Nina & Beni Cadira by Andres Marino Maza

Nina & Beni Cadira by Andres Marino Maza is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award d'Or in Disseny de Mobiliari Competition Category.

OrMobiliari· 2020

Nina & Beni Cadira

by Andres Marino Maza

Client: Marinomaza

A' Design Award d'Or Winner in Mobiliari Category

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The Design

About Nina & Beni Cadira

Nina & Beni és una cadira de fusta massissa inspirada en les formes de les estructures de les embarcacions de fusta. Dues llistons corbats al vapor sobresurten en voladís sobre el seient, servint primer com a potes, després com a reposabraços, i finalment adaptant-se a la zona lumbar. La cadira està feta de freixe, cirerer, roure o noguera provinents de boscos gestionats de manera sostenible, i està acabada amb olis i ceres naturals. Uns motlles tallats en una màquina de cinc eixos guien el corbat al vapor i la laminació dels llistons de fusta. El seient és extraïble i intercanviable. El mètode de conformació limita el malbaratament de material.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Or

Nina & Beni Cadira és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Or, un reconeixement immensament prestigiós concedit a dissenys de primera categoria, meravellosos i extraordinaris. Els guanyadors d'Or són creacions summament innovadores, molt visionàries i gloriosament enlluernadores que reflecteixen el prodigi, la saviesa i la destresa dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que Nina & Beni Cadira sigui un invent molt elogiat, pioner en tendències i monumental, que aporta un valor sense precedents. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Or és un projecte espectacular i respectat que beneficia molt i fa avançar els límits de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia. Nina & Beni Cadira crea sentiments intensos de desig, evoca passió, fomenta la creativitat i ens fascina.

Behind the Design

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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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