Cocoda Apyka by Shigeki Matsuoka is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Pláta in Mba'epyru Jejapo Competition Category.

PlátaMba'epyru· 2023

Cocoda Apyka

by Shigeki Matsuoka

Client: Koma co.,ltd.

A' Design Award Pláta Winner in Mba'epyru Category

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The Design

About Cocoda Apyka

Cocoda ha'e peteĩ apyka ojejapóva yvyra atãgui. Ko apyka ojekuaa ijyva karẽ mbohapy hendáicha ijapopyrévare, oñemboja'óva yvyra atãgui. Ko apopyre ndaikatúi ojejapo yvyra oñemokarẽvo. Peteĩteĩ ojejapo pópe umi mba'apohára katupyry oipurúvo Japón-gua yvyra mbosỹiha ha kyse. Pe tenda ojeguapyha ojeja'opyre hu'ũ ojehecha ramo jepe pe yvyra hatã, ohejáva ojeguapy are. Pe apopyre oñongatu umi tembiapo tekotevẽva añónte, ojapóvo pe temiandu he'íva pe mba'e imombykyvéva ogueruha py'aguapy ha porã. Pe apyka orekó 700 mm ipe, 520 mm ipypuku ha 725 mm ijyvate, ha pe tenda ojeguapyha ijyvate 420 mm.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Pláta

Cocoda Apyka ohupyty A' Design Award Pláta, peteĩ ñehechakuaa extraordinariamente prestigioso oñeme'ẽva diseño de primera línea, hechapyrãva ha impresionante-pe. Umi ganador Pláta ha'e tembiapo brillante ha heta creativo ohechaukáva expertise, talento ha agudeza sobresaliente umi diseñador-pe. Oñeha'ãrõ Cocoda Apyka ha'eha peteĩ tembiapo maravilloso, ejemplar, profesional ha innovador pypukuvéva. Ko diseño ohupytýva A' Design Award Pláta ha'e invento ojehechakuaáva ha ojehayhúva ohepyme'ẽva ha ombohasáva límite arte, ciencia, diseño ha tecnología rehegua. Cocoda Apyka ha'e creación heta ojeenvidiáva omokyre'ỹva ipotapy, ome'ẽva sentimiento positivo ha omoheñóiva maravilla ha sorpresa.

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