Tie sofa 2024 is truly a luxurious piece with the comfort of a sofa combined with the frames made from solid wood, hand carved by craftsman using traditional Japanese tools. The distinctive backrest is made from 15kg of wood block carried by hand and carved down to 5kg.Then after assembling it with frames, blades and planes are used for the hand finishing of the complex curve, which is sought out carefully to give comfort to human body in any position you take. We believe that our skills to mass produce this, by hand, are a value no one could imitate.
Bio Shigeki Matsuoka is a furniture designer, craftsman, and the head of furniture studioKOMA. He is a furniture craftsman who knows how to create chairs that are not only beautiful to look at, but also strong, structurally sound, and durable. Every part of the chair has a meaning and is made up of the minimum number of parts necessary to create a beautiful chair that is comfortable to sit on and touch. He is also committed to the development of young people.
Other prizes The 20th Asahi Contemporary Craft Exhibition(Japan) The 23rd Asahi Contemporary Craft Exhibition(Japan) Selected for the 45th Japan Craft Exhibition.(Japan) TAKUMI Award", WOOD FURNITURE JAPAN AWARD(Japan) The 1st Wood Design Award 2015 "Encouragement Prize(Japan) The 2nd Wood Design Award 2016 "Encouragement Prize(Japan) Wood Design Award 2015/2016/2017/2018 Heartfull Design Award(Japan) FX International Interior Design Awards FINALIST (UK)2020 Red Dot Award 2021 (Germany) A'Design Award&Competition2021 GOLD AWARD (Italy)