Ryo Àga aláápá by Yuto Yamada is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun-èlò Ilé Competition Category.
IdẹOhun-èlò Ilé· 2026
Ryo Àga aláápá
by Yuto Yamada
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Ohun-èlò Ilé Category
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About Ryo Àga aláápá
Ryo jẹ́ àga aláápá tí a ṣe ní ìrísí kan ṣoṣo tí ó tẹ̀síwájú láìdábọ̀. Àwọn ìgbì rẹ̀ ń lọ láti ibi ìjókòó dé ẹ̀yìn, wọ́n sì ń dá yíká kan tí kò ní ìdíwọ́. Ìṣẹ̀dá yìí bẹ̀rẹ̀ láti inú ìbéèrè bóyá ohun èlò ilé tí ó wọ́pọ̀ lè gba ìrísí tí ó ní òmìnira jù. Ojú ìta oníwọ̀n-mẹ́ta tí ó díjú náà ṣòro láti ṣe, a sì ṣe é ní àṣeyọrí nípa lílo aṣọ tí ó lè nà. Àga aláápá náà tó ìwọ̀n mílímítà 725 ní ìbú, mílímítà 730 ní ìjìnlẹ̀ àti mílímítà 800 ní gíga. Ìkarawun oníkọ̀ náà yí ẹni tí ó jókòó lórí rẹ̀ ká, ó sì fi ohun ọnà aláwòrán kún àyè náà.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award
Ryo Àga aláápá 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 Ryo Àga aláápá 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. Ryo Àga aláápá 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
- From the seat to back, the undulations creates an uninterrupted loop.
it has become a unique armchair with undulations. - Dimensions & Packaging
- w725 x d730 x h800mm
- Tags
- Chair, Armchair, 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 armchair in a freer form? The idea expanded from the seat to back, the undulations creates an uninterrupted loop.
it has become a unique armchair with undulations. - 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 chair, 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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