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ITOKI CORPORATION (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Koji Minato) has won the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award, the highest award, at the Wood Design Awards 2022 (sponsored by the Japan Wood Design Association).

This is an award system that solicits, evaluates, and awards outstanding architectural spaces, products, activities, mechanisms, research, etc., with the aim of reconstructing the goodness and value of wood through the power of design.
This year, the 8th time, we received 330 entries, and the top prize was the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Award, and the Minister of Environment Award, and the Excellence Award. A total of 28 entries were selected, including 9 entries and 15 awards for the Encouragement Award.

[Reference] Wood Design Award homepage

silta is a big table that combines the comfort of wood and the beauty of long spans.
The product concept is a big table that reproduces the feel of a single piece of solid wood that brings a sense of unity to an office space, and supports workers' well-being at work.The product has a simple and dynamic design with only a top plate and legs. We have finished it.

In addition, the big table ``Sirta'', which is a symbol of the office, has the feel of real solid wood furniture, and demonstration experiments have shown that the warmth of wood tends to reduce stress and improve concentration of workers. Masu. Furthermore, the large top plate is divided into sizes that can be transported by a general elevator, and it has Itoki's unique top plate structure that can be assembled on-site to ensure strength, making it a famous building. We believe that this product will help spread the introduction of real wood furniture into office buildings where it is difficult to install tables.

This is a table for large office spaces, and the paper honeycomb panel and extruded aluminum are housed inside the top board to ensure lightness and strength, and it is a high-quality piece of design that gives you the feel of real solid wood. . Demonstration experiments have proven that the warmth of wood reduces workers' stress and improves their concentration, and they are also attentive to their communication. This shows that the introduction of wooden furniture in offices can lead to the promotion of health management, which is attracting attention these days, and is expected to contribute to the promotion of wooden offices.

Itoki supports the workers way of well-being and contributes to the increase of CO2 fixation through the use of wood and aims to realize a quality recycling society using wood.