Cocoda Noho by Shigeki Matsuoka is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Kala in Hoʻolālā Lako Hale Competition Category.

KalaLako Hale· 2023

Cocoda Noho

by Shigeki Matsuoka

Client: Koma co.,ltd.

A' Design Award Kala Winner in Lako Hale Category

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The Design

About Cocoda Noho

ʻO Cocoda he noho i hana ʻia me ka lāʻau paʻa. Ke ʻano nui o kēia noho, ʻo ia nā lima piʻo paʻakikī ʻekolu-anahulu i kālai ʻia mai ka lāʻau paʻa. ʻAʻole hiki ke hana ʻia kēia kiʻi ma o ka hoʻopiʻo ʻana i ka lāʻau. Ua kālai lima ʻia kēlā me kēia ʻāpana e nā poʻe akamai me nā mea kahi lāʻau a me nā pahi Kepanī. He palupalu ka manaʻo o ka noho i kālai ʻia ʻoiai he paʻakikī ka lāʻau, e hiki ai ke noho no ka manawa lōʻihi. Mālama ka hoʻolālā i nā hana pono wale nō, e hahai ana i ka manaʻo e lawe mai ka maʻalahi i ka ʻoluʻolu a me ka nani. He 700 mm ka laulā o ka noho, he 520 mm ka hohonu, a he 725 mm ke kiʻekiʻe, me ke kiʻekiʻe o kahi noho he 420 mm.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Cocoda Noho i ka A' Design Award Kala, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kiʻekiʻe loa, nani a kupaianaha. He mau hana ʻālohilohi loa a hana noʻeau nui nā lanakila Kala e hōʻike ana i ka loea, ka makakoho a me ka ʻoi aku o ka noʻonoʻo o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Cocoda Noho he hana kupaianaha, kūlana ʻoi aku, ʻoihana kiʻekiʻe a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Kala he mea hoʻokumu kūpono loa, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. He mea i ʻeleu ʻia e nā mea he nui ka hoʻolālā Cocoda Noho e hoʻāla i ka makemake, lawe mai i nā manaʻo maikaʻi a hoʻāla i ka kamahaʻo a me ka mahalo.

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