Cocoda Tūru by Shigeki Matsuoka is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Hiriwa in Hoahoa Taputapu Competition Category.
HiriwaTaputapu· 2023
Cocoda Tūru
Client: Koma co.,ltd.
A' Design Award Hiriwa Winner in Taputapu Category
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About Cocoda Tūru
He tūru a Cocoda i hangaia ki te rākau mārō. Ko te āhuatanga motuhake o tēnei tūru ko ōna ringa piko ahu-toru whīwhiwhi, i whakairotia mai i te rākau mārō. Kāore e taea tēnei āhua te hanga mā te whakapiko rākau. Ka whakairotia ia wāhanga ā-ringa e ngā tohunga toi mā te whakamahi i ngā waru me ngā māripi Hapanihi. Ahakoa te mārō o te rākau, he ngohengohe te rongo o te nohoanga kua whakairotia, e taea ai te noho mō te wā roa. Ka pupuri te hoahoa i ngā mahi e tika ana anake, e whai ana i te whakaaro ka puta te hāneanea me te ātaahua i te māmā noa. Ko te whānui o te tūru he 700 mm, ko te hōhonu he 520 mm, ko te teitei he 725 mm, ā, ko te teitei o te nohoanga he 420 mm.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Hiriwa
Ko Cocoda Tūru te toa o te A' Design Award Hiriwa, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa taumata teitei rawa, ātaahua me te whakamīharo. Ko ngā toa Hiriwa he mahi tino kanapa, tino auaha e whakaatu ana i te mātanga, te pūmanawa me te mōhio hōhonu o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Cocoda Tūru he mahi whakamīharo, he tauira, he tino ngaio, he auaha hōhonu. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Hiriwa he hanganga rongonui, whakamīharotia e whai wāhi ana ki te whakawhānui i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ko Cocoda Tūru he mahi e hae ana te tini, e whakaara ana i ngā hiahia, e kawe mai ana i ngā kare-ā-roto pai, ā, e whakaoho ana i te mīharo.
Behind the Design
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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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