SINGAPORE – MARCH 10, 2017 – It was a S$20,000 win for Hiroki Sakamoto’s Yokan
Chair which was named the first-place winner of the 23rd edition of the Furntiure Design
Award (FDA).

Inspired by confectionaries made from sweet bean paste, the Yokan Chair won the award despite stiff competition from over 250 entries received by the Singapore Furniture Industries Council (SFIC), organiser of the Award.