Isabelle De Mari ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Tokyo ᱞᱟᱩᱸᱡᱽ ᱪᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2026 A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
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Tokyo ᱞᱟᱩᱸᱡᱽ ᱪᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ
ᱴᱚᱠᱤᱭᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱞᱟᱩᱸᱡᱽ ᱪᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱽᱨᱟᱡᱤᱞ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱮᱴᱮᱡ ᱥᱩᱠᱩᱯᱤᱨᱟ ᱫᱟᱨᱮ ᱠᱟᱴ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱷᱨᱮᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱩᱨᱟᱹ ᱧᱮᱞᱚᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱛᱮ ᱠᱟᱴ ᱡᱚᱲᱟᱣ (ᱡᱚᱭᱱᱟᱨᱤ) ᱟᱨ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱴ ᱦᱟᱹᱴᱤᱧ ᱠᱚ ᱧᱮᱞᱚᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱛᱤ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ (ᱟᱨᱢ) ᱟᱨ ᱫᱮᱭᱟ ᱥᱟᱦᱟᱭ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱤ ᱛᱮ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱣ ᱞᱮᱛᱷ ᱢᱮᱥᱤᱱ ᱛᱮ ᱜᱷᱩᱨᱟᱹᱣ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱢᱩᱪᱟᱹᱫ ᱠᱚᱨᱮ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱥᱮᱫ ᱛᱮᱨᱟᱣ (ᱠᱚᱱᱠᱮᱵᱷ) ᱥᱟᱡᱟᱣ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸᱭ ᱟᱨᱢᱨᱮᱥᱴ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱟᱥᱚᱞ ᱪᱟᱢᱲᱟ (ᱞᱮᱫᱟᱨ) ᱤᱱᱞᱮ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱛᱮ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱤᱞᱟᱹᱭ ᱛᱮ ᱢᱩᱪᱟᱹᱫ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱫᱩᱲᱩᱵ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱮᱭᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱜᱟᱫᱤ (ᱠᱩᱥᱚᱱ) ᱨᱮ ᱛᱷᱟᱠ ᱛᱷᱟᱠ ᱯᱚᱞᱤᱭᱩᱨᱮᱛᱷᱮᱱ ᱯᱷᱚᱢ ᱟᱨ ᱤᱞ ᱯᱮᱨᱮᱡ ᱢᱮᱥᱟ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱫᱟᱢᱤ ᱞᱤᱱᱮᱱ ᱠᱤᱪᱨᱤᱡ ᱛᱮ ᱦᱟᱨᱟᱭ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱤ ᱛᱮ ᱜᱷᱟᱥᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱮᱴ ᱵᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱥ ᱛᱮ ᱢᱩᱪᱟᱹᱫ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱡᱟᱯᱟᱱᱤ ᱠᱟᱴ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱱᱤᱭᱚᱢ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱽᱨᱟᱡᱤᱞ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
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A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ
Tokyo ᱞᱟᱩᱸᱡᱽ ᱪᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱩᱱᱫᱚᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Tokyo ᱞᱟᱩᱸᱡᱽ ᱪᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱤᱪᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ
ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱠᱤᱴ
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱨᱮᱰᱤᱴ, ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱫᱚᱥᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱵᱤᱵᱚᱨᱚᱬ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
- ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ
- Tokyo asserts craftsmanship as structure and expression. Defined by its fully exposed wooden frame in solid Brazilian sucupira, the lounge chair reveals precision woodworking through manually operated lathe-turned arms with subtle concave detailing at the ends. An inlaid leather armrest refines the tactile experience, balancing substantial material presence with aesthetic lightness and disciplined form.
- ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ
- Dimensions: 700 mm W x 800 mm D x 700 mm H.
Weight: approximately 30 kg.
Structure: solid sucupira wood.
Armrests with recessed natural leather inlay and stitching.
Seat and back cushions with layered foam and feather filling, upholstered in brown linen.
Finish: matte acrylic varnish.
Non disassemblable construction. - ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ
- Lounge chair, Solid wood furniture, Japanese craftsmanship, Brazilian sucupira, Exposed structure, Artisanal woodworking, Contemporary seating, Minimalist design, Leather inlay
- ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ
- Tokyo is manufactured in certified solid Brazilian sucupira hardwood. Structural components are precision machined, with arms and back supports shaped on a mechanically driven lathe under manual control. Armrests incorporate recessed detailing for flush leather inlay. Elements are hand sanded to refine concave terminations. The base is assembled from solid planks with radiused edges. Upholstery combines multi density polyurethane foam and feather filling. Finished with water based matte varnish.
- ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱧ
- The main challenge was achieving formal discipline while working with substantial volumes of solid wood. Balancing structural mass with refined proportion required precise control during lathe shaping and manual finishing. Internally, the project sought to reinterpret Japanese woodworking principles within a Brazilian material context. Externally, contemporary production constraints demanded efficiency without compromising craft integrity, requiring careful coordination between technique, material and artisanal execution.
- ᱜᱚᱵᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟ
- Research focused on refining solid sucupira structure through controlled manual processes. The objective was to test how lathe shaped components and proportional studies could enhance structural precision. Methodology included full scale prototyping and ergonomic evaluation. Data was collected through physical mockups and material testing. Experiments centered on hand guided finishing. Results confirmed durability and refined surface quality, reinforcing craft driven production in contemporary furniture.
- ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ
- Tokyo was inspired by the principles of Japanese woodworking, where precision, restraint and respect for material define construction. The project explores how substantial volumes of solid wood can achieve visual lightness through disciplined detailing and controlled form. By prioritizing hand guided processes, even when using mechanical tools, the design embraces an a mano approach, valuing the artisan gesture over automated production.
- ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ
- The project started in July 2025 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and was completed in October 2025. It was officially launched in November 2025 as part of the Tokyo Collection, a broader furniture series inspired by Japanese culture and craftsmanship.
- ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ
- Tokyo is experienced as a balance between structure and comfort. The solid wood frame provides visual stability, while the layered cushions offer a soft and supportive seat. The recessed leather armrest enhances tactile contact, creating a refined resting point for the hands. Its proportions encourage a relaxed posture without excess, allowing the user to feel supported by craftsmanship rather than hidden structure.
- ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱠᱚ
- Designer: Isabelle De Mari
Designer: Filipe Melo
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