Cocoda 椅子 by Shigeki Matsuoka is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 銀賞 in 家具デザイン Competition Category.
銀家具· 2023
Cocoda 椅子
Client: Koma co.,ltd.
A' Design Award 銀賞 Winner in 家具 Category
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About Cocoda 椅子
Cocodaは無垢材でつくられた椅子です。この椅子の特徴は、無垢材から削り出された複雑な三次元曲面の肘掛けにあります。この形状は木を曲げる技法では実現できません。一脚ずつ、職人が日本の鉋や小刀を用いて手作業で削り出しています。削り出された座面は、硬い木でありながら柔らかな座り心地を生み、長時間の着座にも耐えます。デザインは必要な機能のみを残し、簡潔さこそが快適さと美しさをもたらすという考えに基づいています。寸法は幅700mm、奥行520mm、高さ725mm、座面高420mmです。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 銀賞
Cocoda 椅子は、見事で印象的なハイエンドのデザインに授与される、非常に権威ある評価である A' Design Award 銀賞の受賞作品です。銀賞の受賞作品は、きわめて輝かしく創造性に富んだ作品であり、デザイナーの傑出した専門知識、才能、洞察力を示しています。Cocoda 椅子は、素晴らしい代表作であり、驚くほどプロフェッショナルで、深く革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銀賞を受賞したデザインは、非常に注目すべき称賛される発明であり、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術の境界に寄与し、それを前進させます。Cocoda 椅子は、多くの人に羨まれる創造物であり、欲求を呼び覚まし、前向きな感情をもたらし、驚きと感嘆を灯します。
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
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