Toma Sofa by Yuto Yamada is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Perak in Desain Furnitur Competition Category.
PerakFurnitur· 2026
Toma Sofa
by Yuto Yamada
A' Design Award Perak Winner in Furnitur Category
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The Design
About Toma Sofa
Toma adalah sofa yang dirancang untuk ruang hunian. Bentuk Toma berasal dari ide membungkus seluruh dudukan dengan selembar kain, seperti kain crepe. Hasilnya adalah permukaan yang menyatu dengan lekukan lembut yang menyelimuti orang yang duduk di atasnya. Kain elastis digunakan untuk mewujudkan permukaan lengkung yang kompleks, yang sulit untuk diproduksi. Toma berukuran lebar 1580 mm, kedalaman 950 mm, dan tinggi 850 mm. Desain ini mengeksplorasi bentuk yang lebih bebas untuk sebuah perabot yang umum digunakan.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Perak
Toma Sofa adalah pemenang A' Design Award Perak, pengakuan yang sangat bergengsi yang diberikan kepada desain kelas atas yang indah dan mengesankan. Pemenang Perak adalah karya yang sangat cemerlang dan sangat kreatif yang menggambarkan keahlian, bakat, dan ketajaman luar biasa para desainernya. Toma Sofa diharapkan menjadi karya yang menakjubkan, etalase keahlian, sangat profesional, dan sangat inovatif. Desain pemenang A' Design Award Perak ini adalah penemuan yang sangat menonjol dan dikagumi yang bermanfaat bagi dan memajukan batas-batas seni, sains, desain, dan teknologi. Toma Sofa adalah kreasi yang sangat dicemburui yang membangkitkan keinginan, membawa perasaan positif, dan memercikkan keheranan dan kekaguman.
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
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