Galaktika Armchair by Vasil Velchev is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2018 Silver A' Design Award in Furniture Design Competition Category.
SilverFurniture· 2018
Galaktika Armchair
Client: MAGMA graphics
Silver A' Design Award Winner in Furniture Category
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About Galaktika Armchair
Galaktika is an armchair designed especially for airport VIP lounges or public spaces where people need to spend more time and their staying have to be comfortable. This armchair has double function. It can be used either for sitting or resting. Depending on your needs you can choose one of the two position. The upper bar is rotatable and can be used to attach electronic devices.
The Recognition
About the Silver A' Design Award
Galaktika Armchair is a Silver A' Design Award winner, an extraordinarily prestigious recognition granted to top-of-the-line, gorgeous, and impressive designs. Silver winners are tremendously brilliant and exceedingly creative works that illustrate the outstanding expertise, talent, and acuity of their designers. Galaktika Armchair is expected to be a wonderful, showpiece work that is remarkably professional and profoundly innovative. This Silver A' Design Award-winning design is a highly notable, admired invention that benefits and advances the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Galaktika Armchair is a vastly envied creation that evokes desires, introduces positive feelings, and sparks amazement and wonderment.
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Design Interview
What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
The idea behind this project is to combine functionality and design to create a chair for non residential purposes.
What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
I think it is the comfort and functionality.
What are your future plans for this award winning design?
This project have several awards including A'Design award. Happy to share that it also won Asia Design Prize, with Karim Rashid in the jury.
Grand Interview
Your innovative dual-function design of the Galaktika Armchair challenges traditional airport seating paradigms - could you walk us through the conceptual journey that led to this transformative approach?
We all know that sometimes, waiting at the airport could be boring. That is why, a practical solution that could help us pass the time in an interesting way seemed very reasonable.
The spherical aesthetics of the Galaktika Armchair create a striking visual presence - what inspired you to base the entire design language around circular forms, and how does this shape influence the user experience?
The whole concept is based on the spherical elements. The name Galaktika represents this galaxy of multiple spheres, connected in this complete mini univerce.
The switching mechanism in the Galaktika Armchair was cited as your biggest challenge - could you elaborate on the engineering complexities you encountered and how you ultimately achieved this seamless transition between sitting and resting positions?
Indeed, the mechanism used to switch between sitting and relaxing positions was the most challenging part of this project. Hidden behind the side caps it simply swings the armchair front and back.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This armchair has double function. It can be used either for sitting or resting. It is designed especially for airport vip lounges. Depending on your needs you can choose one of the two position. The upper bar is rotatble and can be used to attach electronic devices.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Height - 1270 mm, Length - 1290 mm, Width - 1130 mm.
- Tags
- Galaktika, Arimchair, Airport, VIP, Lounge, Furniture, Chair, Vasil, Velchev
- Production Technology
- The metal bars are chrome plated or powder coated, steel legs, wooden half spherical part covered with leather. Internal zone - soft material plus velvet.
- Design Challenge
- Switching mechanism is the biggest challenge in this project.
- Research
- Research was about avoiding similarities with existing products. Finding solution for accomplish the double function.
- Inspiration
- The aim was to produce an attractive and at the same time functional armchair for public spaces and especially airports where there furniture most common is used for rest. Design is based completely on the spherical shapes.
- Project Duration
- 3 months, location Bulgaria.
- Operation Flow
- The chair can switch positions - sitting and resting. The upper bar is rotatable and can be used to attach electronic devices.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Vasil Velchev.
- Team Members
- Vasil Velchev
- Image Credits
- All images created by Vasil Velchev.
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