GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2015
The results of the 2015 Good Design Award were announced on September 29th (Tuesday), and ``IPSA'' and ``Active Field Folding Table Type'' won the award.
Ipsa
In recent years, workshop-style training has increased, and the way meeting chairs are used has also changed. Conventionally, meeting chairs have prioritized storage efficiency in order to accommodate the increase or decrease in the number of people, but there are many calls for improvements that allow for long sitting times. The Ipsa Chair maintains storage efficiency and uses an office chair's locking mechanism to improve seating comfort. The ``seat sliding mechanism linked to the locking of the back,'' which previously used a large, voluminous mechanism under the seat, has now been developed with a compact mechanical mechanism that fits inside the seat, making nesting easier. It is now possible to install it in a lightweight meeting chair.
Evaluation Comments from the “Good Design” Committee
Although it is a nesting chair, I appreciate the fact that it has a locking back and sliding mechanism for the seat. For this type of chair, which demands efficiency and low cost, we sought comfort and comfort, and achieved both with storage capacity. We felt that it met the needs of Japanese offices, where meetings tend to be long and flexible space management is required.
Active field folding table type
The way we work in the office is constantly changing depending on the scene and phase. With fixed workstations, it is necessary to move the work location for each scene, and it is costly and labor-intensive to change the layout when the number of staff increases or decreases. The concept of active field is “mobility”. Workstations that can be easily moved to suit purposes flexibly respond to the ever-changing working styles of organizations. You can configure your entire office with a wide lineup that accommodates a variety of situations, from office seats to meetings and group work. Due to the unification and mobility of the modules, it is easy to change the layout or change the usage due to organizational reorganization. It also helps reduce operational costs.
Evaluation Comments from the “Good Design” Committee
I would like to praise the simple and beautiful design of the mechanical part that inserts the latch into the top of the leg, and the fact that it is intuitive to operate. In addition, although it is a flap table, it can be used from the front or the back without giving a sense of directionality (seating direction), and I felt that it was flexible enough to continuously provide scenes from individual work to group work and meetings.
For more information about the Good Design Award, please visit the Good Design Award official website.