The designer pursued the best angle between the backrest and seat of a chair for people to lounge in. Some parts of the outline are designed to be edgy, but the surface is finished so smoothly to make people relax. There are two types of backrests: wooden or upholstered.
| Product ID | 553 |
|---|---|
| Category | Chair |
| Subcategory | Lounge Chair |
| Materials | Japanese Oak NF / WNF / MBR / DBR / GY / DGY / BL Walnut CW / DBR |
| Dimensions | w:705 d:655 h:730 sh:385 ah:575 |
| Designer | Naoto Fukasawa （Tag: Naoto_Fukasawa） |
| PDF download | PDF download |
Designer
Naoto Fukasawa
Born in Yamanashi Prefecture in 1956. Naoto Fukasawa has worked at Seiko Epson and ID Two (now IDEO San Francisco), founding and heading up IDEO’s Tokyo office. On 2003 Fukasawa went independent and established NAOTO FUKASAWA DESIGN.
Fukasawa has established a reputation for his quietly powerful designs and philosophies embodying human sentiment. He has collaborated with numerous international companies and brands. His designs span a wide variety of fields, from home accessories and precision electronic equipment to mobility, furniture, interior spaces and architecture.
Fukasawa is the recipient of numerous design awards, he has been accorded the title of Royal Designer for Industry (Royal Society of Arts) and received the Isamu Noguchi Award in 2018. He is a professor at Tama Art University. Since 2012, he is also the curator of The Japan Folk Crafts Museum.
