Book ወንበር by Cass Saldanha is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት in የቤት ዕቃ ዲዛይን Competition Category.
ነሐስቤት ዕቃ· 2026
Book ወንበር
Client: SAL+Co
A' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት Winner in ቤት ዕቃ Category
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The Design
About Book ወንበር
ቡክ (Book) አንድ የተከፈተ መጽሐፍ መያዝና ማሳየት የሚችል ወንበር ነው። ንድፉ በጂኦሜትሪና በሲሜትሪ ላይ የተመሰረተ ቅርጻዊ ጥናት ሲሆን፣ እያንዳንዱ ማዕዘን በጥንቃቄ የተሰላ ነው። ቡክ ከጠንካራ ነጭ ኦክ እና ከአውሮፓ ዋልነት እንጨት የተሰራ ነው። ሦስት ያዘነበሉ እግሮች የሚገናኙበትን መዋቅር ማዕከላዊ የኦክ ክብ ጠፍጣፋ ያጠናክራል። አራት የናስ ዘንጎች በዋና ዋና መገናኛዎች ላይ ያለውን ውጥረት በማቃለል ተጨማሪ መረጋጋትን ይሰጣሉ። እያንዳንዱ ገጽታ በተፈጥሮ ዘይቶች በእጅ የተጠናቀቀ ሲሆን፣ ይህም ማት ሸካራነት በመስጠት የእንጨቱን ስሜት ጠብቆ ያቆያል። የመቀመጫው ከፍታ 450 ሚሊሜትር ነው።
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት
Book ወንበር የA' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት አሸናፊ ነው፤ ይህም በፈጠራ፣ በብልሃት እና በአስተዋይነት ለሚታወቁ ድንቅ ዲዛይኖች የሚሰጥ እጅግ ከፍተኛ ክብር ያለው እውቅና ነው። የነሐስ አሸናፊዎች የዲዛይነሮቻቸውን ሰፊ ልምድ፣ ምናብ እና ብልሃት የሚያረጋግጡ እጅግ ችሎታ የተሞላባቸው እና በሚያስደንቅ ሁኔታ ፈጠራ ያላቸው ሥራዎች ናቸው። Book ወንበር ከፍ ያለ ግምት የሚሰጠው፣ የሚደነቅና የሚወደድ፣ እጅግ ሙያዊና ፈጠራ የተሞላበት ነገር እንደሚሆን ይጠበቃል። ይህ የA' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማትን ያሸነፈ ዲዛይን በኪነ ጥበብ፣ በሳይንስ፣ በዲዛይን እና በቴክኖሎጂ ምርጥ ልምዶችን ያካትታል፤ ለዝርዝርም በሚሰጠው ትኩረት ምርጥ ነው። Book ወንበር ፍላጎቶችን በግሩም ሁኔታ ያረካል፣ ምኞቶችን ይነካል፣ ስሜቶችን ይማርካል እንዲሁም የማወቅ ጉጉትን ይስባል።
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Bookchair is more than a stool or a chair. It is a sculptural study in geometry and symmetry. Every angle is meticulously calculated to bridge the gap between furniture and art. While its 18-inch height offers utility, its true purpose is to cradle an open book, an invitation to slow down and reflect. More than a functional object, it is a quiet gesture of intentionality, designed for those who value both form and the written word.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Materials:
European Walnut, White Oak, Brass solid rod.
Dimensions:
Width: 575 mm
Depth: 300 mm
Height: 735 mm
Seat Height: 450 mm - Tags
- Stool, Chair, Brazilian, Wood, Symmetry, Sculpture
- Production Technology
- Crafted from solid white oak and European walnut, the Bookchair balances warmth with structural depth. A central oak disc anchors the piece, distributing force where three angled legs converge. For engineered stability, four 1/3" brass rods act as discreet tension relievers at key junctions. Each surface is hand-finished with natural oils, creating a matte, luminous texture that preserves the wood's tactile essence. It is a marriage of meticulous joinery and organic materiality.
- Inspiration
- Guided by geometry and architectural symmetry, the Bookchair is a study in visual clarity. Inspired by Lina Bo Bardi, whose furniture blended modernist rigor with Brazilian vernacular and handcraft. It blends modernist rigor with Brazilian cultural honesty. This piece honors Brazilian modernism through a balance of function and sculptural form. Whether supporting an open book or standing alone, it exists at the intersection of utility and art. An object to be used, and one to be contemplated.
- Project Duration
- Conceived in Miami in May 2023, this project was prototyped over two months and completed in July 2023. It is an exclusive one-of-one piece; all remaining prototypes were destroyed in July 2023.
- Operation Flow
- The Bookchair can be used as a normal stool seating functionality, but also can serve as a book display.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Cass Saldanha, 2024.
- Team Members
- Cass Saldanha
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