Cocoda Isitulo by Shigeki Matsuoka is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Ibhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award in Uyilo lweFanitshala Competition Category.
IsilivereIfanitshala· 2023
Cocoda Isitulo
Client: Koma co.,ltd.
Ibhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award Winner in Ifanitshala Category
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About Cocoda Isitulo
ICocoda sisitulo esenziwe ngomthi oqinileyo. Esi situlo sibonakala ngeengalo zaso ezigoso-goso ezinemilinganiselo emithathu, eziqingqwe kumthi oqinileyo. Le milo ayinakwenziwa ngokugoba umthi. Isiqwenga ngasinye siqingqwa ngesandla ngamagcisa esebenzisa iiplani neemela zaseJapan. Isihlalo esiqingqiweyo siva sithambile nangona umthi uqinile, nto leyo evumela ukuhlala ixesha elide. Uyilo lugcina kuphela iimpawu eziyimfuneko, lulandela ingcamango yokuba ubulula buzisa intuthuzelo nobuhle. Esi situlo singama-700 mm ububanzi, ama-520 mm ubunzulu nama-725 mm ubude, kunye nobude besihlalo esingama-420 mm.
The Recognition
About the Ibhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award
Cocoda Isitulo ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo ngokungaqhelekanga okunikwa imiyilo yomgangatho ophezulu, entle nechukumisayo. Abaphumeleleyo beSilivere ziimveliso ezikhazimlayo kakhulu nezidala kakhulu ezibonisa ubungcali obuphawulekayo, italente nobukrelekrele babayili bazo. Cocoda Isitulo iyathenjwa ukuba ibe ngumsebenzi omhle womzekelo, onobungcali obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha ezinzulu. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award yimveliso ebonakalayo kakhulu, ethandwayo enceda kwaye inyusa imida yobugcisa, inzululwazi, uyilo kunye nobuchwephesha. Cocoda Isitulo yimveliso enomona omkhulu kuyo evusa iinqwenelo, izisa iimvakalelo ezintle kwaye ivuselela ukumangaliswa nokumangala.
Behind the Design
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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
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