Fukasawa approaches the essential value of things through his designs. In the Magis Substance Chair - Wood Base, he has explored the simple cross-junction of two U-shaped legs, which he then combined with a minimalist polypropylene shell. The curves of seat and legs blend together harmoniously, giving the design a fresh quality, enhanced by the muted colour palette.
Part of the Substance collection.
Japanese industrial designer Naoto Fukasawa was born in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan in 1956. He graduated from Tama Art University's product design department in Art and 3D design in 1980.
Fukasawa has worked with the world's leading design companies and furniture brands such Artemide, Magis and Maruni. His area of work is broad and he works with various fields in design beyond categories.
His contemporary lighting and modern furniture designs have won many international design awards including the Red Dot Design Award and iF Product Design Award for the Artemide Demetra Table Lamp in 2014.
