Selena Stolica by Aciole Felix is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Srebrna nagrada A' Design Award in Dizajn Namještaja Competition Category.

SrebroNamještaj· 2025

Selena Stolica

by Aciole Felix

Client: Morada Decor

Srebrna nagrada A' Design Award Winner in Namještaj Category

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The Design

About Selena Stolica

Selena je stolica izrađena od drveta jequitiba i prirodne slame. Okvir je oblikovan detaljnom CNC obradom, koja stvara glatke i kontinuirane površine bez vidljivih spojeva. Zanatski rad upotpunjuje sklapanje i pričvršćivanje slame. Slama se proteže od naslona do sjedišta, formirajući kontinuirani element koji monolitnom volumenu daje vizuelnu lakoću. Završna obrada na bazi vode koristi se kako bi se smanjio uticaj na okoliš. Selena spaja minimalistički izgled sa robusnom strukturom namijenjenom da traje generacijama.

The Recognition

About the Srebrna nagrada A' Design Award

Selena Stolica je pobjednik Srebrne nagrade A' Design Award, izuzetno prestižnog priznanja koje se dodjeljuje vrhunskim, veličanstvenim i impresivnim dizajnima. Srebrni pobjednici iznimno su briljantna i vrlo kreativna djela koja ilustriraju izuzetnu stručnost, talent i oštroumnost svojih dizajnera. Očekuje se da Selena Stolica bude divno, reprezentativno djelo koje je izuzetno profesionalno i duboko inovativno. Ovaj dizajn koji je osvojio Srebrnu nagradu A' Design Award vrlo je zapažen, nadaleko cijenjen izum koji koristi i pomjera granice umjetnosti, nauke, dizajna i tehnologije. Selena Stolica je kreacija kojoj se mnogi dive i zavide, koja budi želje, donosi pozitivne osjećaje i raspiruje čuđenje i divljenje.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Selena was designed with the aim of having a light and minimalist look. It represents a little of what we tried to convey with these innovative surfaces and transitions, resulting in the smooth shapes of a resistant and durable chair. The continuity of the straw produces a minimalist effect, and the transparency of this material generates lightness in a monolithic volume. The chair is a tactile object, to understand its complexity it is necessary to feel each transition, fit and surface.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 0.560 mm
Depth 0.600 mm
Height 0.840 mm
Tags: minimalist design, cnc machining, jequitiba wood, portuguese straw, form and function, contemporary design, sustainable design
Production Technology: A project focused on detailed cnc programming. Added to artisanal processes that require a lot of experience and care, in the use of organic materials, such as Jequitibá wood, and natural straw.
It highlights the resistance created in the machining processes, generating precision in assembly. And its water-based finish guarantees lower environmental impact. This makes the product durable and sustainable, thinking about pieces that will be used for generations.
Design Challenge: Search for fluid surfaces, without encounters, without visible obstacles, the process of fixing the natural straw, to form the smooth piece, search for exclusive tools and solutions with partners, was a great and time-consuming challenge, but delivered an exceptional result. Furthermore, it increased our creative repertoire.
The challenge was to make an aesthetically minimalist chair, which at the same time was structurally robust, and with this appearance was ergonomically attractive.
Research: The research into the design of the brief showed us that the natural puts us in a very positive way, in tune with our ancestry, awakening intrinsic sensations that welcome us, influencing human well-being, which is why the final objective of the project was to deliver a contemporary product , made with natural materials and organic shapes.
There was also a great effort in researching technology and tools that could execute according to the project.
Inspiration: In-depth CNC machining techniques were essential to define the shape of the chair, this was exploited to the maximum.
The search for fluid and smooth surfaces, characteristics that make the piece so interesting, and that hide the formal complexity, with different visual elements.
Also the natural straw, starting at the back, moving towards the seat, generates a continuous element of visual lightness and the impression that the chair does not have many stops, making the product even more fluid.
Project Duration: The project began in Lagoa Vermelha, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil on April 2, 2023 and ended in March 2024.
Operation Flow: The natural straw in the seat initially creates hesitation, and the feeling when sitting is one of surprise, comfort and security.
Designed with an organic shape and fluid lines, at the same time complex and intriguing, it becomes a product that also appeals to the sense of touch, going beyond ergonomics and visuals, interacting with human curiosity.
Visually light in a product with materials as noble and known for their robustness as wood, this product conveys softness and elegance.
Team Members: Design - Aciole Felix
Prototyping - Eduardo Bossardi
Approval - Rafael Schmidt
Search - Juliano Schmidt
Image Credits: Pherphoto fotografias