Itoki Corporation (Head Office: Joto-ku, Osaka City, President: Yoshiro Hirai) has won the Red Dot Design Award 2017 in the Product Design category. Its winning product is the FLIP FLAP Chair. This is the second globally influential design award Itoki has won for the chair, following its success in winning gold in the iF DESIGN AWARD 2017. It has now won five international design awards.

Office Chair “FLIP FLAP Chair”

Awards

FY 2017

• Red Dot Design Award 2017 Winner (Germany)
• iF DESIGN AWARD 2017 Gold Award Winner (Germany)

FY 2016

• INTERIOR DESIGN magazine HiP Award Winner (USA)
• The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design GOOD DESIGN Award 2016 Winner (USA)
• 2016 Good Design Award Winner (Japan)

FLIP FLAP Chair

The idea for this multifaceted design came from origami, the Japanese art of paper folding. The chair bends in three dimensions to support a range of postures. With a straightforward and simple structure, the chair offers a new sensation, and prevents the user from tiring easily, even when working long hours.

* Please visit the following site for more information about the product:
http://www.itoki-global.com/products/flip_flap.html

Red Dot Design Award

This globally influential design award was established in 1955 by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Essen, Germany.

It comprises three categories: Product Design, Communication Design, and Design Concept. Designs which have been productized within the preceding two years are eligible, and are assessed according to nine criteria, including innovativeness, functionality, ergonomics, ecology and durability.

* Red Dot Design Award Official Site (English):
http://en.red-dot.org

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