Otsuchi 檯燈 by Yuto Yamada is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 照明產品及燈具設計 Competition Category.

銀照明· 2026

Otsuchi 檯燈

by Yuto Yamada

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 照明 Category

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The Design

About Otsuchi 檯燈

Otsuchi 係一盞檯燈，採用產自日本岩手縣大槌町嘅鹿皮製成。呢個小鎮喺2011年東日本大地震引發嘅海嘯中受到重創。其後，隨住鹿隻數量增加而居民人數減少，當地農作物受到破壞。當地獵人於是開展野味生意，善用被視為害獸而捕獵嘅鹿。呢盞燈以3D打印結構為骨架，外層包上鹿皮，質感令人聯想起活生生嘅動物形態。呢個設計向鹿嘅生命致敬，並帶嚟一份寧靜安穩嘅存在感。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Otsuchi 檯燈是 A' Design Award 銀獎得主，這是授予頂級、華美而令人印象深刻的設計的極為崇高的認可。銀獎得主是極其卓越、極具創造力的作品，展現出其設計師傑出的專業技能、才華與敏銳。預計Otsuchi 檯燈將成為一件出色的典範之作，兼具非凡的專業性與深刻的創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銀獎的設計是一項備受矚目、令人欽佩的發明，造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Otsuchi 檯燈是一件令人羨慕的創作，它喚起渴望，帶來積極的情感，並激發驚嘆與讚嘆。

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