NOBA
Health Furniture
Noba is a health furniture piece that combines a coat rack with an integrated stretching tool. It transforms the home entrance into a daily ritual of movement and care, encouraging simple stretching habits across all ages.
Project Info
Date: 2026
Type: Furniture Design
Softwares: Rhinoceros 3D | AutoCAD | Blender
Developed for: Kengo Kuma & Higashikawa Kagu Design Competition
Brief
Design a piece of furniture that supports health and well being in everyday life, encouraging natural movement, comfort, and mindful living through simple, functional, and thoughtfully crafted design, often with a focus on wood and harmony with nature.
Concept
Noba transforms the home's entrance into a quiet ritual of movement and care. By integrating coat storage with a dedicated stretching tool, it invites a daily pause to breathe, reconnect with the body, and build a lifelong habit of well-being.
Wellness through repetition, from childhood to old age.
Ergonomically calibrated to stay compact while fully functional.
Adaptability
The removable bars make the system adaptable over time, allowing modular hooks to be repositioned as needed. Hooks slide along the bars to clear space for stretching or storage, and rotate to reduce visual clutter, enabling the furniture to respond to different routines and family needs with longevity and flexibility.
Grooved hooks act as anchors for interchangeable accessories, such as shelves or compartments. A system designed to evolve over time, without changing the core object.
Design Process
Developed within a three week design sprint for an international competition.
Sketching
In Procreate
3D Modelling
In Rhinoceros 3D
Rendering
In Blender
Designers
Verônica Vanti
Vithor Borges
My role
Full design process, excluding
the renderings.
