Panca Rivola Banc d'Exterior by Andrea Brunazzi

Panca Rivola Banc d'Exterior by Andrea Brunazzi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award d'Argent in Disseny de Mobiliari Competition Category.

ArgentMobiliari· 2022

Panca Rivola Banc d'Exterior

by Andrea Brunazzi

Client: Rivola

A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Mobiliari Category

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The Design

About Panca Rivola Banc d'Exterior

Panca Rivola és un banc d'exterior dissenyat per a parcs, jardins i altres espais públics. El banc és un únic bloc monolític amb una forma orgànica que recorda la pedra polida pel temps i la intempèrie. Panca Rivola està fet de pols de marbre reassemblada, de manera que se'n poden produir diversos colors. El bloc pesa 650 quilograms, resisteix el vandalisme i es pot rentar. La base corba permet una col·locació segura en terrenys que no són plans. També hi ha disponible un seient sense respatller a joc del mateix material, i se'n produeix una versió d'acer polit sota comanda.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argent

Panca Rivola Banc d'Exterior és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Argent, un reconeixement extraordinàriament prestigiós concedit a dissenys d'alta gamma, esplèndids i impressionants. Els guanyadors d'Argent són obres tremendament brillants i summament creatives que il·lustren la perícia, el talent i la perspicàcia excepcionals dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que Panca Rivola Banc d'Exterior sigui una obra meravellosa i de gran lluïment, remarcablement professional i profundament innovadora. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Argent és un invent molt notable i admirat que beneficia i fa avançar els límits de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia. Panca Rivola Banc d'Exterior és una creació molt envejada que evoca desitjos, introdueix sentiments positius i desperta sorpresa i admiració.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Rivola: Monolithic seat, organic design. It was designed to be positioned outdoors (parks, gardens, etc.). It has no problems if the ground on which it rests is not level.
A seat designed to integrate with the natural landscape, a shape that seems shaped by time and atmospheric agents, a monolith, a sculpture.
There is also the version in polished steel which is produced to order.
Dimensions & Packaging: Length 180 cm
High 43 cm
Depth 60 cm
Tags: Bench, seat, nature, marble, stone, natural shape
Production Technology: Rivola is made of reassembled marble powder (in PDM) and therefore can be produced in various colors.
The bench was also designed to resist vandalism; it is a full block of 650 kg, it can be washed. It is possible to combine the coordinated pouf of the same material.
Design Challenge: An object that is easy to make was studied, which had a low production cost, which used natural materials, which met the criteria of comfort, easy positioning, which integrated well into the environment by being able to decide on the color and the stone used. A project that might seem simple and intuitive but that has solved a number of technical difficulties. The success of the object can be seen from the sales numbers that continue with enthusiasm over the years.
Research: The Italian landscape inspires creativity to create an object in recycled stone, granite, marble; shapes smoothed by time and atmospheric agents, wrinkled, rough surfaces, polished by water. Rivola was created to integrate into the environment and become part of it. The project had to be easily reproducible in series possibly with various colors and have a low production cost.
Inspiration: The Italian landscape inspires the creation of artifacts that rework the sensations transmitted by the most varied rocks, from granite to marble, smooth or rough surfaces that can be reproduced on the seat, also obviating functional problems. A natural shape but reproduced in a serial way with the possibility of coloring it "in paste".
Project Duration: The project started in 2010 in Torino, the cooperation with Metalco (the producer) is still alive. Rivola was exhibited in London on 2011 at Design 100% London. The bench continues to be sold all over the world, Europe, Asia, the Americas etc.
Operation Flow: A seat designed to integrate with the natural landscape, a shape that seems shaped by time and atmospheric agents, a monolith, a sculpture.
Team Members: Andrea Brunazzi
Image Credits: Main Image Image #1 : Andrea Voltolina
Image #3 : Andrea Voltolina
Image #1 : Ada Brunazzi
Image #2 : Ada Brunazzi
Image #4 : Ada Brunazzi