Overlap Sofá by Tomoki Doi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award de Bronce in Deseño de Mobiliario Competition Category.

BronceMobiliario· 2023

Overlap Sofá

by Tomoki Doi

Client: Soell inc.

A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Mobiliario Category

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The Design

About Overlap Sofá

Overlap é un sofá formado pola superposición de dous bloques. O respaldo e o asento están dispostos fóra de eixe e organizados para formar unha superficie plana, o que permite unha gran variedade de usos e disposicións. Cando se colocan varias unidades lado a lado, o respaldo e a superficie de asento fúndense nun único elemento. O sofá pode situarse no centro dunha estancia ou nun recuncho. En espazos públicos, as unidades pódense combinar en liñas rectas, zigzags, cadrados ou cruces. Overlap está fabricado en madeira, uretano e tea, e pode dividirse en dúas partes para facilitar o seu transporte.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronce

Overlap Sofá gañou o A' Design Award de Bronce, un recoñecemento altamente prestixioso outorgado a deseños sobresaíntes que se distinguen pola creatividade, o enxeño e a sagacidade. Os gañadores Bronce son artefactos amplamente hábiles e sorprendentemente creativos que autentican a vasta experiencia, imaxinación e enxeño dos seus deseñadores. Espérase que Overlap Sofá sexa un obxecto moi apreciado, admirado e querido, notablemente profesional e innovador. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Bronce incorpora as mellores prácticas da arte, a ciencia, o deseño e a tecnoloxía, e é excelente pola súa atención ao detalle. Overlap Sofá satisfai espléndidamente as necesidades, toca os desexos, encanta os sentimentos e atrae a curiosidade.

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