Ryo ᱛᱤ ᱫᱚᱦᱚᱭᱟᱜ ᱪᱮᱭᱟᱨ by Yuto Yamada is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Competition Category.
ᱠᱟᱥᱟᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ· 2026
Ryo ᱛᱤ ᱫᱚᱦᱚᱭᱟᱜ ᱪᱮᱭᱟᱨ
by Yuto Yamada
A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ Category
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About Ryo ᱛᱤ ᱫᱚᱦᱚᱭᱟᱜ ᱪᱮᱭᱟᱨ
Ryo ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱛᱤ ᱫᱚᱦᱚᱭᱟᱜ ᱪᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱚᱥᱟᱨ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱰᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱫᱚ ᱫᱩᱲᱩᱵ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱦᱟᱹᱵᱤᱡ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱛᱷᱚᱠᱟᱜ ᱜᱷᱮᱨᱟᱣ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨᱮᱫᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱩᱠᱞᱤ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱮᱦᱚᱵ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ ᱡᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱟᱫᱷᱟᱨᱚᱱ ᱟᱥᱵᱟᱵ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱪᱮᱫ ᱟᱨᱦᱚᱸ ᱢᱩᱠᱛᱤ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱦᱟᱛᱟᱣ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱡᱚᱴᱤᱞ ᱯᱮ-ᱢᱟᱛᱨᱟ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱩᱥᱠᱤᱞ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱡᱚᱲᱚᱜ (ᱥᱴᱨᱮᱪ) ᱠᱟᱯᱲᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱛᱮ ᱯᱩᱨᱟᱹᱣ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱛᱤ ᱫᱚᱦᱚᱭᱟᱜ ᱪᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱚᱥᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ 725 ᱢᱤᱞᱤᱢᱤᱴᱚᱨ, ᱜᱮᱦᱮᱨ ᱫᱚ 730 ᱢᱤᱞᱤᱢᱤᱴᱚᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱩᱥᱩᱞ ᱫᱚ 800 ᱢᱤᱞᱤᱢᱤᱴᱚᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱠᱩᱢᱴᱟᱹᱣ ᱠᱷᱚᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱫᱩᱲᱩᱵ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚ ᱜᱷᱮᱨᱟᱣ ᱠᱚᱣᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱢᱩᱨᱩᱛ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱥᱮᱞᱮᱫᱟ᱾
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
Ryo ᱛᱤ ᱫᱚᱦᱚᱭᱟᱜ ᱪᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Ryo ᱛᱤ ᱫᱚᱦᱚᱭᱟᱜ ᱪᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- From the seat to back, the undulations creates an uninterrupted loop.
it has become a unique armchair with undulations. - Dimensions & Packaging
- w725 x d730 x h800mm
- Tags
- Chair, Armchair, 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 armchair in a freer form? The idea expanded from the seat to back, the undulations creates an uninterrupted loop.
it has become a unique armchair with undulations. - 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 chair, 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
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