበብን ዲዛይነራቶም ዘርእዩ ኣዚዮም ዘብርሁን ብዙሕ ፈጠራውያንን ስራሕቲ እዮም። Flowerblock ከብሒ ዝበለጸ፣ ምሳሌ ዝኾነ፣ ብኣገዳሲ መገዲ ሞያውን ብዕምቆት ሓድሽን ስራሕ ክኾን ይጽበ። እዚ ዝዓወተ ዲዛይን ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award ብዙሕ ዝተራእየን ዝደነቐን ፈጠራ እዩ፣ ጥቕሚ ዘምጽእን ደረት ጥበብ፣ ሳይንስ፣ ዲዛይንን ቴክኖሎጂን ዘስፍሕን። Flowerblock ከብሒ ብብዙሕ ዝቐንኣሉ ፍጥረት እዩ፣ ድሌታት ዘበራብር፣ ጽቡቕ ስምዒታት ዘምጽእን ሰንቢድን ምድናቕን ዘበራብርን።
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This shelf deliberately leaves space between boxes, creating an overall cool and light impression. Light and air pass through the gaps, reducing visual pressure and creating a pleasant sense of openness in the space. Its open, airy presence, reminiscent of Okinawa's climate, evokes a refreshing feel even in hot seasons, bringing a gentle rhythm to the room it occupies. It is a design that considers not only functionality but also visual coolness.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 2000mm x 400mm x 1020mm
- Tags
- Shelf, Design, Furniture, Furniture design,
- Production Technology
- Stainless steel rods connect the boxes, ensuring durability and stability. The surfaces where these rods are inserted utilize solid white ash wood for its superior strength, providing robust support to load-bearing areas. Meanwhile, plywood is used for other sections to achieve overall weight reduction.
- Design Challenge
- To make the structure viable, we went through numerous trials and errors. Ensuring sufficient strength and stability proved particularly challenging. However, increasing strength inevitably added weight, so we also struggled to balance robustness with lightness.
- Research
- We conducted a durability test to verify how much weight the two stainless steel rods can withstand.
- Inspiration
- This shelf was designed inspired by Flower Blocks widely used in the architecture of my hometown, Okinawa. Flower Blocks are concrete blocks featuring geometric openwork patterns. They possess the characteristic of blocking strong sunlight while allowing pleasant breezes to pass through, combining practicality and decorative appeal. I focused on this functional beauty and incorporated a structure conscious of pathways for light and wind into the shelf's design.
- Project Duration
- The project commenced in Okinawa in April 2025.
- Operation Flow
- This shelving unit is intentionally designed without a back panel, allowing it to serve not only as storage furniture but also as a partition that gently divides a room. By not completely blocking sightlines or light, it maintains an open feel while enabling zoning according to purpose. Another key feature is its flexibility in placement it can be installed not only against walls but also in the center of a room or near windows. It adapts flexibly to changes in lifestyle and spatial usage.
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