Office Furniture Brand 'NII' Announces New Collections: 'HAKUSAN', 'BIWA', and 'ALLROUND'
Itoki Corporation has unveiled three new products from its 'NII' brand, including 'HAKUSAN' designed by Industrial Facility. They will be exhibited at Salone del Mobile.Milano 2026 and released in June 2026.
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The office furniture brand 'NII' developed by Itoki Corporation (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, President: Koji Minato) has announced three new products: 'HAKUSAN', 'BIWA', and 'ALLROUND', scheduled to be released from June 2026 onwards. 'HAKUSAN' is designed by the London-based design studio Industrial Facility.
These products will be unveiled for the first time at the Rho Fiera Milano 'Hall 22 / Stand A27' during the Salone del Mobile.Milano 2026, which begins on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. NII aims to roll out products that naturally blend into diverse scenes, reflecting the recent changes in work styles and spaces in offices.
From left to right: 'ALLROUND', 'BIWA', 'HAKUSAN'
A new standard for chairs: Original yet standard and easy to use
Operating under the concept of 'Ingenious design', 'NII' is a furniture brand that transforms the office into a vibrant stage where people gather, connect, and stimulate each other. Through innovative collections in collaboration with domestic and international designers, it encourages thinking, collaboration, and challenges, realizing new value-creation spaces where workers take the center stage.
The new collection announced this time consists of three products, involving the London-based design studio Industrial Facility, as well as Itoki's Kohei Wada and Hirotaka Tako. It is comprised of 'HAKUSAN' by Industrial Facility, 'BIWA' by Wada, and 'ALLROUND' by Tako.
This lineup supports diverse actions such as work, meetings, and communication, starting from connecting people. While being original, they naturally blend into the space, bringing out human movements and relationships, and presenting a new way for chairs to be.
PRODUCT VIDEO
HAKUSAN
DESIGN
HAKUSAN is a chair that combines individuality and universality, made with an aluminum die-cast and steel frame and a single plywood shell. The flowing silhouette with integrated frame and armrests expresses both lightness and structural strength, bringing a quiet yet distinct presence to the space. By using thicker steel pipes than standard stacking chairs, it maintains agility while achieving an appearance with the calm stability of a dining chair. The contrast of materials and balanced proportions allow it to naturally blend into the space while emitting a subtle individuality.
FUNCTION
It is designed to be effortlessly easy to handle in daily actions like stacking and moving. By placing the center of gravity directly below the arms, swaying when lifted is minimized, creating an operability that feels lighter than its actual weight. The structure, which naturally allows hands to rest from the front, enables smooth stacking with minimal movement. It is a chair that will become a new standard, whose ease of use is experienced through repeated use.
DESIGNER’S COMMENT
HAKUSAN is a chair endowed with universality. It features a concise and refined silhouette using simple materials. It is friendly in every aspect and made to be comfortable for both the eyes and the body. In short, harmonizing familiar elements and elevating them into something special forms the universality of HAKUSAN. One example is the design that centers the chair's center of gravity. This makes lifting and horizontal stacking surprisingly smooth. It is a product that brings universal joy, reflecting an impeccable, orthodox perspective on how the chair is handled, moved, and how time is spent in it.
Photo by Kane Hulse
Industrial Facility
A design office established in 2002 by Kim Colin and Sam Hecht. Reflecting a deep consideration for form and a unique understanding of modern life, they adopt an approach that creates beauty from utility in products, furniture, and exhibitions, and their philosophical and practical methods are highly acclaimed. Colin and Hecht have worked with MUJI, Herman Miller, Mattiazzi...
These products will be unveiled for the first time at the Rho Fiera Milano 'Hall 22 / Stand A27' during the Salone del Mobile.Milano 2026, which begins on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. NII aims to roll out products that naturally blend into diverse scenes, reflecting the recent changes in work styles and spaces in offices.
From left to right: 'ALLROUND', 'BIWA', 'HAKUSAN'
A new standard for chairs: Original yet standard and easy to use
Operating under the concept of 'Ingenious design', 'NII' is a furniture brand that transforms the office into a vibrant stage where people gather, connect, and stimulate each other. Through innovative collections in collaboration with domestic and international designers, it encourages thinking, collaboration, and challenges, realizing new value-creation spaces where workers take the center stage.
The new collection announced this time consists of three products, involving the London-based design studio Industrial Facility, as well as Itoki's Kohei Wada and Hirotaka Tako. It is comprised of 'HAKUSAN' by Industrial Facility, 'BIWA' by Wada, and 'ALLROUND' by Tako.
This lineup supports diverse actions such as work, meetings, and communication, starting from connecting people. While being original, they naturally blend into the space, bringing out human movements and relationships, and presenting a new way for chairs to be.
PRODUCT VIDEO
HAKUSAN
DESIGN
HAKUSAN is a chair that combines individuality and universality, made with an aluminum die-cast and steel frame and a single plywood shell. The flowing silhouette with integrated frame and armrests expresses both lightness and structural strength, bringing a quiet yet distinct presence to the space. By using thicker steel pipes than standard stacking chairs, it maintains agility while achieving an appearance with the calm stability of a dining chair. The contrast of materials and balanced proportions allow it to naturally blend into the space while emitting a subtle individuality.
FUNCTION
It is designed to be effortlessly easy to handle in daily actions like stacking and moving. By placing the center of gravity directly below the arms, swaying when lifted is minimized, creating an operability that feels lighter than its actual weight. The structure, which naturally allows hands to rest from the front, enables smooth stacking with minimal movement. It is a chair that will become a new standard, whose ease of use is experienced through repeated use.
DESIGNER’S COMMENT
HAKUSAN is a chair endowed with universality. It features a concise and refined silhouette using simple materials. It is friendly in every aspect and made to be comfortable for both the eyes and the body. In short, harmonizing familiar elements and elevating them into something special forms the universality of HAKUSAN. One example is the design that centers the chair's center of gravity. This makes lifting and horizontal stacking surprisingly smooth. It is a product that brings universal joy, reflecting an impeccable, orthodox perspective on how the chair is handled, moved, and how time is spent in it.
Photo by Kane Hulse
Industrial Facility
A design office established in 2002 by Kim Colin and Sam Hecht. Reflecting a deep consideration for form and a unique understanding of modern life, they adopt an approach that creates beauty from utility in products, furniture, and exhibitions, and their philosophical and practical methods are highly acclaimed. Colin and Hecht have worked with MUJI, Herman Miller, Mattiazzi...