Owl Chair Chair

Owl Chair Chair is an innovative children's furniture design that exemplifies the fusion of Japanese cultural traditions with contemporary design principles. Created by designer Satoshi Itasaka, this transformative piece draws inspiration from traditional Japanese practices of Furoshiki (cloth wrapping) and Origami (paper folding), translating these ancient arts into a functional, child-friendly furniture piece. The chair is crafted from a single piece of EVA (Ethylene Vinyl Acetate) material, measuring W445 × H400 × D400 when assembled and W980 × H580 × D30 when unfolded, demonstrating remarkable space efficiency. This material choice is particularly noteworthy for its lightweight properties, flexibility, durability, and safety features, making it ideal for children's furniture. The design's innovative approach lies in its tool-free assembly process, allowing children to participate in the construction of their own furniture, thereby fostering creativity and spatial understanding. The chair's unique folding mechanism, reminiscent of origami techniques, enables it to transform from a flat sheet into a sturdy, functional seating solution, addressing both storage efficiency and environmental concerns through its minimal shipping volume. The design has been recognized with a Silver A' Design Award in the Baby, Kids and Children's Products Design category, acknowledging its exceptional contribution to children's furniture design. This recognition highlights the chair's success in combining educational value, safety considerations, and innovative design principles while maintaining environmental consciousness through its recyclable materials and efficient production process.

Author: Adam Dawson

Keywords: children's furniture design, Japanese-inspired design, origami furniture, educational design, sustainable children's products, EVA material innovation

SOURCES:
https://competition.adesignaward.com/27813

Help us improve the Design+Encyclopedia, contribute your alternative definition for Owl Chair Chair today!

About the Design+Encyclopedia
The Design+Encyclopedia is a crowd-sourced reference of information on design. Unlike other crowd-sourced publications on design, the Design Encyclopedia is edited and actively monitored and publishing is only possible after review of submitted texts. Furthermore, editors of the Design Encyclopedia are mostly consisting of award winning designers who have proven their expertise in their design respective fields. Information posted at design encyclopedia is copyrighted, you are not granted a right to use the text for any commercial reasons, attribution is required. If you wish to contribute to the design encyclopedia, please first register or login to A' Design Award and then start a new design encyclopedia entry.