Alcyone
For him, one important goal in coming up with the shape of this project was to simulate the human body’s quality and natural form as much as possible. He uses the human form as a metaphor for the good posture, bodily flexibility and active lifestyle everyone aspires to attain. With this product, he assists with three simple movements people perform during the course of a workday: sitting and standing, twisting the body and stretching the back over a backrest, therefore improving health and increasing productivity.
Alcyone Standing Chair by Tetsuo Shibata has been highlighted as an innovative illustration of industrial design by the A' Design Awards. Alcyone Standing Chair was awarded the Iron A' Design Award in Furniture Design in 2020. The A' Furniture Design Award is an international, meritocratic, just and fair design accolade which recognizes excellent design of chairs, tables, sofas, beds, cabinets, shelves, desks, wardrobes and more.
