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Overlap صوفه by Tomoki Doi

Overlap صوفه by Tomoki Doi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 د برونز A' Design Award جایزه in د فرنیچر ډیزاین Competition Category.


برونزفرنیچر· 2023

Overlap صوفه

by Tomoki Doi

Client: Soell inc.

د برونز A' Design Award جایزه Winner in فرنیچر Category

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The Design

About Overlap صوفه

اوور لیپ (Overlap) یو صوفه ده چې د دوو بلاکونو د پرله‌پسې کیدو (اوورلیپ) له لارې جوړه شوې ده. شاتکیه او ناستکۍ برخه د محور څخه بهر ترتیب شوي دي او داسې تنظیم شوي دي چې یوه هواره سطحه رامنځته کړي، کوم چې د کارولو او ترتیباتو مختلف ډولونه ممکن کوي. کله چې څو واحدونه سره یوځای کیښودل شي، شاتکیه او د ناستې سطحه په یو واحد عنصر کې یوځای کیږي. دا صوفه د کوټې په مرکز کې یا په یوه څنډه کې ایښودل کیدی شي. په عامه ځایونو کې، واحدونه کیدای شي په سیده کرښو، زیگ‌زاگ ډول، مربع یا صلیب ډول کې سره یوځای شي. اوور لیپ د لرګي، یوریتان (urethane) او پارچې څخه جوړه شوې ده، او د لیږدولو لپاره یې په دوو برخو ویشل کیدی شي.

The Recognition

About the د برونز A' Design Award جایزه

Overlap صوفه د برونز A' Design Award جایزې ګټونکی دی، یوه ډېره ویاړلې پېژندنه چې غوره ډیزاینونو ته ورکول کېږي چې په خلاقیت، هوښیارۍ او زیرکتیا ځانګړي دي. د برونز ګټونکي ډېر ماهر او په حیرانوونکي ډول خلاقي آثار دي چې د خپلو ډیزاینرانو پراخ تجربه، تخیل او چارواکتیا تاییدوي. له Overlap صوفه څخه تمه کېږي چې یو ډېر ارزښتناک، ستایل شوی او ګران شی وي چې په پام وړ ډول مسلکي او نوښتګر دی. دا د برونز A' Design Award جایزې ګټونکی ډیزاین په هنر، ساینس، ډیزاین او ټیکنالوژۍ کې غوره کړنلارې یو ځای کوي او د جزیاتو ته د پاملرنې له امله غوره دی. Overlap صوفه اړتیاوې په ښکلي ډول پوره کوي، هیلو ته رسېږي، احساسات ځانته ملګري کوي او لیوالتیا راپاروي.

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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