"YOSUMI," a wooden modular shelf developed by Moriya Kagu, a participating company in the Kurashiki City Design Management Promotion Project, has won the 2026 Good Design Award.

The City of Kurashiki is implementing the “Design Management Promotion Project” with the aim of helping companies solve problems and foster innovation.We are pleased to announce that Moriya Kagu-ten Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture; Representative Director: Motochika Moriya), a participant in this project, has received the 2026 Good Design Award for “YOSUMI,” a wooden modular shelf developed based on ideas generated through the project. We are sharing this as a notable achievement of the initiative.

[URL] https://furusu.jp/yosumi/

YOSUMI Flyer

■ Three Features of “YOSUMI”

YOSUMI Illustration

1. Structure Utilizing the Traditional Architectural Technique “Kumite”

The structure is built entirely by hand using the traditional Japanese architectural technique of “kumite,” in which solid wood pieces are precisely joined without any adhesives or metal fasteners. It can be reassembled as many times as needed, and there are no traces of metal fasteners left behind.

2. Modular Design That Adapts to Your Lifestyle

By combining identical parts, you can freely adjust the number and size of shelves. A single unit can be assembled by one person in about 3 minutes without any tools.

3. Versatile for Various Uses and Life Stages

From home storage and soft room dividers to shop and office fixtures and exhibition displays, it adapts to a wide range of uses and spatial changes.

YOSUMI Parts

■ The Background Behind the Creation of “YOSUMI”

Since Reiwa 6, the city of Kurashiki has been implementing an awareness and promotion campaign for “design-driven management” aimed at bringing out the identity and strengths of local businesses and fostering new business development. Moriya Kagu-ten participated in this initiative to overcome management challenges—such as reliance on revenue from the restoration of cultural properties—and to shift from a contract-based model to cultivating its own brand.

Through a series of six dialogues with a design producer, the company decided to shift its concept toward furniture that prominently features its strength: traditional woodworking techniques. By refining this approach into modular furniture that applies the technique of “creating structures using only the natural contours of wood”—a method used in crafting shoji screens and architectural joinery—to modern living, the company achieved the significant milestone of winning the Good Design Award.

Front of the Design Management Results Presentation Flyer

Design Management Results Presentation Flyer (Back)

[URL] https://www.city.kurashiki.okayama.jp/business/industry/1012619/1012620/1027271.html

■ How to Use “YOSUMI” and Typical Scenarios

By rearranging the components to accommodate moves, redecorating, or changes in life stages, you can continue using it for many years. It’s ideal not only as storage shelving or room dividers in homes but also as display fixtures in shops.

YOSUMI Usage Example (L-Shape)

[“YOSUMI” Product Overview]

Price: Open price

Scheduled Release Date: December 15, 2026

Product Specifications: 1 unit external dimensions W455mm × H455mm × D455mm (weight 2kg); Material: Cedar

■ About Moriya Kagu Co., Ltd.

Moriya Joinery Co., Ltd. is a joinery shop founded in Kurashiki City in 1935. The company designs, manufactures, and sells wooden doors, shoji screens, lattice doors, and other joinery products, as well as furniture. It has also been involved in the restoration of joinery at the “Okayama Korakuen,” a National Special Place of Scenic Beauty, and at sites designated as Important Cultural Properties.

[Company Overview]

Company Name: Moriya Joinery Co., Ltd.

Address: 63-1 Futsukaichi, Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture

Representative: Motochika Moriya

Established: 1935

URL: https://kurashikitategu.com/

Business Activities: Design and manufacture of doors, windows, and furniture; manufacture and sale of wood products, etc.

[Contact Information for Inquiries Regarding This Product]

Moriya Joinery

Inquiry Form: https://furusu.jp/yosumi/

Phone: 086-422-1832