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Issue 59 - The Life Outside Issue

Issue 59

The Life Outside Issue

Introducing the Life Outside issue of Habitus magazine. With life increasingly being absorbed into a digital space, there is never a more important moment to hold something tangible. In this context, the power of nature to have a physiological impact on our sense of wellbeing has never been more important. So how can we cultivate the benefits of the our natural environment in the most intimate of places – our homes? This was the question that helped to bring this issue of Habitus to life.

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Step Step, a stool with a shoehorn, is now available outside Japan for the first time, exclusively at atomi in Singapore. 

Designed By: Kawakami

Made By: Nissin, Japan

My Category: Furniture

I am: A stool with a shoehorn.

Award-winning Japanese designer Kawakami has always preferred smart-looking lace-up shoes over loose-fitting slip-ons. For this reason, whenever he heads out, he first sits down and uses a shoehorn to put on his shoes. It was while doing this that he had a light bulb moment: to merge a shoehorn into the structure of a chair! Step Step was the result. Best of all, Step Step is a breeze to assemble using the traditional wooden screw system, which means there is not need for tools.

Kawakami designed Step Step for Japanese brand Nissin, which is based in Gifu’s northern city of Hida, an area known for its production of simple, modern furniture, crafted using traditional, sophisticated techniques handed down through the generations.

Nissin’s furniture pieces are comfortable, light, sturdy and designed to last. Importantly, the company believes strongly in sustainability and environmental conservation. They plant their own trees and place strict controls on the timber.

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Issue 59 - The Life Outside Issue

Issue 59

The Life Outside Issue

Introducing the Life Outside issue of Habitus magazine. With life increasingly being absorbed into a digital space, there is never a more important moment to hold something tangible. In this context, the power of nature to have a physiological impact on our sense of wellbeing has never been more important. So how can we cultivate the benefits of the our natural environment in the most intimate of places – our homes? This was the question that helped to bring this issue of Habitus to life.

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