Cocoda Nofoa by Shigeki Matsuoka is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Ario in Mamanu Meafale Competition Category.

ArioMeafale· 2023

Cocoda Nofoa

by Shigeki Matsuoka

Client: Koma co.,ltd.

A' Design Award Ario Winner in Meafale Category

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The Design

About Cocoda Nofoa

O le Cocoda o se nofoa e faia i laupapa mautu. E iloga lenei nofoa i ona lima faapipii e tolu-itu ma pipii lelei, lea e vaneina mai le laupapa mautu. O lenei foliga e le mafai ona faia i le faapiopioina o le laupapa. O vaega taitasi e vaneina ma lima e tufuga ua faaaogaina meafaigaluega Iapani e pei o palena ma naifi. O le nofoaga vaneina e lagona le vaivai e ui ina malō le laupapa, e mafai ai ona nofo umi. O le mamanu e faatumauina na o galuega e manaomia, e mulimuli i le manatu e faapea o le faafaigofie e aumaia ai le mafanafana ma le matagofie. O le nofoa e 700 mm le lautele, 520 mm le loloto ma le 725 mm le maualuga, ma o le maualuga o le nofoaga e 420 mm.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Ario

O le A' Design Award Ario na manumalo ai Cocoda Nofoa, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu sili ona lelei, matagofie ma mataʻutia. O ē manumalo i le Ario o galuega susulu tele ma fatufatuaʻi e faaalia ai le poto, le taleni ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Cocoda Nofoa e avea ma galuega matagofie, o se fesuiaiga mo isi, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou loloto. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Ario o se mea e iloga, ua mataʻina e aogā ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Cocoda Nofoa o se mea e fiafia i ai le toatele, e fafagu ai manaʻoga, aumaia ai lagona lelei ma tupu ai le ofo.

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