Press Release
Otsuchi Table Light by Yuto Yamada Is Granted the Silver A' Design Award in Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
Yuto Yamada acknowledged for lighting products and fixtures design by the international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 25, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ Otsuchi Table Light by Yuto Yamada has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Lighting Products and Fixtures Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Silver A' Design Award
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
About Otsuchi Table Light
Otsuchi is a table lamp made from deer leather sourced in Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. The town was struck by the tsunami caused by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Local crops were later damaged as the number of deer increased and the number of residents declined. Local hunters began a game meat business to make use of deer hunted as pests. The lamp is built from a 3D printed structure covered with deer leather, and the texture recalls the form of a living animal. The design honors the life of the deer and offers a calm presence.
Award Record
This recognition makes Yuto Yamada a winner of 4 A' Design Awards. All of the awards belong to the 2025 - 2026 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Lighting Products and Fixtures Design Award
The A' Lighting Design Award is an international lighting design competition recognizing good lighting designs by best lighting designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to lighting designers, lighting architects, industrial design studios and lighting product manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include chandeliers, pendant lights, wall sconces, table lamps, floor lamps and outdoor lights. Awarded lighting designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/lighting
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/182508
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/182508
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!182508
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/373616
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Otsuchi Table Light
- Function
- Table Light
- Category
- Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Electronics & Appliances
- Colors
- Saddle Brown, Gainsboro, White Smoke, Sienna and Orange Red
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Yuto Yamada
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #182508
Credits
- Image Credits
- Photographer / Kenichi Kikuchi
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This table lamp exists in the space between design and art. It resembles a light fixture, yet also conveys the vitality of an animal. Its texture evokes the breath of a living deer.
- Inspiration
- The Table lamp is made from a deer leather captured in Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. Otsuchi was destroyed by the devastating tsunami caused by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Our crop has been damaged due to a significant increase in number of deer, while the population of local residents declined. Local hunters started the Gibier business to carry on the life of a deer that was hunted as vermin. This lamp was created in a hope to carry on deer's life and create a feeling of peace to the user.
- Realization and Technology
- Crafted from 3D printed structure coverd by deer leather.
- Operation and Interaction
- This table lamp conveys an organic, animalistic impression to people, and also gives a wild impression. This lamp, which makes you feel the vitality of a deer that once lived, gives people the warmth of life.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in Apr. 2023 in Otsuchi, Iwate and finished in Jan, and was exhibited in Salone del Mobile in June 2024.
- Specifications
- w255 x d320 x h345mm
- Keywords
- Table Light, Art, animal, deer, leather, Gibier
