Saruyama Island Seating System

Overview

The 1989 Saruyama Island Seating System is Toshiyuki Kita's lounge family of an armchair, settee, two-seat sofa, and small and medium footstools. Its upright, low-backed and footstool forms work together as one coordinated composition.

Construction

For every element, polyurethane is injected around a hidden steel framework carried by a timber base. Polyethylene glides support the pieces, the covers are fixed rather than removable, and wool fabric is recommended for the collection.

Specifications

• Elements: armchair, settee, two-seat sofa, small and medium footstools
• Concealed structure: steel frameworks with timber bases
• Shaped body: injected polyurethane
• Floor protection: polyethylene glides
• Cover: fixed upholstery

A family assembled as an island

Saruyama Island brings several lounge functions into a shared sculptural vocabulary. The official group image places upright, low-backed and footstool forms together, showing how the range works as a composition without reducing the pieces to one repeated module.

Concealed structure, continuous contours

Internal steel frames and wooden bases sit beneath cold-injected foam. This construction lets the upholstery carry the visible form, while fixed covers maintain the uninterrupted outlines of each element.