Nina & Beni Stoel by Andres Marino Maza is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award in Goud in Meubelontwerp Competition Category.
GoudMeubels· 2020
Nina & Beni Stoel
Client: Marinomaza
A' Design Award in Goud Winner in Meubels Category
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The Design
About Nina & Beni Stoel
Nina & Beni is 'n soliede houtstoel geïnspireer deur die vorms van houtbootstrukture. Twee stoomgebuigde stroke strek vry oor die sitplek en dien eers as pote, dan as armleunings, en vorm uiteindelik na die lumbale area. Die stoel word vervaardig van es, kersiehout, eikehout of okkerneut uit volhoubaar verkrygde woude, en word afgewerk met natuurlike olies en wasse. Vorms wat op 'n vyf-as masjien gesny is, lei die stoombuiging en die laminering van die houtstroke. Die sitplek is verwyderbaar en uitruilbaar. Die vormingsmetode beperk materiaalvermorsing.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award in Goud
Nina & Beni Stoel is 'n wenner van die A' Design Award in Goud, 'n geweldig prestigieuse erkenning wat toegeken word aan eersteklas-, wonderlike en uitstaande ontwerpe. Wenners in Goud is uiters innoverende, visionêre en glansryk verblindende skeppings wat die vernuf, wysheid en bekwaamheid van hul ontwerpers weerspieël. Daar word verwag dat Nina & Beni Stoel 'n hoogs geprese, tendensskeppende en monumentale uitvinding is wat ongekende waarde lewer. Hierdie ontwerp wat die A' Design Award in Goud gewen het, is 'n skouspelagtige, gerespekteerde projek wat die grense van kuns, wetenskap, ontwerp en tegnologie in hoë mate bevoordeel en uitbrei. Nina & Beni Stoel wek intense gevoelens van begeerte, roep passie op, moedig kreatiwiteit aan en boei ons.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Two steam-bent strips cantilever over the seat to serve first as legs then armrest and finally mold to the lumbar area. The Nina & Beni chair is made from 100% sustainably sourced forests.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Dimensions: W 560 x H 720 x L 500mm
Weight: 8 kg (unboxed)
Main materials: ash, cherry, oak or walnut
Finish: Natural oils and waxes - Tags
- Steam bending, solid wood, sustainable, chair design
- Production Technology
- To achieve the complex geometry of the Nina & beni chair we use a 5 axis CNC to cut 2 molds which we then use to steam bend the solid wood strips to their form. We then use another set of cnc-cut counter molds to make the 3d lamination.
- Design Challenge
- The most difficult part was designing and building the 3 dimensional molds needed to build the chair.
- Research
- Sustainability is my design objective.
I use wood because it is the best short carbon cycle material, the complex shapes are steam-bent so as to create as little waste as possible.
These pieces are made from quality materials and designed to last a lifetime. - Inspiration
- Inspired by the efficient yet beautiful forms of wooden naval structures. Boat building achieves aerodynamic forms that take advantage of the trees grain with little waste.
- Project Duration
- This project started in September 2019, was exhibited at The Stockholm Furniture fair in January then at the London design fair in September
- Operation Flow
- Solid wood chair meant to last a lifetime
Seat is removable and interchangeable. - Image Credits
- Photographs taken by https://www.uxio.es/
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