Leopard wins "iF product design award" for 2010

Okamura Corporation’s Leopard, a new concept seating, won the iF product design award, Office / Business category, one of the world’s most prestigious design accolades.
This year 778 products have been awarded. 2,486 products from 1,016 contestants submitted from 39 different countries, competed for a coveted iF product design award. Our product was able to successfully assert itself in a highly competitive, international environment.

For more than fifty years, iF Industrie Forum Design e.V. has been located in the grounds of the Messe Hannover in Germany. A result of the 1953 "Sonderschau formgerechter Industrieerzeugnisse", the iF Industrie Forum Design e.V. was complemented in 2001 by the iF International Forum Design GmbH, which is responsible for all areas of business, and particularly for the renowned iF competitions.
The iF product design award covers all areas of product design. It serves as a platform for design-relevant innovations, thus recognizing today's globally networked world and its related dynamics. Since 1953, the iF product design award has been recognized as a label for good design.
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Participation in NeoCon 2009

It is our great honor to announce that we are going to exhibit our new concept seating, Leopard at NeoCon World’s Trade Fair in Chicago starting from June 15th till 17th, 2009. Leopard is fusion of robot technology and seating design and provides you ultimate ergonomic comfort. Experience Leopard at the Okamura Showroom 11-124 at Merchandise Mart.

Okamura Corporation to launch Leopard,a new concept seating,at NeoCon World’s Trade Fair 2009.

Okamura Corporation will exhibit its new concept seating, Leopard at NeoCon World’s Trade Fair 2009 in Chicago, USA starting from June 15th, 2009. Leopard is the product of joint development with Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan, below “OKI”). Driven by the chief development concept to create “Seat Cradle Design”, a seating design that stimulates the parent holding their child, Okamura Corporation’s advanced seating technology successfully fused with robot leg technology* derived from OKI’s mechatronics engineering to produce Leopard. The human muscle mechanism is applied to provide a superior fit that follows every posture change from sitting to standing enabling ultimate ergonomic comfort. Leopard is relaxed seating with the versatility for many applications.
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Participation in ICCF 2009

We are very pleased to announce that we, Okamura Corporation, will be exhibiting at ICFF 2009, which will be held from May 16th to 19th in New York City. We will be displaying several products indicative of Okamura’s position as a leader in furniture design. We greatly welcome your visit. Our stand is located at ‘Hall 1D, 501’ in the JAPAN Pavilion.
We look forward to seeing you at ICFF NYC 2009.

Participation in ORGATEC 2008

We are very pleased to announce that we are going to exhibit at ORGATEC 2008, which will start from October 21st to 25th in Cologne, Germany. We will introduce a wide variety of products and believe the items will attract and give you a strong impression to your future business.
We highly welcome your visit. Our stand is located at ‘Hall 7.1, C041’.
We look forward to seeing you at ORGATEC 2008.

Baron Receives 2006 iF Product Design Award

Baron, the ergonomic mesh chair, won the 2006 iF Product Design Award. The Industrial Design Association in Hanover, Germany, sponsors and sets the selection criteria for this annual award for outstanding industrial design, which enjoys worldwide prestige.

Baron, Cruise & Atlas Receive Reddot Design Award

Baron, the ergonomic mesh chair, and the Cruise & Atlas creative work station were awarded the 2006 Reddot Design Award in the Product Design Category. Germany's North-Rhine Westphalia Design Center sponsors the selection criteria. The award is highly recognized internationally and is made every year to outstanding and innovative designs around the world.

Awarded Gold IDEA in 2004

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