We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Yuko Inamine about their original and creative Stool design work. Yuko Inamine is an award-winning industrial designer, that makes our world a better place with their original stool works.
Yuko Inamine ("YI") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work Flower Stool. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
YI : What I wanted to achieve most was the functionality that one item has. Since Japanese houses are not large, products with different functions have existed for a long time. I wanted to use it for a long time, so I thought that I could prevent fading by making plywood using colored paper instead of painting the surface colorfully.
YI : This piece was not commissioned, but was created as a personal piece. It is a work that incorporates my values, visual appeal, and functional appeal. I made it to reconfirm my sense of values.
YI : The name "Flower" comes specifically from the shape of the piece. When you display a lot of these stools, it looks like a flower garden. I gave it this name because I wanted to give it the image of taking one wheel home from there.
YI : The unique thing about my work is that the flower shape locks the movement and helps the function. This flower shape is very important because it helps the cute atmosphere of the product and also leads to functionality.
YI : When I made bent plywood, the board broke many times. I repeated the experiment many times because it was difficult to adjust with the tight U shape. I arrived at this finished form by adjusting the grain and thickness of the wood.
