Musubi Àga by Mizuki Chinen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun-èlò Ilé Competition Category.
FàdákàOhun-èlò Ilé· 2025
Musubi Àga
Client: Chinen Mizuki
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award Winner in Ohun-èlò Ilé Category
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The Design
About Musubi Àga
Àga yìí gba àmúyẹ láti ọ̀rọ̀ Musubi. Musubi jẹ́ èrò àtijọ́ Shinto ti Ilẹ̀ Jàpánù, ó sì jẹ́ ìmọ̀ràn pé àwọn nǹkan àti ìgbésí ayé ń ṣẹ̀dá nípa sísopọ̀ àwọn nǹkan oríṣiríṣi. Àpẹẹrẹ àga yìí dá lórí àmì ìdè títò Mizuhiki. Nígbà tí a bá wò ó láti iwájú, àpẹẹrẹ náà jẹ́ onílà, ṣùgbọ́n nígbà tí a bá wò ó láti igun kan, ìjókòó náà hàn pé ó ní ìrírọ̀ tó dára. Nígbà tí a kò bá lò ó, a lè ka á sókè fún ìpamọ́ tó kéré. Ó rọ̀rùn láti ṣàjọpọ̀ rẹ̀ nípa fífi àwọn ẹ̀yà sínú láìsí lílo ìṣó tàbí ifúnfún.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award
Musubi Àga jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ onípọ̀nlé lọ́nà àrà ọ̀tọ̀ tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe ìpele gíga jùlọ tó dára tó sì ń kan ọkàn. Àwọn olùborí Fàdákà jẹ́ àwọn iṣẹ́ tó ń tàn yòò gidigidi tó sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá púpọ̀ tí wọ́n ń ṣàfihàn ìmọ̀ ìjìnlẹ̀, ẹ̀bùn àti ìmọ̀ràn àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Musubi Àga yóò jẹ́ iṣẹ́ àgbàyanu, àpẹẹrẹ rere, ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun jinlẹ̀. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award yìí jẹ́ ohun ìmúṣẹ̀dá tó hàn gbangba gidigidi tí a mọrírì tó ń ṣe anfàní tó sì ń tì ààlà iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ síwájú. Musubi Àga jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ń ṣe ìlara, tó ń jí ìfẹ́ inú, tó ń mú ìmọ̀lára rere wá tó sì ń jí ìyàlẹ́nu àti ìyanu.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The shape of this stool is based on the motif of a bow-knotted mizuhiki. Mizuhiki is a decorative cord used in Japanese culture to wrap gifts for celebrations. Among them, the bow-knotted mizuhiki is a way of tying that is used for joyful celebrations no matter how many times it is used. Additionally, when viewed from the front, the stool appears to have a linear design, but from an angle, the seat reveals a gentle curve.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 410mm x 230 mm x 430 mm
- Tags
- Design, Chair, Furniture, Furniture Design
- Production Technology
- A technique called paper hinge is used to join the boards together. Paper hinge is a technique used in traditional Japanese folding screens.
Also, this stool is made of cedar wood. Cedar is soft, lightweight, and strong. Moreover, it is a material that does not easily deteriorate even in humid places, making it suitable for the hot and humid climate of Japan. - Design Challenge
- I had a hard time figuring out how to make it strong with just wood and paper, and how to prevent it from breaking. We have reviewed the design many times in order to achieve both durability as a stool and the convenience of disassembling it.
- Research
- We researched how to incorporate traditional Japanese techniques and materials into the design.
- Inspiration
- This stool was inspired by the word Musubi. Musubi is one of the traditional Japanese Shinto concepts, and it is the idea that things and life are formed by connecting various things. It was created with the hope that the person who uses this stool will be connected to good things.
- Project Duration
- The project started in January 2025 in Okinawa.
- Operation Flow
- This stool is divided into two parts and can be folded to make it compact when not in use. It can be easily assembled by simply inserting the parts without using nails or screws.
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