HARA DESIGN INSTITUTE

With the theme, "Furniture for One's Own Use Produced by Six Designers", I created a legless floor chair using the bent wood technique. In a tatami-matted study in my house, below the desk there's a sunken area like horigotatsu (a sunken space built into the floor with a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth). I sit flat on the floor with my feet in this sunken area. When I sit there working for long hours, a back support becomes crucial. Therefore, I produced an exoskeleton-like chair characterized by its body-fitting seating surface and a product presence that's easy on the eye.