Cocoda Chaise by Shigeki Matsuoka is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award d'Argent in Design de Mobilier Competition Category.

ArgentMobilier· 2023

Cocoda Chaise

by Shigeki Matsuoka

Client: Koma co.,ltd.

A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Mobilier Category

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The Design

About Cocoda Chaise

Cocoda est une chaise en bois massif. Elle se distingue par ses accoudoirs aux courbes tridimensionnelles complexes, sculptés dans le bois massif. Cette forme ne peut être obtenue par cintrage du bois. Chaque pièce est sculptée à la main par des artisans à l'aide de rabots et de couteaux japonais. L'assise sculptée procure une sensation de douceur malgré la dureté du bois, permettant de rester assis longtemps. Le design ne conserve que les fonctions nécessaires, suivant l'idée que la simplicité est source de confort et de beauté. La chaise mesure 700 mm de largeur, 520 mm de profondeur et 725 mm de hauteur, pour une hauteur d'assise de 420 mm.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argent

Cocoda Chaise est lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Argent, une reconnaissance énormément prestigieuse décernée à des designs haut de gamme, superbes et impressionnants. Les lauréats Argent sont des œuvres tout à fait brillantes et extrêmement créatives qui illustrent l'expertise, le talent et la perspicacité remarquables de leurs concepteurs. Cocoda Chaise est censé être une œuvre merveilleuse, une vitrine de savoir-faire, remarquablement professionnelle et profondément innovante. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Argent est une invention très notable et admirée, qui sert l'art, la science, le design et la technologie et en repousse les limites. Cocoda Chaise est une création très enviée qui éveille les désirs, apporte des sentiments positifs et suscite émerveillement et étonnement.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The cocoda chair is characterized by its intricate three-dimensional curved arms, which are made by carving solid wood . This shape cannot be made by bending the wood.
We thought that a simple chair with only the necessary functions is the most comfortable and most beautiful.
The beautiful organic form of this product attracts users to touch it. Each piece is hand-carved out of solid wood using Japanese hand tools.
Dimensions & Packaging: W700mm D520mm H725mm SH420mm
Tags: chair, bench, furniture, wood, Japan, Tokyo, craftsmanship
Production Technology: 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.
Design Challenge: As a craftsman, this chair requires daily training and skill. It took nine years from the first model to the current model. Designing a chair is very difficult due to various limitations such as strength, structure, and seating comfort, but the challenge is worth it.
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 complex cubic curves that best fit the human body cannot be created by machines. We believe that being able to mass-produce these chairs, made by hand, with one-of-a-kind quality is a new value that cannot be found anywhere else.
It is said that the world of manufacturing will become more difficult in the future with the development of AI, but there is nothing to fear if we have the power and individuality to constantly create new creations.
Project Duration: The cocoda chair 2020 in its current form has undergone a series of model changes since 2011 and was completed in 2020.
It is manufactured at KOMA Corporation in Tokyo, Japan.
Operation Flow: The solid wood is individually hand-carved by craftsmen, which makes the seat so comfortable that it feels soft even though it is hard wood, allowing the user to sit for hours without getting tired.
Patents: nothing
Image Credits: photo= Franco Tadeo Inada
movie Director=Ibuki Matsuyama