Toma Sofa by Yuto Yamada is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Mubairo weSirivha we A' Design Award in Dhizaini yeFenichara Competition Category.
SirivhaFenichara· 2026
Toma Sofa
by Yuto Yamada
Mubairo weSirivha we A' Design Award Winner in Fenichara Category
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The Design
About Toma Sofa
Toma isofa yakagadzirirwa nzvimbo dzekugara. Chimiro cheToma chinobva pafungwa yekuputira chidimbu chimwe chejira pachigaro chose, semaputirirwo anoitwa jira recrepe. Mhedzisiro yacho ndeyekuti pane pamusoro panoenderera mberi pane mafambisirwo akapfava anoputira munhu agere. Jira rinotatamuka rakashandiswa kuwana pamusoro pakakombama pakaomarara, izvo zvakanga zvakaoma kugadzira. Toma ine upamhi hwe1580 mm, kudzika kwe950 mm uye urefu hwe850 mm. Dhizaini iyi inoongorora chimiro chakasununguka zvakanyanya chefenicha inowanzozivikanwa.
The Recognition
About the Mubairo weSirivha we A' Design Award
Mubairo weSirivha we A' Design Award wakahwinwa ne Toma Sofa, rukudzo rwakakwirira zvikuru runopiwa kumadhizaini epamusoro, anonaka uye anofadza. Vakunda veSirivha mabasa anopenya kwazvo uye ane kugadzira kwakasiyana anoratidza unyanzvi, hunyanzvi hwekusikwa nekungwara kwevagadziri vawo. Toma Sofa inotarisirwa kuva basa rinoshamisa, rinotangira vamwe, rine hunyanzvi hunoonekwa uye zvitsva zvakadzika. Dhizaini iyi yakahwina Mubairo weSirivha we A' Design Award chigadzirwa chinoshamisa, chinokudzwa chinobatsira uye chinosundira mberi miganhu yehunyanzvi, sayenzi, dhizaini netekinoroji. Toma Sofa chigadzirwa chinoshuvirwa nevazhinji, chinomutsa zvishuvo, chinouya nemanzwiro akanaka uye chinomutsa kushamisika.
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
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