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ITOKI CORPORATION (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, President: Yoshiro Hirai) has won the HONORABLE MENTION at the DESIGN INTELLIGENCE AWARD 2021 for its "vertebra03" and "Wan" chairs.

"DIA" is a large-scale design award sponsored by the China Academy of Fine Arts and the China Industrial Design Association, and sponsored by the Zhejiang Provincial Government. Since its founding in 2015, it has rapidly developed into an international platform for building the future through the power of design and innovation. In 2021, 13 judges representing five countries, including Japan, Europe and America, will evaluate entries in four categories from various angles such as functionality, beauty, social impact, and contribution to industry and the future. It is evaluated from

vertebra03 is a new work chair that ITOKI has brought to the world with the help of product designer Fumie Shibata, as an answer to the free working styles of the future. An advanced mechanism that achieves an appearance and comfort that blends well into the living room, unlike conventional office furniture. Another feature is its high scalability, allowing it to be freely customized to suit the individuality of the user and the space. Now and in the future, ITOKI will continue to make WORK-Style in Japan more free.

Wan (Wan Chair) is a meeting chair released in 2019 as a chair that combines a design that is easy to match with casual office spaces and a storage function that can be used for multipurpose spaces.

The wrap-around beauty of the shell's curves and the comfortable, yet compact design. With a wide variety of materials and leg variations, you can choose a design that suits a variety of spaces. With the diversification of work styles requiring flexible office spaces, this chair meets the needs of the times by combining design, storage, and functionality.