Chloe Chair by Juan David Martinez is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award in Furniture Design Competition Category.
IronFurniture· 2021
Chloe Chair
Client: Minimal Studio
A' Design Award Winner in Furniture Category
Verified Award Winner
Verify Award Status for #113205The Design
About Chloe Chair
Chloe is an armchair in which its straight lines stand out, by playing with angles achieves this minimalist and imposing design that dominates Minimal Studio. Its main inspiration was the need to create a large piece that evoked the primordial sensations of balance and "about to break" at the same time. The concept of this project is based on its slender geometry. Its skeleton is made of tinted French oak, forming a geometric structure identifiable with the general aesthetics and concept of the brand.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award
Chloe Chair is an Iron A' Design Award winner, a prestigious recognition granted to good designs that meet the professional and industrial requirements expected from well-designed creations. Iron winners demonstrate great skill, high specialization, expert understanding, and creative capacity of their creators. Chloe Chair is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished creation that is practical and innovative. This Iron A' Design Award-winning design integrates industry best practices and has competent technical characteristics linked with know-how and talent. Chloe Chair is respected for its thoroughness and is designed to provide quality of life improvements that help make the world a better place.
Interviews
Design Interview
What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
Chloé is born from duality — strength and delicacy, weight and levity. It embodies the dialogue between brutalism and elegance. The chair translates architectural tension into furniture: a structure where every angle has intention and every void has meaning. Its inspiration lies in purity, in the discipline of reduction — to reach emotional silence through geometry.
What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
The main focus was to express balance through proportion and material honesty. I wanted to achieve a piece that feels almost architectural — something that commands space yet remains human. Chloé was conceived not to decorate, but to define the atmosphere around it.
What are your future plans for this award winning design?
Chloé will continue to be a collectible piece within Minimal Studio's curated collection. Each edition will be handmade in Mallorca, always preserving its architectural essence and emotional silence.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Chloe is an armchair in which its straight lines stand out, by playing with angles achieves this minimalist and imposing design that dominates Minimal Studio.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 55 x 147 x 115cm
- Tags
- Chair, Lounge Chair, Armchair, Wood, Marble, Leather
- Production Technology
- French oak wood has been chosen to produce this armchair for its warmth and at the same time, its quality. Quality brown coloured leather to shape the cushion and for the support strips of the marble piece, which allows for perfect adjustment of the cushion.
- Design Challenge
- The combination between the angles, unions and material resistances during the production tests, became the major challenge in order to achieve a big and aesthetic piece as we present.
- Research
- The design process started by drawing simple lines and angles with the idea of making the profile view of the chair iconic and very recognizable.
- Inspiration
- Its main inspiration was the need to create a large piece that evoked the primordial sensations of balance and "about to break" at the same time.
- Project Duration
- The project was developed in Mallorca during 2018, ending its execution and presentation in 2019.
- Operation Flow
- The main concept of this project is based on its slender geometry.
Its skeleton is made of tinted French oak, forming a geometric structure identifiable with the general aesthetics and concept of the brand. - Team Members
- Juan David Martínez Jofre
- Image Credits
- #1 - José Urbano
#2 - José Urbano
#3 - José Urbano
#4 - José Urbano
#5 - José Urbano
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