Shelf chair
chair 2021
Design that brings adults close to children's perspectives
Children's perspectives are far more interesting than adults can imagine.
There are thoughts and sensitivities that only children can have that adults cannot regain.
I believe that a rich life is to make children's perspectives a part of one's life and to spend time with them. But I wonder if adults will have enough opportunities to draw out children's perspectives.
Therefore, I think it is a good thing to spend time with children's artwork as a part of our daily life.
For children, it is not only the end of making artwork, but it will be displayed in the home, appreciated, and even appear in family conversations.
However, not many families have shelves to display their children's artwork.
In addition, there are very few shelves where only children's artwork can be displayed.
This chair is designed to serve as a shelf for displaying artwork.
The chair becomes like a small gallery, where people can spend time with their children's artwork.
Not only the artworks, but also branches, acorns, and other found objects can be displayed.
It would be interesting to have a point of view that links the people sitting on the seats and the things to be displayed.
Children's perspectives are not limited to making things.
There is no correct answer to what children create or find, and each person's perspective is expressed in their own way.
Therefore, the time when adults are interested in and talk to children is an important time for children.
Needless to say, such time is also important for the family.
I hope it becomes a time naturally integrated into our daily lives.
こどもの視点に、おとなが寄り添うデザイン
こどもの視点は、おとなの想像を遥かに上回る面白さがある。
おとなが取り戻すことはできない、こどもだけが持てる思考と感性がある。
こどもの視点を暮らしの一部にして、その視点と共に過ごすのが豊かな暮らしだと思うが、こどもの視点を引き出す機会をおとなが十分に持てるだろうか？ という疑問がある。
だから、こどもの作品を暮らしの一部として共に過ごすのは、良い事だと思う。
こどもにとっても作って終わりではなく、家で飾られ、鑑賞され、家族の会話にも登場する。
ただ、こどもの作品を飾れる棚がある家庭はそう多くは無い。
作品だけを飾る棚となると、とても少ない。
このイスは、作品を飾る棚の役割を果たすようにした。
するとそこが小さなギャラリーの様になり、こどもの作品と共に暮らす時間が生まれる。
また、作ったものだけでなく枝やどんぐりなど、見つけたものを飾ってもいい。
席に座る人と飾るものを、紐づける視点があっても面白い。
こどもの視点は、作ることだけに留まらない。
こどもが何かを作ることや見つけることに正解は無く、人それぞれの視点がそこに現れたものなのだと思う。
だから、それに大人が興味を持ち、話をしてやれる時間は、こどもにとって大切な時間だ。
その大切な時間は 家族にとって大切な時間なのは言うまでもない。
それが暮らしに自然と溶け込んだ時間になればと思う。