W250 / D185 / H250 mm
Smoke-dried cedar from Kurikoma
A stool made in collaboration with Ishinomaki Laboratory and Woset. It consists of two legs with holes to make it lightweight and a seat with a hole and a round bar inside, allowing kids to carry it around easily. The iconic holes, screws, and end of the round bar are designed to look like one of the characters, Doona, in the Woset world from the side view, making this simple stool playful.
Woset started in Los Angeles in 2021 as a way to inspire and nurture children’s imaginations - designing products and characters that spark storytelling, creativity, enable open play, and have more uses than the ones typically prescribed.
https://woset.world/
Design : Keiji Ashizawa
(b. 1973) lives and works in Tokyo, Japan. After graduating from Yokohama University School of Architecture in 1995, Ashizawa spent the first ten years of his career working as both an architect and steel fabricator. The unique skills and experience gained throughout these early years, including a valued understanding of metals, continue to influence his approach to design.Keiji Ashizawa presents work of ‘honest’ design – simple yet refined, thoughtful and of a light manner – derived naturally through the process of attempting to maximise the potential of each material and its function. He excels in applying these ideas to projects of various scale, from furniture and lighting design to architecture and exhibition design.His furniture and lighting have been exhibited internationally since 2001.In 2011, Ashizawa was awarded a ‘Special Award’ by the Japan Institute of Design for his principal participation in the inception of Ishinomaki Laboratory – a DIY furniture workshop established in Ishinomaki city, Japan, after it was devastated by the tsunami triggered by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
www.keijidesign.com
