Ryo Noho Lima by Yuto Yamada is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Keleawe in Hoʻolālā Lako Hale Competition Category.

KeleaweLako Hale· 2026

Ryo Noho Lima

by Yuto Yamada

A' Design Award Keleawe Winner in Lako Hale Category

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The Design

About Ryo Noho Lima

He noho lima ʻo Ryo i hoʻohālikeʻia me he kino hoʻokahi e hoʻomau mau ana. Holo nā ʻaleʻale mai ka noho a i ke kua a hana i kahi pōʻai ʻokoʻa ʻole. Ua hoʻomaka ke kūkulu ʻana mai ka nīnau inā hiki i kekahi pono hale maʻamau ke lawe i kahi ʻano kūʻokoʻa aʻe. He paʻakikī ka hana ʻana i ka ʻili paʻakikī kolu-anahulu, a ua hoʻokōʻia ma o ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka lole hoʻolōʻihi. He 725 milimika ka laulā o ka noho lima, he 730 milimika ka hohonu, a he 800 milimika ke kiʻekiʻe. Hoʻopuni ka pūpū piʻo i ke kanaka e noho ana ma luna ona a hoʻohui i kahi mea kālai kiʻi i ka lumi.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Ryo Noho Lima i ka A' Design Award Keleawe, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kūʻokoʻa i ʻike ʻia ma o ka hana noʻeau, ka akamai a me ka makakoho. He mau hana mākaukau a hana noʻeau kupaianaha nā lanakila Keleawe e hōʻoia ana i ka ʻike nui, ka noʻonoʻo a me ka maʻalea o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Ryo Noho Lima he mea i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia, he ʻoihana a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Keleawe e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana, a maikaʻi no kona nānā ʻana i nā kikoʻī. Hoʻokō maikaʻi ka hoʻolālā Ryo Noho Lima i nā pono, hoʻopā i ka makemake, hoʻohiwahiwa i nā manaʻo a huki i ka makemake e ʻike.

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