Toma Pūne'e by Yuto Yamada is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Kala in Hoʻolālā Lako Hale Competition Category.

KalaLako Hale· 2026

Toma Pūne'e

by Yuto Yamada

A' Design Award Kala Winner in Lako Hale Category

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The Design

About Toma Pūne'e

He pūne'e ʻo Toma i hoʻolālā ʻia no nā wahi noho. Loaʻa ke ʻano o Toma mai ka manaʻo o ka wahī ʻana i hoʻokahi ʻāpana lole a puni ka noho holoʻokoʻa, e like me ke ʻano o ka lole crepe. ʻO ka hopena, he ʻili mau me nā ʻaleʻale palupalu e hoʻopuni ana i ka mea e noho ana. Ua hoʻohana ʻia ka lole hoʻomālō no ka hoʻokō ʻana i ka ʻili pihaʻā paʻakikī, he mea paʻakikī ke hana. He 1580 mm ka laulā o Toma, he 950 mm ka hohonu, a he 850 mm ke kiʻekiʻe. Ke ʻimi nei ka hoʻolālā i ke ʻano kūʻokoʻa aku no kahi lako hale maʻamau.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Toma Pūne'e 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 Toma Pūne'e 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 Toma Pūne'e 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: 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