Ryo Isihlalo esinezingalo by Yuto Yamada is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ifenisha Competition Category.
IbhulonziIfenisha· 2026
Ryo Isihlalo esinezingalo
by Yuto Yamada
Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award Winner in Ifenisha Category
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About Ryo Isihlalo esinezingalo
I-Ryo yisihlalo esinezingalo esakhiwe njengesimo esisodwa esiqhubekayo. Amagagasi ahamba kusukela esihlalweni kuya emhlane futhi akha indilinga engaphazamiseki. Umklamo waqala embuzweni wokuthi ingabe ifenisha ejwayelekile ingathatha isimo esikhululekile yini. Ubuso obuyinkimbinkimbi obunezinhlangothi ezintathu babunzima ukubukhiqiza futhi bafezwa ngokusebenzisa indwangu enwebekayo. Isihlalo esinezingalo silinganiselwa kumamilimitha angu-725 ububanzi, amamilimitha angu-730 ukujula kanye namamilimitha angu-800 ukuphakama. Igobolondo eligobile lisonga umuntu ohlala kuso futhi lengeza isici sobuciko bokuqopha esikhaleni.
The Recognition
About the Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award
Ryo Isihlalo esinezingalo iwinile uMklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile kakhulu okunikezwa imiklamo ephawulekayo eyehlukaniswa ukudala, ubuhlakani nobukhali bengqondo. Abawinile beBhulonzi yimisebenzi enobuchule obukhulu nedala ngokumangalisayo eqinisekisa isipiliyoni esibanzi, umcabango nobuhlakani babaklami babo. Ryo Isihlalo esinezingalo ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto exatshwa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo, enobungcweti obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award uhlanganisa izindlela ezinhle kakhulu ebuciko, esayensi, ekuklameni nasebuchwepheshe futhi uhamba phambili ngenxa yokunaka kwawo imininingwane. Ryo Isihlalo esinezingalo iyanelisa izidingo ngokumangalisayo, ithinta izifiso, iheha imizwa futhi ikhanga ukufuna ukwazi.
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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