Toma Sofá by Yuto Yamada is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award de Prata in Design de Mobiliário Competition Category.

PrataMobiliário· 2026

Toma Sofá

by Yuto Yamada

A' Design Award de Prata Winner in Mobiliário Category

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The Design

About Toma Sofá

Toma é um sofá concebido para espaços de estar. A forma do Toma nasce da ideia de envolver todo o assento com uma única peça de tecido, à maneira de um pano de crepe. O resultado é uma superfície contínua, com suaves ondulações, que envolve a pessoa sentada. Utilizou-se tecido elástico para alcançar a complexa superfície curva, cuja produção se revelou difícil. O Toma mede 1580 mm de largura, 950 mm de profundidade e 850 mm de altura. O projeto explora uma forma mais livre para uma peça de mobiliário comum.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Prata

Toma Sofá conquistou o A' Design Award de Prata, um reconhecimento extraordinariamente prestigiado atribuído a designs de topo de gama, deslumbrantes e impressionantes. Os vencedores da Prata são obras tremendamente brilhantes e extremamente criativas que ilustram a perícia, o talento e a acuidade excecionais dos seus designers. Espera-se que Toma Sofá seja uma obra maravilhosa e de referência, notavelmente profissional e profundamente inovadora. Este design vencedor do A' Design Award de Prata é uma invenção muito notável e admirada, que beneficia e faz avançar as fronteiras da arte, da ciência, do design e da tecnologia. Toma Sofá é uma criação imensamente invejada que desperta desejos, traz sentimentos positivos e faz nascer espanto e deslumbramento.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This sofa was born from the act of wrapping it in a single piece.
It has become a unique sofaa with undulations.This project began with the question: could we express the commonplace piece of furniture that is the sofa in a freer form? The idea expanded from the thought that wrapping it in a single piece of fabric, like crepe, might yield an interesting shape, leading us to arrive at this form.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 1580 x Depth 950 x Height 850mm
Tags: Sofa,Design,Unique
Production Technology: Creating the shape of the tertiary surface proved extremely challenging. It was achieved by employing stretch fabric.
Design Challenge: Expressing the form of the cubic surface and realising it while utilising the engineers' skills proved extremely challenging. Through repeated discussions, we continued to seek the correct solution until completion was achieved.
Inspiration: This project began with the question: could we express the commonplace piece of furniture that is the sofa in a freer form? The idea expanded from the thought that wrapping it in a single piece of fabric, like crepe, might yield an interesting shape, leading us to arrive at this form.
Project Duration: The project started in Apr. 2020 in Tokyo and finished in Jan. 2021 in Tokyo, and was exhibited in Salone del Mobile in June 2022.
Operation Flow: This unique sofa, which adorns the space, envelops those who sit upon it. It promises an experience unlike any other.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Yuto Yamada, 2025.
Image Credits: Photographer / Takumi Ota