Overlap Sofa by Tomoki Doi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Gangsa in Reka Bentuk Perabot Competition Category.
GangsaPerabot· 2023
Overlap Sofa
by Tomoki Doi
Client: Soell inc.
A' Design Award Gangsa Winner in Perabot Category
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The Design
About Overlap Sofa
Overlap adalah sofa yang dibentuk dengan melapiskan dua blok secara bertindih. Sandaran dan tempat duduk diletakkan tidak sepaksi dan disusun untuk membentuk permukaan rata, yang membolehkan pelbagai kegunaan dan susunan. Apabila beberapa unit diletakkan bersebelahan, sandaran dan permukaan tempat duduk bergabung menjadi satu elemen tunggal. Sofa ini boleh diletakkan di tengah bilik atau di penjuru. Dalam ruang awam, unit-unit boleh digabungkan dalam susunan garis lurus, zigzag, segi empat atau bentuk salib. Overlap dibuat daripada kayu, uretana dan fabrik, serta boleh dipisahkan kepada dua bahagian untuk tujuan pengangkutan.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Gangsa
Overlap Sofa ialah pemenang A' Design Award Gangsa, pengiktirafan yang amat berprestij yang dianugerahkan kepada reka bentuk cemerlang yang dicirikan oleh kreativiti, kecerdikan dan ketajaman fikiran. Pemenang Gangsa ialah artifak yang amat mahir dan sangat kreatif yang membuktikan pengalaman luas, imaginasi dan akal budi pereka bentuknya. Overlap Sofa diharapkan menjadi objek yang sangat dihargai, dikagumi dan disayangi, sangat profesional dan inovatif. Reka bentuk pemenang A' Design Award Gangsa ini merangkumi amalan terbaik dalam seni, sains, reka bentuk dan teknologi, dan cemerlang dalam perhatiannya terhadap butiran. Overlap Sofa memenuhi keperluan dengan indah, menyentuh keinginan, memikat perasaan dan menarik rasa ingin tahu.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- A sofa formed by overlapping two blocks
While fulfilling its functionality, this sofa presents an object-like look that transforms its impression with every angle of view. The backrest and seat are off-axis and laid out to form a flat surface, thereby creating a variety of usages and arrangements.
When several units are placed side by side, the backrest and the seating surface merge into a single element, blending into one. - Dimensions & Packaging
- W1955 D1063 H780
- Tags
- sofa, furniture, public space
- Production Technology
- wood, urethan, fabric
- Design Challenge
- The sofa is made up of two blocks, and we paid particular attention to the balance between the two. We have also made it easy to transport and carry in by making it possible to split it in two without any design discomfort.
- Research
- We sometimes use our environment to suit our bodies, such as sitting on stairs. In this project, rather than designing a sofa, we worked to create an object that has elements of a sofa and aimed to create a situation where different ways of sitting are created.
- Inspiration
- Rather than designing a sofa, we started with the idea of adding a sitting function to a simple rectangular object.
By stopping to design the usual functions of a sofa, such as the seat, backrest and armrests, and instead thinking of the function from the combination of the two components, new uses and various combinations of sofas can be created.
By shifting the axis of the sofa from its normal orientation, we also intended to change the gaze of the person sitting on it. - Project Duration
- Completed in October 2021
- Operation Flow
- Overlap is designed to be placed in the centre of a room or in a corner of a room without discomfort. In public spaces, they can be combined in straight lines, zigzags, squares or crosses.
- Image Credits
- photo: Ryoukan Abe
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