Cocoda Kursî by Shigeki Matsuoka is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Xelata A' Design Award a Zîvîn in Dîzayna Mobîlyayê Competition Category.

ZîvMobîlya· 2023

Cocoda Kursî

by Shigeki Matsuoka

Client: Koma co.,ltd.

Xelata A' Design Award a Zîvîn Winner in Mobîlya Category

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The Design

About Cocoda Kursî

Cocoda kursîyekê ye ku ji darê pitew hatiye çêkirin. Taybetmendiya vê kursîyê destikên wê yên xwehr ên sê-alî û tevlihev in, ku ji darê pitew hatine tehşkirin. Ev şêwe bi tewandina darê nayê hilberandin. Her parçeyek ji aliyê pîşekaran ve bi destan, bi karanîna rende û kêrên japonî tê tehşkirin. Rûniştina tehşkirî nerm hîs dibe her çend dar hişk be jî, ku dihêle mirov demên dirêj lê rûne. Sêwiran tenê fonksiyonên pêwîst diparêze, li gorî wê fikrê ku sadebûn rehetî û bedewiyê tîne. Kursî 700 mm firehî, 520 mm kûrahî û 725 mm bilindahî ye, bi bilindahiya rûniştinê ya 420 mm.

The Recognition

About the Xelata A' Design Award a Zîvîn

Cocoda Kursî xelatgirê Xelata A' Design Award a Zîvîn e, nasîneke bi awayekî awarte bi prestîj ku ji sêwiranên di asta herî bilind de, xweşik û bibandor re tê dayîn. Xelatgirên Zîvînê karên pir birûsk û pir afirîner in, yên ku pisporiya hêja, jêhatîbûn û zîrekiya sêwiranerên xwe nîşan didin. Tê hêvîkirin ku Cocoda Kursî karekî mînak, pir pîşekar û bi kûrahî nûjen be. Ev sêwirana bi Zîvînê serketî vedîtineke berbiçav û hatiye sitayişkirin e ku ji bo fireh kirina sînorên huner, zanist, sêwiran û teknolojiyê tevkarî dike. Cocoda Kursî afirandinek e ku gelek kes çavê xwe lê dikin, daxwazan şiyar dike, hestên erênî tîne û heyirînê çêdike.

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