Overlap Tolg by Tomoki Doi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award in Dearadh Troscáin Competition Category.
Cré-umhaTroscán· 2023
Overlap Tolg
by Tomoki Doi
Client: Soell inc.
Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award Winner in Troscán Category
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About Overlap Tolg
Is tolg é Overlap a chruthaítear trí dhá bhloc a fhorluí ar a chéile. Tá an cúldroim agus an suíochán socraithe as ais a chéile agus leagtha amach ar bhealach a chruthaíonn dromchla comhréidh, rud a cheadaíonn éagsúlacht úsáidí agus leagan amach. Nuair a chuirtear roinnt aonad taobh le taobh, cumascann an cúldroim agus an dromchla suí le chéile ina n-aon eilimint amháin. Is féidir an tolg a chur i lár seomra nó i gcúinne. I spásanna poiblí, is féidir aonaid a chomhcheangal i línte díreacha, i zigzag, i gcearnóga nó i gcros. Tá Overlap déanta as adhmad, úireatán agus éadach, agus is féidir é a roinnt ina dhá chuid le haghaidh iompair.
The Recognition
About the Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award
Bhuaigh an dearadh Overlap Tolg Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award, aitheantas an-ghradamach a bhronntar ar dhearaí sármhaithe a mbíonn cruthaitheacht, aireagacht agus géarchúis mar shaintréithe acu. Is déantúsáin ghlic agus chruthaitheacha go suntasach iad buaiteoirí Cré-umha a dhearbhaíonn taithí fhairsing, samhlaíocht agus acmhainneacht a ndearthóirí. Táthar ag súil go mbeidh an dearadh Overlap Tolg ina rud a bhfuil an-mheas air, a n-ardaítear agus a ghráitear, atá thar a bheith gairmiúil agus nuálach. Ionchorpraíonn an dearadh seo a bhuaigh Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award na cleachtais is fearr san ealaín, san eolaíocht, sa dearadh agus sa teicneolaíocht, agus tá sé sármhaith as a aird ar mhionsonraí. Sásaíonn an dearadh Overlap Tolg riachtanais go hálainn, bainíonn sé le mianta, cuireann sé draíocht ar mhothúcháin agus tarraingíonn sé fiosracht.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- A sofa formed by overlapping two blocks
While fulfilling its functionality, this sofa presents an object-like look that transforms its impression with every angle of view. The backrest and seat are off-axis and laid out to form a flat surface, thereby creating a variety of usages and arrangements.
When several units are placed side by side, the backrest and the seating surface merge into a single element, blending into one. - Dimensions & Packaging
- W1955 D1063 H780
- Tags
- sofa, furniture, public space
- Production Technology
- wood, urethan, fabric
- Design Challenge
- The sofa is made up of two blocks, and we paid particular attention to the balance between the two. We have also made it easy to transport and carry in by making it possible to split it in two without any design discomfort.
- Research
- We sometimes use our environment to suit our bodies, such as sitting on stairs. In this project, rather than designing a sofa, we worked to create an object that has elements of a sofa and aimed to create a situation where different ways of sitting are created.
- Inspiration
- Rather than designing a sofa, we started with the idea of adding a sitting function to a simple rectangular object.
By stopping to design the usual functions of a sofa, such as the seat, backrest and armrests, and instead thinking of the function from the combination of the two components, new uses and various combinations of sofas can be created.
By shifting the axis of the sofa from its normal orientation, we also intended to change the gaze of the person sitting on it. - Project Duration
- Completed in October 2021
- Operation Flow
- Overlap is designed to be placed in the centre of a room or in a corner of a room without discomfort. In public spaces, they can be combined in straight lines, zigzags, squares or crosses.
- Image Credits
- photo: Ryoukan Abe
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