Tie ベンチ by Shigeki Matsuoka is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 金賞 in 家具デザイン Competition Category.
金家具· 2021
Tie ベンチ
Client: Koma.Co.,Ltd
A' Design Award 金賞 Winner in 家具 Category
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About Tie ベンチ
「Tie」は、二人が並んで座れる木製ベンチです。座面と背もたれは無垢材の塊から手作業で削り出しており、曲げ木やクッション、スプリングは一切使用していません。日本の伝統的な手鉋や小刀で曲面を成形し、木そのものの自然な美しさを損なうことなく引き立てています。湾曲した背もたれによって、並んで腰掛けた二人が互いに寄り添うように寛ぐことができます。食事の場面はもちろん、脚を伸ばして読書をしたり、さまざまな姿勢で横になったりと、多様な使い方に応えます。現在のかたちは2020年、日本・東京で完成しました。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 金賞
Tie ベンチは、まさに素晴らしく傑出した第一級のデザインに授与される、計り知れないほど権威ある評価である A' Design Award 金賞の受賞作品です。金賞の受賞作品は、きわめて革新的で、先見性に富み、きらびやかに輝く創造物であり、デザイナーの天才性、叡智、卓越した技量を映し出しています。Tie ベンチは、最も称賛される、流行を牽引する記念碑的な発明であり、前例のない価値をもたらすことが期待されます。この A' Design Award 金賞を受賞したデザインは、壮観で尊敬されるプロジェクトであり、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術の境界に大きく寄与し、それを前進させます。Tie ベンチは、強い欲求を生み出し、情熱を呼び覚まし、創造性を促し、私たちを引きつけます。
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- 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.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- W1780mm D700mm H760mm SH400mm
- Tags
- chair, bench, furniture, wood, Japan, Tokyo, craftsmanship
- Production Technology
- Usingtraditional Japanese hand tools, the beautiful lines of our furniture are individually hand carved, and not bent, to showcase the natural beauty of wood.
We don't use automation machines, but we are developing them as a product. - Design Challenge
- It is a chair that requires daily training and skill as a craftsman. From the first model to the current model, it took us seven years to create the current model.
The chair is not only beautiful, but it is also very comfortable to sit in and to touch. - 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 tie chair 2020 is carved with the concept a chair that helps couples get along. Furniture meant to rest one's body, we believe the chair's height and angle of the seating and coping boards, the strength to withstand weight and body movement and other components allow for infinite possibilities.
We feel that pursuing the beauty of the chair, to all intents and purposes, is as important as the function it serves. We want it to satisfy the space and time we spend on it to be elegant and meaningful.
As a seating for dining or to kick up your feet to enjoy your favorite book, it should suite any desired situation comfortably. - Project Duration
- The "tie chair 2020" in its current form was completed in 2020 after repeated model changes since 2013. It is manufactured in Tokyo, Japan.
- Operation Flow
- The tie chair can be used in the same way as a standard wooden bench.
You can sit comfortably with your legs stretched out, or you can lie down and assume various positions. - Image Credits
- photo= Franco Tadeo Inada
movie Director=Masato Iwai
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