Tie Bænk by Shigeki Matsuoka is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award i Guld in Møbeldesign Competition Category.

GuldMøbler· 2021

Tie Bænk

by Shigeki Matsuoka

Client: Koma.Co.,Ltd

A' Design Award i Guld Winner in Møbler Category

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The Design

About Tie Bænk

Tie er en træbænk designet til, at to personer kan sidde side om side. Sædet og ryglænet er udskåret i hånden af en massiv træblok, så der anvendes hverken bøjet træ, hynder eller fjedre. Traditionelle japanske håndhøvle og knive former kurverne og bevarer træets naturlige skønhed synlig. Det buede ryglæn lader to personer, der sidder sammen, hvile tæt op ad hinanden. Tie egner sig til spisning, læsning med benene strakt ud eller til at ligge ned i forskellige positioner. Den nuværende form blev færdiggjort i 2020 i Tokyo, Japan.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Guld

Tie Bænk er vinder af A' Design Award i Guld, en uhyre prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles førsteklasses, vidunderlige og fremragende designs. Guldvinderne er yderst innovative, højt visionære og glamourøst blændende skabelser, der afspejler deres designeres geni, visdom og dygtighed. Tie Bænk forventes at være en højt rost, trendsættende og monumental opfindelse, der leverer hidtil uset værdi. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Guld, er et spektakulært, respekteret projekt, som i høj grad gavner og flytter grænserne for kunst, videnskab, design og teknologi. Tie Bænk skaber intense følelser af begær, vækker passion, opmuntrer kreativitet og fascinerer os.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: It is created by carving a solid block of wood with a knife in order to achieve perfect seating comfort. This expresses a level of comfort that cannot be achieved with bent wood, cushions or springs. Japanese hand tool planes and knives are essential for this.
Dimensions & Packaging: W1780mm D700mm H760mm SH400mm
Tags: chair, bench, furniture, wood, Japan, Tokyo, craftsmanship
Production Technology: Usingtraditional Japanese hand tools, the beautiful lines of our furniture are individually hand carved, and not bent, to showcase the natural beauty of wood.
We don't use automation machines, but we are developing them as a product.
Design Challenge: It is a chair that requires daily training and skill as a craftsman. From the first model to the current model, it took us seven years to create the current model.
The chair is not only beautiful, but it is also very comfortable to sit in and to touch.
Research: Every part of the product should have a meaning.It should have an excellent function.This is the ultimate in simplicity.We believe that the pursuit of simplicity results in beautiful design.
Inspiration: The tie chair 2020 is carved with the concept a chair that helps couples get along. Furniture meant to rest one's body, we believe the chair's height and angle of the seating and coping boards, the strength to withstand weight and body movement and other components allow for infinite possibilities.
We feel that pursuing the beauty of the chair, to all intents and purposes, is as important as the function it serves. We want it to satisfy the space and time we spend on it to be elegant and meaningful.
As a seating for dining or to kick up your feet to enjoy your favorite book, it should suite any desired situation comfortably.
Project Duration: The "tie chair 2020" in its current form was completed in 2020 after repeated model changes since 2013. It is manufactured in Tokyo, Japan.
Operation Flow: The tie chair can be used in the same way as a standard wooden bench.
You can sit comfortably with your legs stretched out, or you can lie down and assume various positions.
Image Credits: photo= Franco Tadeo Inada
movie Director=Masato Iwai