Hotaru 阅读椅 by Misaki Kiyuna is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 铜奖 in 家具设计 Competition Category.

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Hotaru 阅读椅

by Misaki Kiyuna

A' Design Award 铜奖 Winner in 家具 Category

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The Design

About Hotaru 阅读椅

Hotaru（萤）是一款集成照明功能的阅读椅。灯架同时充当靠背，光线正好落在坐者的双手上。在黑暗中，灯具会感应到靠近的人而自动开启与关闭。照明的位置可前后调节。Hotaru由座面、椅脚、灯架和照明单元四个部件组装而成，不使用任何金属五金件。座面的层压胶合板刻意外露，以展现木材的温润质感。将其置于床边，Hotaru亦可作为边桌与台灯使用。这一设计尤为适合空间有限的住宅。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铜奖

Hotaru 阅读椅是 A' Design Award 铜奖得主，这是授予以创造力、独创性和敏锐见长的杰出设计的极具声望的认可。铜奖得主是技艺娴熟、创意惊人的作品，印证了其设计师丰富的经验、想象力与机智。预计Hotaru 阅读椅将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的物品，兼具显著的专业性与创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铜奖的设计融入艺术、科学、设计和技术领域的最佳实践，并因注重细节而出类拔萃。Hotaru 阅读椅出色地满足需求，触动渴望，迷住情感，并吸引好奇心。

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]