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2017/04/04
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FLIP FLAP Chair Wins Red Dot Design Award 2017 - Winner of five design awards from around the world -

ITOKI CORPORATION (Head office: Joto-ku, Osaka City, President: Yoshiro FLIP FLAP Chair)'s FLIP FLAP Chair has won the Red Dot Design Award 2017 (Product Design category), making it the second recipient of a prestigious international design award following the Gold Award at the iF Design Award 2017. It has now won five design awards around the world.

Office chair "FLIP FLAP Chair"

Awards

Fiscal Year 2017
Winner of the Red Dot Design Award 2017 (Germany)
Winner of the iF Design Award 2017 Gold Award (Germany)

Fiscal Year 2016
Winner of the "HiP Award" from "INTERIOR DESIGN" magazine (USA)
Winner of the "Chicago Athenaeum Museum Good Design Award 2016" (USA)
Winner of the 2016 Good Design Award (Japan)

FLIP FLAP Chair

The multifaceted design was born from the idea of origami and can bend in three dimensions to accommodate various postures. It is a new type of chair with a simple, linear structure that makes it easy to work for long periods of time without getting tired.
For more information about the product, please see below.

About “Red Dot Design Award”

This is a globally renowned design award that has been held since 1955 by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Essen, Germany. Comprised of three categories - product design, communication design, and design concept - designs that have been commercialized within the past two years are judged based on nine criteria, including the design's innovation, functionality, ergonomics, ecology, and durability.

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