2025 | Professional

MUSE Design Awards Silver Winner

Lumbar Support Pillow

Entrant Company

Sichuan Huabo Shuoye Cultural Media Co., Ltd. / Chuzhou Jiwu Textile Co., Ltd.

Category

Product Design - Textiles / Floor Coverings

Client's Name

Fan Daijie, Chen Kui

Country / Region

China

This lumbar support pillow masterfully blends luxurious comfort with modern aesthetics. Its "cloud embrace" feel stems from a unique "segmentation and filling" process, creating a plush, supportive backrest. Thoughtfully elevated armrests, filled with high-resilience cotton, align perfectly to alleviate shoulder pressure. The design achieves functional elegance with fluid lines that prevent bulkiness, making it both comfortable furniture and a stylish décor piece.
Unlike conventional backrests, the 3D multi-zone contoured backrest features an ergonomic "checkerboard" segmentation. This creates a precise concave curve that cradles the entire spinal S-curve, evenly distributing pressure and offering adaptive, customized support for different back areas – a significant leap from static designs. Furthermore, the L-shaped Integrated Surround Lumbar Pillow extends to embrace both posterior and lateral lumbar muscles, significantly enhancing stability and comforting support.
Adhering to minimalist principles, the pillow exemplifies "less but better." Its pure form eliminates unnecessary elements, ensuring every detail serves a dual functional and aesthetic purpose. Despite generous padding, the clever design maintains visual lightness, presenting a sleek, modern elegance.
Inspired by "afternoon clouds," the pillow evokes a gentle, restorative feeling of being softly cradled. The cloud's softness and flowing curves influenced the product's filling, comfort, and the backrest's functional contours.
The pillow features high-quality, enzyme-washed and brushed corduroy, offering a uniquely soft touch while retaining its classic texture. Internally, high-resilience natural silk floss, applied through layered filling and 3D quilting, ensures even distribution and lasting, cloud-like support without sagging. This CMF innovation merges "retro home warmth" with "modern performance." It utilizes classic corduroy for emotional resonance, while its inner core boasts advanced anti-pilling, anti-static, high colorfastness, and wash-resistant properties, with natural silk floss providing superior breathability and resilience. Colors, inspired by vintage film and nature, enhance its rich aesthetic.
Built for safety with a robust, low-center-of-gravity design and eco-friendly materials, this pillow's technical innovation transforms "static furniture" into a "smart adaptive system" through integrated material science and ergonomics. It promotes proactive health management, offering unparalleled comfort and support.

Credits

Fan Daijie
Chen Kui
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