The Ayana chair for outdoor use makes use of wood with a pleasant oriental touch. The round section frame is in natural teakwood and is complemented by generously padded cushions that make it extremely comfortable.Read more
The Ayana chair for outdoor use makes use of wood with a pleasant oriental touch. The round section frame is in natural teakwood and is complemented by generously padded cushions that make it extremely comfortable. The Ayana series, which also includes a dining table, low table, sofas and armchairs, is a project with a green soul. The teakwood used for the frames is FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council) certified and all the materials that make up the various elements of the series are designed to be separated and disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner at the end of the product’s life cycle.
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Frame
solid wood
Upholstery
shaped polyurethane of different density, cover in water repellent polyester fibre
Ferrules
thermoplastic material
Waterproof cover cloth
PES fabric coated on one side in PU
Cover
fabric in limited categories
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Always devoted to achieving simplicity and beauty, Naoto Fukasawa designs products for numerous internationally prestigious brands, as well as collaborating as designer and consultant for many major Japanese companies. His creativity embraces very different sectors, from precision electronic equipment to furniture and interior design.
In his career as designer he has received important awards and many of his works are part of the permanent collections of museums such as the MoMa in New York, the Victoria and Albert Musuem in London and the Designmuseum Danmark. In 2007, the UK Royal Society of Arts awarded him the title of Honorable Royal Designer for Industry. In 2017, he became a member of the Loewe Craft Prize jury. He is a professor in the Integrated Design department at Tama Art University. In 2006, he established the “Super Normal” project with Jasper Morrison.
Since 2021 he is curator of The Japan Folk Crafts Museum in Tokyo. Fukasawa has co-authored with the photographer Tamotsu Fujii the volume The Outline -The Unseen Outline of Things, published by Hachette Fujingaho, and released the book Naoto Fukasawa published by Phaidon Press. In Spring 2018, he released his second book with Phaidon Press Naoto Fukasawa: Embodiment.