Tie Bänk by Shigeki Matsuoka is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award an Gold in Miwwelendesign Competition Category.

GoldMiwwelen· 2021

Tie Bänk

by Shigeki Matsuoka

Client: Koma.Co.,Ltd

A' Design Award an Gold Winner in Miwwelen Category

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The Design

About Tie Bänk

Tie ass eng hëlze Bänk, déi entworf gouf, fir datt zwou Persounen niefteneen sëtze kënnen. De Sëtz an d'Récklehn si vun Hand aus engem massive Block Holz geschnëtzt, sou datt kee gebogent Holz, keng Këssen a keng Fiedere benotzt ginn. Traditionell japanesch Handhuwwelen a Messere formen d'Kéieren an halen déi natierlech Schéinheet vum Holz siichtbar. Déi gebogen Récklehn erlaabt et zwou Persounen, déi zesumme sëtzen, no beieneen ze raschten. Tie eegent sech fir z'iessen, fir mat ausgestreckte Been ze liesen oder fir a verschiddene Positiounen ze leien. Déi aktuell Form gouf 2020 zu Tokio, Japan, fäerdeggestallt.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award an Gold

Tie Bänk ass e Gewënner vum A' Design Award an Gold, enger héich prestigiéiser Unerkennung, déi un éischtklassesch, wonnerbar an erausragend Designe vergi gëtt. Gold-Gewënner si ganz innovativ, visionär a blendend glänzend Kreatiounen, déi d'Talent, d'Wäisheet an d'Fäegkeete vun hire Designer reflektéieren. Et gëtt erwaart, datt Tie Bänk eng héich gelueften, trendsetzend a monumental Erfindung ass, déi beispillosen Wäert liwwert. Dëst mam Gold ausgezeechent Design ass e spektakuläert, respektéiert Projet, dat d'Grenze vun der Konscht, der Wëssenschaft, vum Design an der Technologie erweidert. Tie Bänk erzeegt intensiv Wënsch, erweckt Leidenschaft, encouragéiert Kreativitéit a faszinéiert eis.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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