A furniture collection for Stockholm Furniture Fair 2009, Green house.
A zabuton (座布団) is a Japanese cushion for sitting. The zabuton is generally used when sitting on the floor and may also be used when sitting on a chair. Zabuton is a product of the past and a part of traditional architecture and room. Today, most of houses in Japan have adopted the Western architecture and use tables and chairs instead of sitting on floor. However, it is still quite common to have zabutons at home and it is used in various ways and places in every household. I was inspired by people’s need of remembrance of past and zabutons representation of comfort and nostalgia despite the constant aspiration for the Western living.
‘Zabuton’ stools’ sizes are adopted from two formats of Zabuton, Momen-ban:‘daily’ use size and Donsu-ban:‘guest’use size.
Momen-ban / ‘daily’ use size
Measurement:
Height 300mm (about 400mm with zabuton / cushion)
Width 500mm
Depth 460mm
Materials:
Solid pine, cotton
Production:
Prototype, 2009
Stool made by Datidnutid
Zabuton /cusion made by kondo-futon, Kyoto, Japan
Donsu-ban / ‘guest’use size
Measurement:
Height 300mm (about 400mm with zabuton / cushion)
Width 630mm
Depth 600mm
Materials:
lacquered mdf, cotton
Production:
Prototype, 2009
Stool made by Datidnutid
Zabuton /cusion made by kondo-futon, Kyoto, Japan
