Dizayini ya Oruha Primary Function: Mpando ndi Yuya Nakazawa ndi wopambana wotamandika kwambiri pa mphotho yaulemu ya 2026 Mphoto ya Golide ya A' Design Award mu Gawo la Mpikisano la Mapangidwe a Fenicha.
GolideFenicha· 2026
Oruha Primary Function: Mpando
ndi Yuya Nakazawa
Kasitomala: Yedit
Wopambana pa Mphoto ya Golide ya A' Design Award mu Gawo la Fenicha
Wopambana Wotsimikizidwa
Tsimikizani Mkhalidwe wa Mphotho ya #178435Kapangidwe
Za Oruha Primary Function: Mpando
Book Text: Kapangidwe kameneka kakuwonetsa mpando wopangidwa ngati malo achinsinsi a anthu onse, kupereka malo obisalira aumwini m'malo ogawana. Mapangidwe ake amasunga mwala wa chithunzithunzi limodzi ndi kutonthoza kogwira ntchito, kuthandiza kugwiritsa ntchito kwanthawi yayitali ndi kucheza pakati pa anthu. Mbali zopindika ndi zinthu zoyezedwa mosamala zimapanga maganizo otsekedwa pamene zikusunga kutseguka. Kukongoletsa kwachilengedwe kumawonjezera kulimba, kosavuta kusamalira, ndi kukalamba mwaulemu, kulola chinthuchi kuti chiphatikizidwe m'malo okhalamo tsiku ndi tsiku pomwe chikusunga kutentha kogwirika.
Chidziwitso
Za Mphoto ya Golide ya A' Design Award
Oruha Primary Function: Mpando ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Golide ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka kwambiri komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe a pamwamba, odabwitsa ndi odziwika. Opambana a Golide ndi zolengedwa zatsopano kwambiri, zoona patali ndi zonyezimira zomwe zimaonetsa luntha, nzeru ndi luso la opanga awo. Oruha Primary Function: Mpando akuyembekezeka kukhala chopangidwa chotamandidwa kwambiri, chokhazikitsa zochitika ndi chachikulu chomwe chimabweretsa phindu losawonekapo kale. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Golide ya A' Design Award awa ndi ntchito yodabwitsa, yolemekezeka yomwe imapindulitsa kwambiri ndi kukulitsa malire a luso, sayansi, kapangidwe ndi ukadaulo. Oruha Primary Function: Mpando amabweretsa zilakolako zamphamvu, kudzutsa chidwi, kulimbikitsa luso lolenga ndi kutikopa.
Kumbuyo kwa Kapangidwe
Katundu wa Atolankhani
Umboni, mamembala a gulu ndi zambiri zapadera zoperekedwa ndi wopanga.
- Makhalidwe Apadera
- Oruha Chair proposes the idea of a private sanctuary within a public space.
While functioning as a sculptural object that shapes the surrounding environment, the chair transforms into an intimate personal zone when occupied.
The form could not have been achieved through linear or parametric design logic. Instead, it emerged through an iterative process of continuous adjustment between visual intensity and physical comfort. The armrests, which receive the most direct contact, maintain sharp visual edges while offering a gentle and secure tactile experience.
This balance allows the chair to exist simultaneously as spatial sculpture and functional furniture. - Miyezo ndi Kuphimba
- Width 740mm Depth 550mm Height 760mm Seated height 430mm
- Zizindikiro
- Chair, Furniture, Sculptural Design, Wood, Handmade, Emotional Design, Armchair, Spatial Object
- Teknoloji Yopangira
- Due to its complex organic geometry, Oruha Chair is extremely difficult to reproduce through industrial manufacturing or automated processes.
The chair was realized almost entirely by hand, using traditional Japanese planes and hand tools.
Rather than imposing a fixed form onto the material, the final shape emerged through direct dialogue with the wood, prioritizing tactile quality, structural integrity, and sculptural coherence. This process positions craftsmanship not as decoration, but as a design methodology. - Vuto la Dizayini
- After extensive sketching and the creation of five clay models, translating the form into wood presented a fundamental challenge. There was no established woodworking methodology capable of directly realizing the intended geometry.
Through repeated trial and error, two full-scale prototypes were abandoned before completing this third iteration.
Because of the organic form, conventional symmetry, reference points, and measurement systems proved ineffective. Ultimately, the process required trusting sensory judgment and material feedback over numerical precision. This approach became inseparable from the final outcome. - Kafukufuku
- The designer’s background in video editing strongly influenced the conceptual framework of this project. Video editing is a practice of shaping emotional perception by controlling sequence, rhythm, and context.
Oruha Chair applies this editorial thinking to three-dimensional form.
Personal emotions and experiences were deconstructed and reassembled, not as narrative, but as physical tension, curvature, and spatial presence. The result is a chair that communicates emotionally through form rather than explanation. - Chilimbikitso
- Oruha Chair was inspired by the concept of waves, representing continuous transitions between tension and release.
Rather than designing a chair solely from ergonomic data or predefined typologies, this project approaches seating as an emotional and spatial experience shaped by contrast.
The form was developed as a response to the designer’s belief that emotions, like waves, can be edited, reorganized, and translated into physical presence. These transitions were carved directly into solid wood as flowing yet controlled organic curves.
Although the chair presents an edgy, sculptural appearance, sitting in it reveals a smooth, enveloping comfort. This intentional reversal between visual tension and bodily softness defines the core experience of Oruha Chair. - Nthawi ya Polojekiti
- The project began in Kanagawa in January 2025 and ended in October 2025.
- Mdondomeko ya Ntchito
- Despite its expressive form, Oruha Chair provides stable and comfortable seating suitable for extended use.
Structural stability and load distribution were carefully examined through repeated physical testing, ensuring that the sculptural design does not compromise safety or usability.
Unlike many sculptural chairs that discourage everyday use, Oruha Chair is intended to be touched, sat on, and lived with. - Mwini Zithunzi
- Photography: Photographer Mitsuaki Takahashi, 2025
Video credit: Video editor Yuya Nakazawa, 2025
Sound: Soundtrack Composer Heitaro Ashibe, 2025
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