Ryo Butaca by Yuto Yamada is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award de Bronce in Deseño de Mobiliario Competition Category.

BronceMobiliario· 2026

Ryo Butaca

by Yuto Yamada

A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Mobiliario Category

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The Design

About Ryo Butaca

Ryo é unha butaca concibida como unha única forma continua. As ondulacións percorren desde o asento ata o respaldo e crean un bucle ininterrompido. O deseño partiu da pregunta de se un moble común podería adoptar unha forma máis libre. A complexa superficie tridimensional foi difícil de producir e conseguiuse mediante o uso de tecido elástico. A butaca mide 725 milímetros de ancho, 730 milímetros de fondo e 800 milímetros de alto. A carcasa curva envolve a persoa que se senta nela e engade un elemento escultórico ao espazo.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronce

Ryo Butaca 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 Ryo Butaca 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. Ryo Butaca 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: From the seat to back, the undulations creates an uninterrupted loop.
it has become a unique armchair with undulations.
Dimensions & Packaging: w725 x d730 x h800mm
Tags: Chair, Armchair, 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 armchair in a freer form? The idea expanded from the seat to back, the undulations creates an uninterrupted loop.
it has become a unique armchair with undulations.
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 chair, 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