Toma Sofà by Yuto Yamada is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award d'Argent in Disseny de Mobiliari Competition Category.

ArgentMobiliari· 2026

Toma Sofà

by Yuto Yamada

A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Mobiliari Category

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The Design

About Toma Sofà

Toma és un sofà dissenyat per a espais d'estar. La forma de Toma neix de la idea d'embolicar tot el seient amb una sola peça de tela, a la manera d'un crep. El resultat és una superfície contínua amb suaus ondulacions que envolta la persona asseguda. Es va utilitzar teixit elàstic per aconseguir la complexa superfície corbada, que era difícil de produir. Toma fa 1580 mm d'amplada, 950 mm de profunditat i 850 mm d'alçada. El disseny explora una forma més lliure per a un moble comú.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argent

Toma Sofà és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Argent, un reconeixement extraordinàriament prestigiós concedit a dissenys d'alta gamma, esplèndids i impressionants. Els guanyadors d'Argent són obres tremendament brillants i summament creatives que il·lustren la perícia, el talent i la perspicàcia excepcionals dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que Toma Sofà sigui una obra meravellosa i de gran lluïment, remarcablement professional i profundament innovadora. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Argent és un invent molt notable i admirat que beneficia i fa avançar els límits de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia. Toma Sofà és una creació molt envejada que evoca desitjos, introdueix sentiments positius i desperta sorpresa i admiració.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This sofa was born from the act of wrapping it in a single piece.
It has become a unique sofaa with undulations.This project began with the question: could we express the commonplace piece of furniture that is the sofa in a freer form? The idea expanded from the thought that wrapping it in a single piece of fabric, like crepe, might yield an interesting shape, leading us to arrive at this form.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 1580 x Depth 950 x Height 850mm
Tags: Sofa,Design,Unique
Production Technology: Creating the shape of the tertiary surface proved extremely challenging. It was achieved by employing stretch fabric.
Design Challenge: Expressing the form of the cubic surface and realising it while utilising the engineers' skills proved extremely challenging. Through repeated discussions, we continued to seek the correct solution until completion was achieved.
Inspiration: This project began with the question: could we express the commonplace piece of furniture that is the sofa in a freer form? The idea expanded from the thought that wrapping it in a single piece of fabric, like crepe, might yield an interesting shape, leading us to arrive at this form.
Project Duration: The project started in Apr. 2020 in Tokyo and finished in Jan. 2021 in Tokyo, and was exhibited in Salone del Mobile in June 2022.
Operation Flow: This unique sofa, which adorns the space, envelops those who sit upon it. It promises an experience unlike any other.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Yuto Yamada, 2025.
Image Credits: Photographer / Takumi Ota