Hiroshima Armchair

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Maruni

Hiroshima Armchair

The Hiroshima series was released in 2008. Designed by Naoto Fukasawa for Maruni, the aim was to create furniture that combines robustness with designs that will remain fresh and vital. The range reflects the Japanese aesthetic as applied to wood and the skills that make it possible for this aesthetic to be brought to life in everyday contexts. Products in this series therefore have a natural wood finish with almost no paint or varnish. The gentle curve from the back along the arm is very appealing. The roomy seat can be used not only as a dining chair, but as a lounge chair too. The tapering of the sides of the arms, the seat of the chair and the table accentuate the beauty of the light shining on their surfaces.

FINISH

Multi

SIZE

56×53×79

COLOR

Multi

For more information, please visit the Design Repubilc showroom.

Designer

Naoto Fukasawa

In 2003 he established Naoto Fukasawa Design. While collaborating with representative brands in Italy, Germany, France, Switzerland, Scandinavia and Asian countries for their product developments, he is also consulting both national and international companies. He has continued to hold workshops based upon his own thoughts regarding the transposition of human unconsciousness into design – a philosophy that could be best expressed using the terms “Without Thought” and in 2010, it will record its 11th workshop. Fukasawa has won many awards that includs the American IDEA Gold Award, the German if Gold Award, the British D&AD Gold Award, the Mainichi Design Award, the 5th Oribe Award and a gold award for Japanese Good Design Award. In 2006, Fukasawa founded Super Normal with Jasper Morrison. In 2007, Fukasawa was accorded the title of Honorable Royal Designer for Industry (Royal Society of Arts). Fukasawa is one of the directors of 21_21 Design Sight. In 2010 Fukasawa acted as the chairman for the Good Design Award 2010 judging committee. He is a professor at Musashino Art University, a visiting professor at Tama Art University. Fukasawa has co-authored such books as The Ecological Approach to Design (Tokyo Shoseki), Optimum (Rikuyosha), while authored An Outline of Design (TOTO Shuppan) and released NAOTO FUKASAWA, a compilation of his works, through Phaidon Press. Recently Fukasawa had an exhibition in collaboration with a photographer: Tamotsu Fujii and they published The Outline – The Unseen Outline of Things (Hachette Fujingaho). He has collaborated with Apple, Hitachi, MUJI, NIKE, Seiko, Sharp, Steelcase, Maruni, TOSHIBA etc.

Maruni

Hiroshima Armchair

FINISH

SIZE

COLOR

For more information, please visit the Design Repubilc showroom.

Designer

Naoto Fukasawa

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