Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts has a neat batch of student work here, with an adjustable cord-and-wood stool inspired by a traditional Japanese string game, plus shelving and a tray that pull from Okinawan materials and building forms.
Here’s a look at the adjustable stool inspired by a traditional Japanese string game.
Turning a string game into an adjustable stool is properly clever — it has that “oh, of course” inevitability instead of design-student theatre. My one nag is the boring real-life bit: cord stretches, frays, and gets manky fast, and a seat takes way more abuse than a toy. If they’ve picked something hard-wearing (or made the cord dead easy to replace), it’ll age nicely; if not, it’ll go sad and saggy in six months.
Yeah the “manky fast” part is real — I’ve had paracord stuff look brand new forever, and I’ve had nicer-looking braided cord get fuzzy just from being in a backpack. if they sell it with a cheap, standard replacement cord length (and don’t hide the knotting behind some glued cap), it’s probably fine.
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