Designed by nendo for KOKUYO, brackets is an office-use unit sofa designed to create a communication space by ‘bracketing’ its inhabitants like parentheses. From small group discussion, confidential meeting, TV conference and having some private time alone, brackets fulfil just that.

Users can freely combine or configure the seven sofa types and four table types into a variety of spaces with a finely tuned balance of openness and privacy, concentration and relaxation for individuals and groups.

The sofas are composed and design in such a way of sharp outer lines and softer inner curves, so that they respect the mood of the office environment while providing for user comfort. At 140 centimetres tall, the backrests screen the occupants and provide privacy as well as dampening surrounding noise.