# Minimalist High-Backed Chairs NAGI by Tomoya Tabuchi is a Curvy Seat for Reading or Working By Meghan Young | Published 2015-06-16 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/highbacked-chair References: [design-milk](http://design-milk.com/nagi-curvy-chair-designed-reading-working/) & [viccarbe](http://www.viccarbe.com/product.php?id=7655311e2292ca3) NAGI is a high-backed chair for the home or office. Great both for recreational and professional purposes, it brings a sophisticated air to spaces in a comfortable way. Overall, the high-backed chair has a minimalist aesthetic that allows it to fit in effortlessly as well. Yet it is its [curvy shape](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gomo-armchair) that will truly catch people's eyes. Designed by Tomoya Tabuchi for [Viccarbe](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/noha-collection), the high-backed chair is a representation of the Japanese word NAGI, which means 'calm waters.' It doesn't seem that far-fetched that as soon as a person sits on it, they will feel as though they have set sail on a still body of water. Made out of calibrated steel that is covered in customizable fabric, it can come in fixed or rocking options. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.4/10 - Popularity: 74% | Activity: 51% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/furniture) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Minimalist Furniture:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Design and manufacture minimalist high-backed chairs using sustainable materials. - **Customizable Seating:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a platform that allows customers to design and personalize their own high-backed chairs. - **Comfortable Workspaces:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create ergonomic high-backed chairs specifically designed for long hours of work and improved productivity. ### Who This Affects Most - **Furniture Manufacturing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate smart technology into high-backed chairs to provide personalized comfort and health monitoring features. - **Interior Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborate with furniture designers to create high-backed chairs that blend seamlessly with different interior styles. - **Office Supplies:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a rental or subscription service for high-backed chairs to accommodate flexible work arrangements. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Sleek Posture-Correcting Seats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ayur-chair-1.md) - [Structurally Complex Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-arch-chair.md) - [High-Back Office Seating Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sandie-collection.md) - [Sophisticated Organic Office Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/asari-chair.md) - [Collaborative Drapey Upholstered Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hidahida-chair.md) - [Comfortable Artful Sculpted Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/asari.md) - [Solid Wooden Stackable Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/naku.md) - [Zen-Focused Furniture Pieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/goyo-chair.md) - [Smooth Textile Rounded Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/narinari.md)