Kokuyo's ingCloud Chair Receives Top Honor "Best of the Best" at Red Dot Design Award 2026, One of the World's Three Major Design Awards
Kokuyo Co., Ltd.'s office chair "ingCloud" has received two awards at the globally prestigious German design award "Red Dot Design Award 2026," including the highest honor "Best of the Best." This recognition highlights ingCloud's innovative design and exceptional comfort.
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Kokuyo Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Osaka City / President: Hidekuni Kuroda) is pleased to announce that Kokuyo's office chair "ingCloud" has received two awards at the globally prestigious German design award "Red Dot Design Award 2026," including the highest honor "Best of the Best."
Image: "Red Dot Design Award 2026" award logos (left), Kokuyo's office chair "ingCloud" (right)
1. Award Overview
Kokuyo's office chair "ingCloud" received the "Red Dot" in the "Office Furniture & Office Chairs" category, and the "Red Dot: Best of the Best," the highest honor within its category, in the "Innovative Design" category. "Red Dot: Best of the Best" is a prestigious award selected from among the "Red Dot" winning entries. "ingCloud" was recognized for its innovativeness, achieving a very high score of 96 out of 100 in the "Innovative Design" category. This is the second time an office chair from the ing series has received the "Red Dot: Best of the Best" award, following the "ing" chair in 2018.
- Innovative Design Category
"Red Dot: Best of the Best" Award (Highest award within the event)
- Office Furniture and Office Chairs Category
"Red Dot 2026" Award
2. About the Award-Winning Product "ingCloud"
"ingCloud," recipient of the highest honor "Best of the Best"
ingCloud is a new type of office chair characterized by a novel sense of comfort that feels less like "sitting" and more like "wearing," becoming one with the body. It features a triple gliding mechanism that flexibly moves with the body's movements in three locations: under the seat, backrest, and armrests. The backrest adopts a 3D hammock mesh that achieves a three-dimensional surface shape. Kokuyo's unique "3D Ultra Auto-Fit Mechanism," which combines these features, creates a soft, enveloping, floating seating experience.
It is a next-generation office chair aimed at further improving the comfort and concentration of workers who spend long hours in front of screens. This is the third installment in the "ing" series of office chairs, which feature a 360-degree gliding seat, launched in 2017.
Product Name: ingCloud
Release: December 2025
Product HP: https://kokuyo.jp/sp/ingcloud/
■ Where to try "ingCloud"
We introduce places where corporate and individual customers can experience ingCloud.
"ing Series Experience Locations": https://www.kokuyo-furniture.co.jp/products/office/special/ing-series/experience/
■ Red Dot Design Award History of the "ing Series"
- ing
・2018: Best of the Best
- ingLIFE
・2022: Red Dot Design Award
3. About the "Red Dot Design Award"
The Red Dot Design Award is a globally prestigious design award held annually in Germany since 1955. It features three categories: Product Design, Brand & Communication Design, and Design Concept. Approximately 20,000 entries are submitted each year from around 60 countries worldwide, making it an international design award.
"Red Dot Design Award" website: https://www.red-dot.org/
*The information provided herein is current as of the announcement date. It is subject to change without notice. Please be aware.
*Company names, service names, and product names mentioned are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies.
[Contact Us] Kokuyo Customer Service
https://www.kokuyo.co.jp/support/
Image: "Red Dot Design Award 2026" award logos (left), Kokuyo's office chair "ingCloud" (right)
1. Award Overview
Kokuyo's office chair "ingCloud" received the "Red Dot" in the "Office Furniture & Office Chairs" category, and the "Red Dot: Best of the Best," the highest honor within its category, in the "Innovative Design" category. "Red Dot: Best of the Best" is a prestigious award selected from among the "Red Dot" winning entries. "ingCloud" was recognized for its innovativeness, achieving a very high score of 96 out of 100 in the "Innovative Design" category. This is the second time an office chair from the ing series has received the "Red Dot: Best of the Best" award, following the "ing" chair in 2018.
- Innovative Design Category
"Red Dot: Best of the Best" Award (Highest award within the event)
- Office Furniture and Office Chairs Category
"Red Dot 2026" Award
2. About the Award-Winning Product "ingCloud"
"ingCloud," recipient of the highest honor "Best of the Best"
ingCloud is a new type of office chair characterized by a novel sense of comfort that feels less like "sitting" and more like "wearing," becoming one with the body. It features a triple gliding mechanism that flexibly moves with the body's movements in three locations: under the seat, backrest, and armrests. The backrest adopts a 3D hammock mesh that achieves a three-dimensional surface shape. Kokuyo's unique "3D Ultra Auto-Fit Mechanism," which combines these features, creates a soft, enveloping, floating seating experience.
It is a next-generation office chair aimed at further improving the comfort and concentration of workers who spend long hours in front of screens. This is the third installment in the "ing" series of office chairs, which feature a 360-degree gliding seat, launched in 2017.
Product Name: ingCloud
Release: December 2025
Product HP: https://kokuyo.jp/sp/ingcloud/
■ Where to try "ingCloud"
We introduce places where corporate and individual customers can experience ingCloud.
"ing Series Experience Locations": https://www.kokuyo-furniture.co.jp/products/office/special/ing-series/experience/
■ Red Dot Design Award History of the "ing Series"
- ing
・2018: Best of the Best
- ingLIFE
・2022: Red Dot Design Award
3. About the "Red Dot Design Award"
The Red Dot Design Award is a globally prestigious design award held annually in Germany since 1955. It features three categories: Product Design, Brand & Communication Design, and Design Concept. Approximately 20,000 entries are submitted each year from around 60 countries worldwide, making it an international design award.
"Red Dot Design Award" website: https://www.red-dot.org/
*The information provided herein is current as of the announcement date. It is subject to change without notice. Please be aware.
*Company names, service names, and product names mentioned are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies.
[Contact Us] Kokuyo Customer Service
https://www.kokuyo.co.jp/support/