# Collaborative Designer Wooden Chairs Maruni Collaborated with Naoto Fukasawa and Jasper Morrison By Amy Duong | Published 2018-04-11 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/maruni References: [dezeen](https://www.dezeen.com/2018/04/08/jasper-morrison-naoto-fukasawa-maruni-milan-design-week/) & [maruni](http://www.maruni.com/) Japanese design label Maruni worked alongside two designers -- James Morrison and Naoto Fukasawa -- to craft two [comfort-centric wooden chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/same-same). The two seating pieces will be showcased at this year's Salone del Mobile furniture fair in Milan. Maruni describes the two chairs as comfortable pieces that express the different perspectives of the two collaborative designers. Fukasawa, who is also the art director of Maruni, crafted an armchair complete with a backrest, armrests and a seat constructed from a single piece of [laminated plywood](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mt-chair). The name of his collaborative chair is 'Roundish' due to the fluidity of the entire piece. The plywood is twisted and bent in three different ways in order to produce an enveloping sculptural seat. Morrison's wooden chair titled 'Fugu' is constructed from solid oak wood and finished with a [curved seat, backrest and armrests](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gomo-armchair). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.3/10 - Popularity: 83% | Activity: 38% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/furniture) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Collaborative Design:** Opportunity for businesses to collaborate with designers to create innovative and unique products. - **Comfort-centric Furniture:** Growing trend towards furniture that prioritizes comfort and ergonomic design. - **Woodworking Innovation:** Potential for disruptive innovations in the woodworking industry to create new and exciting wooden furniture designs. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Furniture Design:** Opportunity for furniture designers and manufacturers to create collaborative and comfortable wooden chairs with innovative designs. - **Interior Design:** Interior designers can leverage collaborative designer wooden chairs to enhance the comfort and aesthetics of their spaces. - **Woodworking:** Woodworking industry can explore new techniques and processes to produce innovative wooden chairs with unique shapes and functionality. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Wooden Framed Lounge Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paf-paf-chair.md) - [Sophisticated Organic Office Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/asari-chair.md) - [Comfortable Artful Sculpted Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/asari.md) - [Intertwined Wooden Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hug-chair-1.md) - [Collaborative Drapey Upholstered Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hidahida-chair.md) - [Draped Fabric-Clad Lounge Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hidahida.md) - [Practical Folding Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/patan-chair.md) - [Posture-Correcting Olive Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ayur-chair-2.md) - [Architect-Designed Thoughtful Furniture Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/norman-foster2.md)