Ritzwell_GQ Side Table_Red Dot Design Award 2024

With the GQ SIDE TABLE, designed by Shinsaku Miyamoto, president, creative director and designer of the important Japanese furniture manufacturer, Ritzwell takes home the "Red Dot Design Award 2024" for the fourth time in just a few years, one of the most prestigious international design awards, which has been organised by the Nordrhein-Westfalen Design Center for more than 60 years. Ritzwell had already been awarded this acknowledgment for several other pieces signed by Shinsaku Miyamoto, in the category Product Design in 2018 with the JABARA SIDEBOARD, in 2019 with the BEATRIX HIGH BACK EASY CHAIR and, also in 2019, with the JABARA AV BOARD, which received the most prestigious award: the "Best of the Best". The GQ SIDE TABLE is now added to the list of products by the brand that have been rewarded for the excellence of the design, the strong personality, and the valuable artisanal workmanship that distinguish them. Servant table for the conversation room or night area combines a circular cantilever top in walnut or oak wood with a slender frame in stainless steel available in several finishes and colours. The frame is warmed up by a leather coating with exposed seams and enhances the sartorial workmanship of the details that is typical of Ritzwell’s production. Thanks to its essential design, compact size and lightness, the GQ SIDE TABLE can easily be transported in one hand and perfectly blends into any environment.

President and Creative Director of Ritzwell since 2018, Shinsaku Miyamoto supervises the artistic direction of all the brand’s products, from the graphic design to the actual creation of the interiors. Born in Fukuoka in 1978, after graduating in architecture from Kyushu Sangyo University, he dedicated himself to the production of furniture in Hida Takayama. At the age of 25 he moved to Italy where he worked in a workshop producing classic style furniture. Upon his return to Japan, he began designing his own pieces. In 2005, he joined Ritzwell as a designer, and in 2018 he took on his current role at the head of the company. Founded in 1992 in Fukuoka by Toshiaki Miyamoto, Shinsaku’s father, today Ritzwell is globally acknowledged for the quality of its products, which perfectly combine the Japanese culture and sensitivity with a contemporary style.