Cocoda Àga by Shigeki Matsuoka is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun-èlò Ilé Competition Category.
FàdákàOhun-èlò Ilé· 2023
Cocoda Àga
Client: Koma co.,ltd.
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award Winner in Ohun-èlò Ilé Category
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About Cocoda Àga
Cocoda jẹ́ àga tí a fi igi líle ṣe. Ohun tí ó ṣe àga yìí ní ìyàtọ̀ ni àwọn apá rẹ̀ tí ó ní ìtẹ̀ oníwọ̀n mẹ́ta tí ó díjú, èyí tí a gbẹ́ láti ara igi líle. A kò lè ṣe ìrísí yìí nípa títẹ́ igi. Àwọn oníṣọ̀nà ni wọ́n fi ọwọ́ gbẹ́ ẹ̀yà kọ̀ọ̀kan pẹ̀lú àwọn ohun èlò ìpẹ́ igi àti àwọn ọ̀bẹ ti ilẹ̀ Japan. Ibi ìjókòó tí a gbẹ́ máa ń rọ̀ lára bí ó tilẹ̀ jẹ́ pé igi náà le, èyí tí ó jẹ́ kí ènìyàn lè jókòó fún ìgbà pípẹ́. Àpẹrẹ náà pa àwọn iṣẹ́ tí ó ṣe pàtàkì nìkan mọ́, ní ìbámu pẹ̀lú èrò náà pé ìrọ̀rùn ni ó máa ń mú ìtura àti ẹwà wá. Àga náà wọn 700 mm ní ìbú, 520 mm ní ìjìnlẹ̀ àti 725 mm ní gíga, pẹ̀lú gíga ibi ìjókòó tí ó jẹ́ 420 mm.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award
Cocoda Àga jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ onípọ̀nlé lọ́nà àrà ọ̀tọ̀ tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe ìpele gíga jùlọ tó dára tó sì ń kan ọkàn. Àwọn olùborí Fàdákà jẹ́ àwọn iṣẹ́ tó ń tàn yòò gidigidi tó sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá púpọ̀ tí wọ́n ń ṣàfihàn ìmọ̀ ìjìnlẹ̀, ẹ̀bùn àti ìmọ̀ràn àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Cocoda Àga yóò jẹ́ iṣẹ́ àgbàyanu, àpẹẹrẹ rere, ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun jinlẹ̀. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award yìí jẹ́ ohun ìmúṣẹ̀dá tó hàn gbangba gidigidi tí a mọrírì tó ń ṣe anfàní tó sì ń tì ààlà iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ síwájú. Cocoda Àga jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ń ṣe ìlara, tó ń jí ìfẹ́ inú, tó ń mú ìmọ̀lára rere wá tó sì ń jí ìyàlẹ́nu àti ìyanu.
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
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