Overlap Tiyana by Tomoki Doi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Burunsi Premiu in Tiyarina Kamay Competition Category.

BurunsiTiyarina· 2023

Overlap Tiyana

by Tomoki Doi

Client: Soell inc.

A' Design Award Burunsi Premiu Winner in Tiyarina Category

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The Design

About Overlap Tiyana

Overlap nisqaqa iskay kaqkunata huk pataman churaspa ruwasqa tiyanam. Qhipa sayaqninpas (backrest) tiyaq pataqa (seat) mana kikin chinpaypi churasqachu kanku, aswanpas huk pallqa uyata (flat surface) ruwanankupaq churasqa kanku, chaymi askha ruwaykunapi hinaspa churaykunapi allin kananpaq yanapan. Askha kaqkuna huñusqa kaqtinku, qhipa sayaqninpas tiyaq patapas huk sapan kaqmanmi tukunku. Kay tiyanataqa wasi chawpipi otaq huk k'uchupim churayta atinchik. Ancha runa purisqan pachakunapi, kaykunataqa chiqan siq'ipi, zigzag hinapi, tawa k'uchu kaqpi otaq cruz hinapi huñuyta atinchik. Overlap-qa k'ullumanta, uretanomanta hinaspa away thanttamanta ruwasqam, apayta munaspaqa iskay hukchawman t'aqasqa kayta atin.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Burunsi Premiu

Overlap Tiyana A' Design Award Burunsi Premiu mishak kan, jatun yupaychay, kayta mana shuk shina, mushuk yuyaypi, yuyaypi shinallatak chaskik kaypi riksishka diseñukunaman kun. Burunsi mishak kashkakunaka ruray ushayta charik shinallatak mancharina mushuk rurashkakunami, paykunata rurakkunapak achka yachayta, yuyayta shinallatak ruray ushayta rikuchinku. Overlap Tiyana sinchi yupaychashka, kuyashka shinallatak riksishka shuk ruray kanata munanku, ruray yuyaywan shinallatak mushuk yuyaywan. Kay Burunsi Premiu japishka diseñuka arti, siensia, diseñu shinallatak tekinolojíapi ashtawan alli ruraykunata tantachin shinallatak ima ukumanta rikuypi sumak kan. Overlap Tiyana mañaykunata alli paktachin, munaykunata llankan, shunkuta kuyachin shinallatak yachayta munayta kallarichin.

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