Tomo by
TOOU Design
TOOU Design
Tomo, a Japanese word that means “friend”.
Tomo by TOOU is an everyday object with a minimal and precise taste. Characterized by a strong Japanese aesthetic, it is the ultimate side table to give personality to a décor. Tomo collection is incredibly light and adaptable, it is made in polypropylene and recycled waste materials with low environmental impact.
With this modern and essential small table, TOOU reconfirms its bet on the compatibility of its products with the environment, thus respecting its important eco sustainability policy.
The Designer
Yokozeki Ryota
After graduating from Kanazawa College of Art in 2008, Yokozeki Ryota started working at an electric appliances company in Tokyo. While working at the company, he also worked on his own and participated in exhibitions such as Milano Salone. When he exhibited “Aizome Chair” in Milan in 2016, it was selected as the collection of Vitra Design Museum.
After working at the company for ten years, he founded Ryota Yokozeki Studio in 2017. At the studio, he focuses on the experience that a form can give to people. Nowadays, a wide variety of lifestyles are accepted and various people are seeking their own unique experiences.
He seeks the form that presents the most fresh, beautiful, familiar and fun experience, and mostly he searches and provides a new experience that has never been lived before. In addition to that, he clearly thinks a great deal about the form following the function and experience, when practicing his design work.
Why choose Tomo?
A modern and essential small table
Characterized by a strong Japanese aesthetic, Tomo by TOOU is the ultimate side table to give personality to a décor.