Pláta Mba'epyru · 2026
Toma Apyka puku (sofá)
by Yuto Yamada
- A' Design Award Pláta 2026 in Mba'epyru
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About Toma Apyka puku (sofá)
Toma haʼe peteĩ sofá ojejapo vaʼekue koty jeikoha peguarã. Toma retekue ou pe apytuʼũ heʼíva ojeñuvãha peteĩ ao pehẽngue añónte pe apyka tuichakue javeve, crepe ao ojejapoháicha. Upéicha osẽ peteĩ ape oñondivepáva, ivaivai kangymíva, oñuvãva pe oguapývape. Ojeporu ao ipysõkuaáva (stretch) ojehupyty hag̃ua pe ape karẽ ijetuʼúva, hasy vaʼekue ojejapo hag̃ua. Toma ipe 1580 mm, ipypuku 950 mm ha ijyvate 850 mm. Ko diseño oheka peteĩ ysaja sãsove peteĩ mba'yru jeporupýpe g̃uarã.
About the A' Design Award Pláta
Toma Apyka puku (sofá) 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 Toma Apyka puku (sofá) 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. Toma Apyka puku (sofá) ha'e creación heta ojeenvidiáva omokyre'ỹva ipotapy, ome'ẽva sentimiento positivo ha omoheñóiva maravilla ha sorpresa.
Press Kit
- 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
