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MasuIsu-Chair of Japanese traditional wooden box-

CompanyLaboratory of Hiroshiyamada Architects
Lead DesignersHiroshi Yamada
Design TeamOhashi Ryoki Ltd.
ClientOhashi Ryoki Ltd.
Creditsnone
Prize(s)Silver in Children Products / Baby & Children Products
Entry Description

The chair is all made of Japanese traditional wooden boxes (Masu). It is the chair where you can also feel the beauty of a Masu. This project is to make an important child's chair using a Masu that was once treated as a lucky charm. This chair is not only to make, but also to enjoy the process. This process of growing both the baby, the parents and the chair. The chair like an annual ring of wood that makes history, like stacking blocks. This chair creates a catalyst for communication between parents and children. This chair is a chair where you can feel the child's growth by stacking a Masu.

Bio

■Name : Hiroshi Yamada(First-class architect)

1984 Born in Fukui, Japan
2007 Graduated from the Department of Architecture and Construction Engineering, University of Fukui
2009 Graduated from Fukui University Graduate School
2009-2015 Ishimoto Architectural & Engineering Firm, Inc.
2017 First-class architect office LoHA established
2018- Lecturer at Fukui University of Technology
2019- Lecturer at the University of Fukui

Awards and Prize

■2014  5th Architectural Competition(JAPAN) Yoshifumi Nakamura Award & Honorable Mention
■2014  The 1st Sanwa Company Design Competition(JAPAN) Winning
■2014  ART PLAZA U-40 2014 IENOMIRAI Competition(JAPAN) JIA Oita Award
■2014  Home "Photo" & "Room Layout" Competition 2014(JAPAN) Jury Prize
■2014  Circos International Architecture Competition 2014(JAPAN)   Keisuke Kitagawa Award
■2015  The 11th Daiwa House Competition(JAPAN) Honorable Mention
■2015  The 32nd JIA Tokai Branch Design Competition(JAPAN) Silver Award & Bronze Award
■2015  Fukui City Tsumugu Wood Product Design Competition 2015(JAPAN)  Honorable Mention
■2015  Circos International Architecture Competition 2015(JAPAN) Nousaku Fuminori Award
■2016  The 4th Housing Idea Contest(JAPAN) Grand Prize
■2016  CLT Idea Contest 2016 Star birth division(JAPAN) Winning
■2017  5th SRF Award General department(JAPAN) Grand Prize
■2018  Tiny House Design Contest 2018(JAPAN) Finalist
■2018  ICS Design Award 2018(JAPAN) Silver prize
■2018  2nd Woody Contest Wooden Furniture Division(JAPAN) Honorable Mention
■2018  16th Dream Idea Competition(JAPAN) Silver prize
■2018  The 2nd Living Contest with Trees(JAPAN) Jury Prize
■2019  International Architecture Awards 2019(America)Product Design Division Grand Prize
■2019  35th Busan International Architecture Exhibition 2019(KOREA) Winning
■2019  JID AWARD 2019(JAPAN) NEXTAGE category award
■2019  The 38th JAPANTEX2019 16th Interior Design Competition 2019(JAPAN) Winning
■2019  Japan Society for Architectural Design Architects of the Year 2019(JAPAN) Winning
■2019  Kitchen space idea contest 2019(JAPAN) Category award
■2020  40th Niigata Architecture Award(JAPAN) Grand Prize
■2020  GENSAI Design Award 2020(JAPAN) Winning
■2020  APR Global Future Design Awards 2020(America)Product Design Division Special award