Cocoda Lub Rooj Zaum by Shigeki Matsuoka

Cocoda Lub Rooj Zaum by Shigeki Matsuoka is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Nyiaj in Tsim Rooj Tog Competition Category.

NyiajRooj Tog· 2023

Cocoda Lub Rooj Zaum

by Shigeki Matsuoka

Client: Koma co.,ltd.

A' Design Award Nyiaj Winner in Rooj Tog Category

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The Design

About Cocoda Lub Rooj Zaum

Cocoda yog ib lub rooj zaum uas xuas ntoo tawv los ua. Lub rooj zaum no muaj tus yam ntxwv tshwj xeeb yog ob txhais caj npab uas nkhaus mus peb sab (three-dimensional) zoo nkauj heev, uas txaug tawm ntawm ntoo tawv los. Tus duab no tsis tuaj yeem ua tau los ntawm kev khoov ntoo. Txhua daim yog cov kws txawj ua haujlwm xuas tes txaug los ntawm cov twj txiav ntoo thiab riam ntawm Nyij Pooj. Lub chaw zaum uas txaug tau ntawd zaum mos txawm tias ntoo tawv heev, ua rau tuaj yeem zaum tau ntev. Qhov kev tsim no khaws tseg tsuas yog cov haujlwm tsim nyog xwb, ua raws li lub tswv yim tias qhov yooj yim coj los txog kev nyob xis thiab kev zoo nkauj. Lub rooj zaum no muaj qhov dav 700 mm, qhov tob 520 mm thiab qhov siab 725 mm, nrog rau lub chaw zaum siab 420 mm.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Nyiaj

Cocoda Lub Rooj Zaum yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Nyiaj, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev tshaj li qub uas muab rau cov qauv tsim qib siab, zoo nkauj thiab ua rau neeg xav tsis thoob. Cov neeg yeej Nyiaj yog cov haujlwm ci ntsa iab heev thiab tsim tshiab heev uas qhia txog kev paub, kev txawj ntse thiab kev ntse ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Cocoda Lub Rooj Zaum xav tias yuav yog ib qho haujlwm zoo kawg nkaus uas tsim rau qhia, tshaj lij heev thiab tsim tshiab tob. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Nyiaj no yog ib qho khoom tsim uas pom tseeb heev thiab neeg qhuas uas pab tau thiab nthuav dav ciam teb ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis. Cocoda Lub Rooj Zaum yog ib qho khoom tsim uas neeg coob xav tau, uas ua rau xav, coj kev xav zoo thiab ua rau xav tsis thoob thiab xav paub.

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