2012
Zart, versatile meeting chair, wins the "iF product design award" for 2013
December 25, 2012
Okamura Corporation’s versatile meeting chair Zart was awarded in the category of Office/Business The iF Product Design Award, which is one of the most prestigious design accolades.
The iF Award consists of the three categories Product Design, Communication Design, and Packaging Design. This year 981 products have been awarded out of 3,011 entries in the Product Design category.Press Release (PDF:1,021KB)
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ORGATEC 2012 in Cologne, Germany from October 23rd to October 27th 2012.
September 28, 2012
Okamura will be exhibiting at ORGATEC 2012 in Cologne, Germany from October 23rd to October 27th 2012. ORGATEC 2010 drew 61,183 visitors from 41 countries and remains the world’s largest exhibition and conference venue for office furniture and associated products. This year ORGATEC will host the world premiere of a brand new seating product from Okamura, located in Hall 6 of the Koelnmesse. Launching new products at ORGATEC reflects Okamura’s strong commitment to develop advanced furniture products that create better work environments.
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Okamura will join 100% Design 2012 in London on September 19 to 22, 2012.
August 30, 2012
Okamura is exhibiting in the 100% Office hall - The first time at this show. There are 4 halls within the exhibition - 100% Office – 100% Interiors – 100% Kitchens & Bathrooms – 100% Eco, Design& Build. Okamura will promote the theme “SOUND ERGONOMICS” with CP and showing the new Graduated mesh chair. On show for the first UK public viewing will be the Leopard and Luce chairs showcasing how chairs can enhance communications and creative thought. Completing the stand display will be the newly launched T1 meeting chair a traditional communication chair manufactured in Europe but developed in conjunction with our factory. Okamura London will be assisted at the exhibition by representatives from our Europe and Middle East branches. For more show information and to register: www.100percentdesign.co.uk
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NeoCon 2012
May 16, 2012
Okamura will be exhibiting at NeoCon 2012 in Chicago June 11-13. NeoCon 2012, whose theme this year is Think Big, last year drew over 40,000 attendees to over 700 exhibitors, in the largest exposition and conference for commercial interiors for North America. This will be Okamura’s 5th year exhibiting our new and existing products from our newly renovated showroom Suite 11-124 in the Merchandise Mart. NeoCon will also be the launching point for our new US website www.okamura-us.com. Both the showroom renovations and new website are strong indicators of Okamura’s commitment to building the brand in the world’s largest office furniture market.
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The Office Exhibition 2012
March 30, 2012
Okamura will be exhibiting at the Dubai Office Exhibition 2012.
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Okamura Supplies New Concept Seating, Leopard, to Trenitalia’s Eurostar Italia ETR500 Series Trains
January 12, 2012
Okamura Corporation supplies its new concept seating “Leopard” to ETR500 series trains of Trenitalia which is the largest railway company in Italy and this is the first example of a Japanese office furniture manufacturer supplies its products to a European rail company. The Eurostar Italia ETR500 trains are in vivid two-toned colours of red and silver-grey and they are known familiarly as “Frecciarossa” (Red Arrow).
News Release (PDF:251KB)
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Luce Multipurpose Seating wins the "Good Design Award 2011"
January 4, 2012
Okamura’s Ergonomic Multi-purpose Seating LUCE has won Good Design Award in 2011. The Good Design Award is hosted by Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization, and it is structured for good designed products and it is the one and only comprehensive award in Japan. This year is the 55th since The Good Design Award was established and 1,112 products have been awarded amongst 3,162 entries.
Good Design Award overview
The Good Design Award is hosted by Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization and it is the comprehensive design award. Since established in 1957, it has been awarding to good designs for life, industrials and the entire society. “G-mark” is well recognized as a sign of good designs for over half a century.
Luce overview
LUCE, Multi-purpose Seating, is developed in collaboration with the Italian industrial design firm, Giugiaro Design. The Luce uses the technologies created for the Leopard that provide a perfect fit with your body throughout all postural changes from sitting to standing. Its “smart relaxation” mechanism absorbs most of the impact to your body when you sit down and provides a relaxing softness under you, regardless of your height or weight. This chair is particularly suitable for active work scenarios where you are required to stand up frequently and are rarely seated for a long time. In addition to its use as an ergonomic multi-purpose office chair, it is also an attractive item for the home. With its distinctive forward-leaning shape, the Luce was the product of research into improved seat-cradle design undertaken by a collaboration of Okamura, experts in advanced seating design, and OKI, specialists in robot applied technology.
2011
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Risefit personal lifting table wins the "iF product design award" for 2012
December 7, 2011
Okamura Corporation’s personal lifting table Risefit is awarded in the category of Office/Business at The iF Product Design Award which is one of the most prestigious design accolades.
The iF Award is consisted of the four categories of Product Design, Communication Design, Material Design and Packing Design. This year 863 products have been awarded out of 2,923 entries in the Product Design category.Press Release (PDF:363KB)
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2011 NSSEA School Equipment Show
November 28, 2011
Okamura Corporation will participate in the 2011 NSSEA School Equipment Show, which will be held from November 30th to December 2nd, in San Antonio, Texas. We highly welcome your visit to view our education related furniture products. We will show the flip-top nesting table series FLAPTOR and NT, the lifting table series Liftio and Risefit, as well as, a variety of our popular seating lines.
See our exhibitor info from HERE.
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Okamura Corporation Presents "T1" a New Meeting Chair
The Okamura Corporation will exhibit a new meeting chair "T1" at our New Products Presentation starting from November 9th. The T1 is a versertile product; its design is matched as a guest chair of Contessa and Baron as well as applied to a meeting or a conference room. And this cantilever chair can be stacked up to three for storing at the side of a room. The price is set as a reasonable level but yet a moderate bounce from the frame and a mesh backrest are able to give a comfort support to users' body.
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NeoCon 2011
Okamura Corporation will participate in the NeoCon 2011.We highly welcome your visit with our latest products attracting you.
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SaloneUfficio 2011
The Okamura Corporation will participate in the international furniture fair, SaloneUfficio 2011. We warmly welcome you to visit us and examine our latest products.
Exhibition Report:
We wish to express our heartfelt gratitude to our many visitors to the Okamura stand during SaloneUfficio 2011 in Milan, Italy.
We believe that visitors were most impressed by the advanced design and high quality of our individual products.
2010
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ORGATEC 2010 - Press Release
- Presenting the Leopard in Europe (PDF:256KB)
- Developed in collaboration with OKI,Giugiaro design Presenting the new Luce ergonomic multi-purpose seating in Europe (PDF:280KB)
- Presenting the LIFTIO table for next generation workplaces in Europe (PDF:192KB)
- Presenting the Risefit personal table in Europe (PDF:184KB)
- OKAMURA Corporation Data (PDF:45KB)
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NeoCon2010 - Press Release
- Presenting the Leopard Mid Back chair in North America (PDF:252KB)
- Presenting the LIFTIO table for next generation workplace in North America (PDF:208KB)
- Presenting the Risefit personal table in North America (PDF:176KB)
- Developed in collaboration with OKI,Giugiaro design Presenting the new LUCE multi-purpose seating in North America (PDF:306KB)
- OKAMURA Corporation Data (PDF:44KB)
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Leopard chair wins the "iF product design award" for 2010
Okamura Corporation’s Leopard, a new concept in seating, won one of the world’s most prestigious design awards, the iF product design award.
A total of 778 products gained awards this year, out of 2,486 products submitted by 1,016 contestants from 39 countries. In this competitive international field, the Leopard succeeded in gaining recognition in the Office / Business Category.
The renowned iF product design awards cover all areas of product design and provides a platform to promote innovatively designed products which is particularly relevant in the contemporary context of globalization.
The competitions are organized by the iF International Forum Design GmbH, which has been a part of iF Industrie Forum Design e.V. since 2001, overseeing its business operations. iF Industrie Forum Design e.V. itself has been located at the Hanover exhibition center in Germany since 1953, when it was founded as a result of the “Sonderschau formgerechter Industrieerzeugnisse”. Since then, the iF product design award has been globally recognized as a badge of good design.Press Release (PDF:161KB)
2009
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Participation in NeoCon 2009
It is our great honor to announce that we are going to exhibit our new concept in seating, the Leopard, at the NeoCon World’s Trade Fair in Chicago from June 15th to 17th, 2009. The Leopard is fusion of robot technology and seating design which provides the ultimate in ergonomic comfort. Experience the Leopard at the Okamura Showroom 11-124 at Merchandise Mart.
The competitions are organized by the iF International Forum Design GmbH, which has been a part of iF Industrie Forum Design e.V. since 2001, overseeing its business operations. iF Industrie Forum Design e.V. itself has been located at the Hanover exhibition center in Germany since 1953, when it was founded as a result of the “Sonderschau formgerechter Industrieerzeugnisse”. Since then, the iF product design award has been globally recognized as a badge of good design.
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Okamura Corporation to launch the Leopard, a new concept in seating, at the NeoCon World’s Trade Fair 2009.
The Okamura Corporation will exhibit its new concept in seating, the Leopard, at the NeoCon World’s Trade Fair 2009 in Chicago, USA, starting from June 15th, 2009. The Leopard is the product of collaboration with the Tokyo-based Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
The driving concept behind its revolutionary “Seat Cradle Design” was to simulate the way a parent holds a child in their arms. This led Okamura Corporation to fuse their advanced seating technology with OKI’s robot leg technology using mechatronics engineering to produce the Leopard. This chair mimics the behavior of human muscles to follow every change in the sitter’s posture, providing a superior fit to the body from sitting to standing and maximum ergonomic comfort. As a chair, the Leopard has a versatility which lends itself to many contexts where the relaxation of the sitter’s body is important.Press Release (PDF:276KB)
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Participation in ICCF 2009
The Okamura Corporation is pleased to announce that we shall be exhibiting at the ICFF 2009 which is to be held in New York City from the 16th to 19th of May. On display we shall have a number of Okamura’s products that reflect our position as a leader in furniture design. We warmly invite you to visit us at our stand at ‘Hall 1D, 501’ in the JAPAN Pavilion. We look forward to seeing you there.
2008
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Participation in ORGATEC 2008
We are very pleased to announce our intention to participate in ORGATEC 2008 which is being held between 21st and 25th October in Cologne, Germany. At this exhibition we will launch a number of products which we believe will be attractive to visitors and provide a powerful glimpse into the possible future for your business.
We warmly welcome you to visit our stand, which is located at ‘Hall 7.1, C041’.
We look forward to seeing you at ORGATEC 2008.
2006
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The Baron Receives the 2006 iF Product Design Award
Okamura’s ergonomic mesh chair, the Baron, has won the 2006 iF Product Design Award. This globally prestigious annual award for outstanding industrial design is sponsored and run by The Industrial Design Association based in Hanover, Germany.
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The Baron and the Cruise & Atlas Receive the Reddot Design Award
Okamura’s ergonomic mesh chair, the Baron, and the Cruise & Atlas creative workstation were both awarded the 2006 Reddot Design Award in the Product Design Category. The award is highly regarded internationally and is made every year to outstanding and innovative designs around the world. It is sponsored by Germany's North-Rhine Westphalia Design Center which also sets the selection criteria.
2004
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Awarded a Gold IDEA in 2004
The Contessa Wins a Gold Industrial Design Excellence Award.
A key trend reflected in this year's design was the move toward environmentally-friendly products. The Contessa won plaudits for incorporating materials with low chemical emissions, preventing damage to the world's ecology.
