Cocoda Siġġu by Shigeki Matsuoka is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Premju A' Design Award tal-Fidda in Disinn tal-Għamara Competition Category.

FiddaGħamara· 2023

Cocoda Siġġu

by Shigeki Matsuoka

Client: Koma co.,ltd.

Premju A' Design Award tal-Fidda Winner in Għamara Category

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The Design

About Cocoda Siġġu

Cocoda huwa siġġu magħmul minn injam solidu. Is-siġġu huwa kkaratterizzat minn dirgħajn ikkurvati tridimensjonali u intrikati, li huma minquxin minn injam solidu. Din il-forma ma tistax tiġi prodotta bit-tgħawwiġ tal-injam. Kull biċċa hija minquxa bl-idejn minn artiġjani bl-użu ta' pjanuri u skieken Ġappuniżi. Il-post fejn tpoġġi, li huwa mnaqqax, iħossok artab għalkemm l-injam huwa iebes, u b'hekk jippermetti perjodi twal ta' bilqiegħda. Id-disinn iżomm biss il-funzjonijiet neċessarji, skont l-idea li s-sempliċità ġġib kumdità u sbuħija. Is-siġġu jkejjel 700 mm fil-wisa', 520 mm fil-fond u 725 mm fl-għoli, b'għoli tas-sit ta' 420 mm.

The Recognition

About the Premju A' Design Award tal-Fidda

Cocoda Siġġu huwa rebbieħ tal-Premju A' Design Award tal-Fidda, rikonoxximent prestiġjuż straordinarjament mogħti lil disinji tal-ogħla livell, sbieħ u impressjonanti. Ir-rebbieħa tal-Fidda huma xogħlijiet brillanti ħafna u kreattivi ħafna li juru l-għarfien espert, it-talent u l-aċċuratezza tad-disinjaturi tagħhom. Huwa mistenni li Cocoda Siġġu ikun xogħol mill-isbaħ, eżemplari, professjonali ħafna u innovattiv bil-fond. Dan id-disinn rebbieħ tal-Fidda huwa invenzjoni notevoli u mammirata li tikkontribwixxi biex jitwessgħu l-fruntieri tal-arti, ix-xjenza, id-disinn u t-teknoloġija. Cocoda Siġġu huwa ħolqien li ħafna jinvidjawh, li jqajjem ix-xewqat, iġib sentimenti pożittivi u joħloq tgħaġġib u mistagħġib.

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