Otsuchi Isibani Setafula by Yuto Yamada is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ukukhanyisa Competition Category.

IsilivaUkukhanyisa· 2026

Otsuchi Isibani Setafula

by Yuto Yamada

Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award Winner in Ukukhanyisa Category

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The Design

About Otsuchi Isibani Setafula

I-Otsuchi yisibani setafula esenziwe ngesikhumba senyamazane esitholakala e-Otsuchi, e-Iwate, eJapane. Leli dolobha lashaywa yitsunami eyabangelwa ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu kwaseMpumalanga yeJapane ngo-2011. Izitshalo zendawo zalimala kamuva njengoba inani lezinyamazane landa kanti inani lezakhamuzi lehla. Abazingeli bendawo baqala ibhizinisi lenyama yezilwane zasendle ukuze basebenzise izinyamazane ezizingelwe njengezilokazane. Lesi sibani sakhiwe ngesakhiwo esiphrintwe nge-3D esimbozwe ngesikhumba senyamazane, futhi ukuthinteka kwaso kukhumbuza isimo sesilwane esiphilayo. Lo mklamo uhlonipha impilo yenyamazane futhi unikeza ubukhona obunokuthula.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award

Otsuchi Isibani Setafula iwinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile ngokungajwayelekile okunikezwa imiklamo esezingeni eliphezulu, ebukekayo nethinta kakhulu. Abawinile beSiliva yimisebenzi egqamile kakhulu nedala kakhulu ebonisa ubungcweti obuphawulekayo, italente nobuhlakani babaklami babo. Otsuchi Isibani Setafula ilindeleke ukuba ibe ngumsebenzi omuhle wesibonelo, onobungcweti obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha ezijulile. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award uyinto entsha ebonakala kakhulu nethakazelisayo esiza futhi isunduza imingcele yobuciko, isayensi, ukuklama nobuchwepheshe. Otsuchi Isibani Setafula iyinto enomhawu omkhulu kuyo evusa izifiso, ilethe imizwa emihle futhi ivuse ukumangala nokuxakeka.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This table lamp exists
in the space between design and art.
It resembles a light fixture, yet also conveys the vitality of an animal.
Its texture evokes the breath of a living deer.
Dimensions & Packaging: w255 x d320 x h345mm
Tags: Table Light, Art, animal, deer, leather, Gibier
Production Technology: Crafted from 3D printed structure coverd by deer leather.
Inspiration: The Table lamp is made from a deer leather captured in Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. Otsuchi was destroyed by the devastating tsunami caused by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.
Our crop has been damaged due to a significant increase in number of deer, while the population of local residents declined. Local hunters started
the Gibier business to carry on the life of a deer that was hunted as vermin. This lamp was created in a hope to carry on deer's life and create a feeling of peace to the user.
Project Duration: The project started in Apr. 2023 in Otsuchi, Iwate and finished in Jan, and was exhibited in Salone del Mobile in June 2024.
Operation Flow: This table lamp conveys an organic, animalistic impression to people,
and also gives a wild impression.
This lamp, which makes you feel the vitality of a deer that once lived,
gives people the warmth of life.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Yuto Yamada, 2026.
Image Credits: Photographer / Kenichi Kikuchi