Como, Italy — May 2026 — Sitstar, the flagship design brand of Zhejiang Rundake KOHO Furniture Co., Ltd., is proud to announce that its headquarters office building has been honored with the Gold Award at the A' Design Award 2026, one of the world's most prestigious international design competitions, headquartered in Como, Italy.
The A' Design Award & Competition is widely recognized as the largest and most influential design accolade on the global stage, with the 2026 edition drawing 1,683 awarded entries from 115 countries across 162 distinct categories spanning architecture, interior design, product design, and beyond. Each submission undergoes an anonymous, peer-reviewed evaluation by a grand jury panel of prominent academics, influential press members, and established industry professionals. The Gold Award — bestowed upon designs ranking in the top percentile of all entries — represents an exemplary standard of creative and technical achievement.
This milestone places Sitstar among an elite cohort of global winners and stands as a powerful testament to the brand's growing influence in the intersection of architecture, workspace design, and furniture innovation.
Sitstar is proud to announce that its headquarters office building has been honored with the Gold Award at the A’ Design Award 2026 in Italy, one of the world’s most prestigious international design competitions. This recognition marks a significant milestone in Sitstar’s journey in office furniture design, workspace innovation, and modern seating solutions.
More than an architectural space, the Sitstar headquarters is a refined expression of design philosophy and brand identity. Every detail reflects the dedication and creativity of the design team, transforming the building into a living showcase of office chairs, leisure seating, leather chairs, and ergonomic seating systems.
Rather than simply presenting furniture in a display environment, the space guides visitors through an immersive experience—allowing them to explore the emotional connection and design thinking behind Sitstar’s products. It becomes a silent storyteller, communicating the brand’s values of comfort, functionality, and aesthetic innovation.
More than an architectural landmark, the Sitstar headquarters is a refined, three-dimensional expression of design philosophy and brand identity. Every corner of the building reflects the dedication and creative vision of the design team, transforming the headquarters into a living, breathing showroom — one where office chairs, leisure seating, leather executive chairs, and ergonomic seating systems are not merely displayed but experienced.
Rather than presenting furniture in a conventional exhibition format, the space guides visitors through an immersive narrative journey. Each zone reveals the emotional connection, engineering precision, and design thinking that underpin Sitstar's product line. The building itself becomes a silent storyteller — communicating the brand's core values of comfort, functionality, and aesthetic innovation through the language of space, light, and material.
The headquarters complex spans over 50,000 square meters of construction area within KOHO's newly developed smart factory campus in Anji, China — widely known as the nation's chair-manufacturing capital. The facility integrates modern production workshops, corporate office towers, and joint exhibition halls for KOHO's three major brands: KOHO, Sitstar, and Starlook.
The creation of space is the result of two essential dimensions working in harmony. On one hand, precise spatial planning, material selection, and design execution define its physical structure. On the other hand, the deeper meaning of the space is shaped by storytelling, user experience, and cultural resonance accumulated over time.
This balance between tangible design and intangible spirit gives the Sitstar headquarters its unique identity—an environment where modern office furniture design, ergonomic innovation, and human-centered workspace concepts converge.
Winning the Gold Award at the A’ Design Award 2026 reinforces Sitstar’s commitment to advancing high-quality office seating solutions and innovative furniture design for global markets. It reflects not only architectural excellence but also the brand’s continuous pursuit of sustainable design, ergonomic comfort, and premium craftsmanship.
As Sitstar continues to expand its presence in the global furniture industry, this recognition stands as a powerful testament to its vision: creating spaces and products that connect design, people, and experience in a meaningful way.
The journey behind this achievement began in 2012, when KOHO made its debut at the CIFF China Furniture Fair with self-developed original office chairs. Starting in a rented factory workshop in Anji with merely dozens of staff, the brand positioned itself from day one not as a follower, but as a creator.
Over the following years, KOHO systematically expanded its global footprint. In 2013, the company stepped onto the international stage at ORGATEC Germany — the world's most professional office furniture exhibition — and INDEX Dubai, the Middle East's largest high-end furniture fair. By 2014, KOHO had signed its first overseas distributor and opened an international showroom, marking a critical transition from product export to localized brand establishment.
A landmark moment arrived in 2017, when KOHO became the first furniture enterprise in mainland China to receive official certification from Chicago's design authorities and was invited to exhibit at NEOCON USA — the world's most influential platform for commercial design. At NEOCON, KOHO earned an official Design Award, signaling that original Chinese office chair design had secured a central position on the global stage.
That same year, the company brought on designers from Germany, Sweden, Denmark, and other countries to join its R&D team, laying the groundwork for the launch of Sitstar in 2019 as a stylish, trend-driven office chair brand targeting young global consumers.
By 2025, KOHO had grown into an enterprise with an annual output value exceeding 320 million RMB, holding 83 patents, employing over 300 staff including a 41-person R&D team, and distributing its original designs to more than 140 countries across North America, Europe, South America, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia — with a monthly production capacity of one million office chairs.
The A' Design Award Gold adds to a growing portfolio of international credentials that directly reinforce customer confidence. KOHO's products meet BIFMA, ISO, and eco-standard certifications, and the company backs its offerings with a five-year warranty — a long-term quality commitment that distinguishes it in a market often plagued by short-term thinking.
This commitment is reflected in client testimonials from across the globe. A Canadian distributor noted after evaluating twenty furniture suppliers: "KOHO was one of the suppliers we were most satisfied with — their product testing certificates are very complete, and we believe we will have more cooperation in the future." A U.S.-based buyer echoed this sentiment: "I have great trust in them. Their showroom and factory are both beautiful. The chairs are of excellent quality and are selling well in our area."
The award-winning headquarters is, in many ways, the physical embodiment of that trust — a space where distributors, architects, and procurement teams can experience firsthand the quality, design integrity, and manufacturing capability that have earned KOHO its international reputation.
Winning the Gold Award at the A' Design Award 2026 reinforces Sitstar's commitment to advancing high-quality office seating solutions and innovative furniture design for global markets. It reflects not only architectural excellence but also the brand's continuous pursuit of sustainable design, ergonomic comfort, and premium craftsmanship.
As Sitstar continues to expand its presence in the global furniture industry — with upcoming appearances at NeoCon 2026 in Chicago and new product launches targeting the European and North American markets — this recognition stands as a powerful testament to its vision: creating spaces and products that connect design, people, and experience in a meaningful way.
KOHO Chairman Sun Mingliang has publicly stated that within the next five years, the brand plans to expand its customer coverage to every country in the world, building KOHO into an influential global brand. The A' Design Award Gold is not just a celebration of what has been achieved — it is a declaration of what is yet to come.
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