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Toma Canapé by Yuto Yamada

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


ArgentMobilier· 2026

Toma Canapé

by Yuto Yamada

A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Mobilier Category

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The Design

About Toma Canapé

Toma est un canapé conçu pour les espaces de vie. Sa forme naît de l'idée d'envelopper l'assise tout entière d'une seule pièce de tissu, à la manière d'une crêpe. Il en résulte une surface continue aux douces ondulations qui enveloppe la personne assise. Un tissu extensible a été employé pour obtenir cette surface galbée complexe, difficile à réaliser. Toma mesure 1580 mm de largeur, 950 mm de profondeur et 850 mm de hauteur. Ce projet explore une forme plus libre pour un meuble du quotidien.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argent

Toma Canapé 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. Toma Canapé 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. Toma Canapé 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
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

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