Overlap Ijoko Alaga by Tomoki Doi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun-èlò Ilé Competition Category.
IdẹOhun-èlò Ilé· 2023
Overlap Ijoko Alaga
by Tomoki Doi
Client: Soell inc.
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Ohun-èlò Ilé Category
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About Overlap Ijoko Alaga
Overlap jẹ́ ijoko alaga tí a ṣe nípa fífi àwọn bulọ́ọ̀kì méjì sí ara wọn lórí. Ẹ̀yìn ìjókòó àti ibi ìjókòó ni a gbé sí ìhà ọ̀tọ̀ọ̀tọ̀, tí wọ́n sì ṣètò láti dá dada pẹrẹsẹ kan sílẹ̀, èyí tí ó jẹ́ kí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ọ̀nà lílo àti ìṣètò ṣeéṣe. Nígbà tí a bá gbé ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ẹyọ sí ẹ̀gbẹ́ ara wọn, ẹ̀yìn ìjókòó àti dada ìjókòó á jọpọ̀ di ohun kan ṣoṣo. A lè gbé ijoko alaga yìí sí àárín gbùngbùn yàrá kan tàbí sí igun kan. Ní àwọn ibi gbogbogbò, a lè kó àwọn ẹyọ jọpọ̀ ní ìlà tààrà, ní àpẹrẹ zigzag, ní onígun mẹ́rin tàbí ní àgbélébùú. A ṣe Overlap láti inú igi, urethane àti aṣọ, ó sì lè pín sí ìpín méjì fún ìrìnnà.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award
Overlap Ijoko Alaga jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Overlap Ijoko Alaga yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. Overlap Ijoko Alaga ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- A sofa formed by overlapping two blocks
While fulfilling its functionality, this sofa presents an object-like look that transforms its impression with every angle of view. The backrest and seat are off-axis and laid out to form a flat surface, thereby creating a variety of usages and arrangements.
When several units are placed side by side, the backrest and the seating surface merge into a single element, blending into one. - Dimensions & Packaging
- W1955 D1063 H780
- Tags
- sofa, furniture, public space
- Production Technology
- wood, urethan, fabric
- Design Challenge
- The sofa is made up of two blocks, and we paid particular attention to the balance between the two. We have also made it easy to transport and carry in by making it possible to split it in two without any design discomfort.
- Research
- We sometimes use our environment to suit our bodies, such as sitting on stairs. In this project, rather than designing a sofa, we worked to create an object that has elements of a sofa and aimed to create a situation where different ways of sitting are created.
- Inspiration
- Rather than designing a sofa, we started with the idea of adding a sitting function to a simple rectangular object.
By stopping to design the usual functions of a sofa, such as the seat, backrest and armrests, and instead thinking of the function from the combination of the two components, new uses and various combinations of sofas can be created.
By shifting the axis of the sofa from its normal orientation, we also intended to change the gaze of the person sitting on it. - Project Duration
- Completed in October 2021
- Operation Flow
- Overlap is designed to be placed in the centre of a room or in a corner of a room without discomfort. In public spaces, they can be combined in straight lines, zigzags, squares or crosses.
- Image Credits
- photo: Ryoukan Abe
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