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ITOKI CORPORATION (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Koji Minato) has announced three new products in its office furniture brand "NII": "HAKUSAN," "BIWA," and "ALLROUND," which are scheduled to be released from June 2026 onwards. "HAKUSAN" was designed by Industrial Facility, a London-based design studio.
This product will be unveiled for the first time at Rho Fiera Milano, "Hall 22 / Stand A27," at Salone del Mobile.Milano 2026, the Milan Furniture Fair, which will be held from Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Against the backdrop of recent changes in working styles and spaces in offices, NII aims to develop products that blend naturally into diverse settings.

"NII," a furniture brand that embraces the concept of "Ingenious design," transforms offices into vibrant spaces where people gather, connect, and inspire each other. Through innovative collections created in collaboration with designers both domestically and internationally, NII encourages thinking, collaboration, and challenges, realizing a new space for value creation where employees are the main focus.
The new collection being announced features three products created in collaboration with London-based design studio Industrial Facility, as well as Kohei Wada and Hirotaka Takou of ITOKI. The collection consists of "HAKUSAN" by Industrial Facility, "BIWA" by Wada, and "ALLROUND" by Takou.
This lineup starts with connecting people and supports a variety of activities such as work, meetings, and communication. While original, it blends naturally into the space, drawing out people's movements and relationships, and presents a new way of thinking about chairs.

DESIGN
HAKUSAN is a chair that combines individuality and universality, crafted from a die-cast aluminum and steel frame with a single plywood shell. The flowing silhouette, with its integrated frame and armrests, expresses both lightness and structural strength, bringing a quiet yet undeniable presence to the space. By using thicker diameter steel pipes than typical stacking chairs, it achieves an appearance that maintains lightness while possessing the calm stability of a dining chair. The contrast of materials and balanced proportions allow it to blend naturally into the space while exuding a subtle individuality.

DESIGNER’S COMMENT
HAKUSANは普遍性を備えたチェアです。シンプルな素材を用い、簡潔で洗練されたシルエットが特徴です。あらゆる面で親しみやすく、目にも身体にも心地よく作られています。つまり、身近な要素を調和させ、特別な存在へと昇華させたことが、HAKUSANの普遍性を形作っているのです。その一例が、チェアの重心を中央に据えたデザインです。これが、持ち上げや水平方向への積み重ねを驚くほどスムーズにしています。

チェアの扱い方や移動の仕方、そして時間の過ごし方にまで抜かりなく正統な視点を反映した、普遍的な喜びをもたらすプロダクトです。

DESIGN
BIWA is a work chair whose soft, organic form envelops the body, exuding a gentle presence in any space. The smoothly continuous shell shape and the shoulder rests that appear to float simultaneously convey a sense of lightness and security, allowing for free sitting positions that are not bound by a single posture. It is a new style of chair that has a lounge-like appearance while possessing the functionality required for work.
With a total of 21 color variations available for the upholstery, it can harmonize with a variety of spaces.

DESIGNER'S COMMENT
BIWA was designed with the intention of appealing to people's emotions through a more universal furniture form, rather than emphasizing the functionality required of a task chair in its appearance. Offices are increasingly transforming into vibrant spaces where new value is born from people's thoughts and collaborations. Accordingly, the design of the furniture placed in these spaces should also be updated from the conventional framework of "office furniture."
The soft, lounge-chair-like silhouette, accentuated by shoulder rests that appear to float, is an iconic feature that captivates the viewer. The name BIWA comes from the biwa, a musical instrument that serves as a motif for the chair's embracing silhouette. This chair is manufactured in a factory near Lake Biwa.

DESIGN
ALLROUND is a product with a friendly and light impression, composed of rounded forms and smooth curves. Its simple structure with a single support column and minimalist appearance using metal materials quietly blend into the space, harmonizing with its surroundings without being overly assertive. The sculpted shape, as light reflects off it, further accentuates its roundness, creating a subtle presence in the space while softly changing its expression.

DESIGNER’S COMMENT
ALLROUNDという名前は、すべてのエッジに施した大きな曲面（フルフィレット）と、多様なシーンで使える“オールラウンダー”としての道具、というダブルミーニングが込められています。

堅牢な金属製でありながら多彩な色と仕上げで展開するカラーバリエーションは、大きな丸みのある形状と相まって、どこか溶けるような柔らかな印象を与えます。
また、エッジを取った形状による視覚的なやさしさに加え、フラットパック可能な梱包も、人と環境の双方に配慮したデザインです。
座面と同形状の脚置きを備えたハイスツールも展開し、同様にミニマルな回転体として、空間や建築に自然に馴染み、長く愛用される存在を目指しています。

Ingenious design 
NII is a furniture brand built on the concept of ingenious design, transforming the office into an engaging and vibrant stage. Working closely with globally-acclaimed designers, NII creates innovative collections with a strong commitment to quality, comfort, and craftsmanship in every last detail. The distinctive design pursued by NII brings energy and inspiration into space—energizing teams, spurring communication, collaboration, and imagination. By connecting people, encouraging new ways of thinking and working together, and supporting new challenges, it becomes a driving force for creating new values.