Chair Museum / Molding and Plastics
The Okamura Museum was established in 2009. Visitors can learn about the technical and technological history of chair making and also the role of plastics in achieving more comfortable chairs based on ergonomics. (For more information, see the January 2013 issue of the PR magazine pla-topia.) http://www.okamura.co.jp/guide/museum/
Molding and Plastics
The cushion components of the back and seat in the CX Chair debuted in 1995 were sequentially one-piece molded and the design was such that it could only be molded using plastics. Foamed polypropylene based on gas injection is utilized in order to confer thickness to the armrest components.
In the future, there is potential to realize entirely different chairs in terms of design and shape utilizing plastic one-piece molding.
