Vortex Fireplace by Dario Sousa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award nga Bulawan in Disenyo sa Muwebles Competition Category.

BulawanMuwebles· 2021

Vortex Fireplace

by Dario Sousa

Client: Vortex

A' Design Award nga Bulawan Winner in Muwebles Category

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The Design

About Vortex Fireplace

Ang Vortex usa ka nagbitay nga fireplace nga gidisenyo alang sa mga publiko ug pribadong luna. Ang dili simetriko nga porma sa Vortex nagpasabot sa deformasyon sa luna ug naghatag sa fireplace og lig-on nga presensya. Ang Vortex nagtanyag og duha ka opsyon sa pagsunog: tradisyonal nga kahoy o awtomatikong bioethanol burner. Ang bersyon nga bioethanol naghatag og tinuod nga siga nga walay aso, abo o baho. Ang Vortex hinimo sa carbon steel, gihulma pinaagi sa laser cutting ug welding, ug gihuman sa heat resistant powder coating. Ang gidak-on sa kainit nga mahatag niini gikan sa 5.9 hangtod sa 10.6 ka kilowatts.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award nga Bulawan

Vortex Fireplace usa ka mananaog sa A' Design Award nga Bulawan, usa ka hilabihan ka prestihiyoso nga pag-ila nga gihatag sa unang-klase, katingalahan, ug bantogan nga mga disenyo. Ang mga mananaog sa Bulawan labihan ka bag-o, daghan og panan-aw, ug nagsidlak nga mga paglalang nga nagpakita sa henyo, kinaadman, ug kahanas sa ilang mga tigdesinyo. Gilauman nga ang Vortex Fireplace mahimong labing gidayeg, nagtakda og uso, ug monumental nga imbento nga naghatag og bili nga wala pa makita. Kini nga disenyo nga nakadaog og A' Design Award nga Bulawan usa ka makapahingangha ug gitahod nga proyekto nga labihan ka mapuslanon ug nagpalapad sa mga utlanan sa arte, siyensya, disenyo, ug teknolohiya. Vortex Fireplace nagmugna og kusog nga mga pagbati sa kaibog, nagpukaw og kahinam, nagdasig sa pagkamamugnaon, ug nagbihag kanato.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Breaking with any definite convention of beauty, Vortex assumes itself as Shelter's brand image, establishing a new paradigm of fire harmony.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimensions: 1620 mm x 595 mm x 600 mm
Package: 1800 mm x 700 mm x 700 mm
Heat Output: 5,9 - 10,6 KW
Tags: Fireplace, Bioethanol, Assimetric, Metal, Suspended
Production Technology: This design was created by hand drawing followed by CAD tech drawing.
Its realization consist in laser cutting and welding technology, and finished by thermo resistent powder coating paintingover its main material, carbon steel.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenges in the Vortex design process are related to the need to develop a fireplace that at the same time fulfills its main function, heating, but without ever neglecting its aesthetic and sustainable aspect, fulfilling all the legal requirements for integration in public and private spaces.
Research: Most of the research carried out in the conception of Vortex, concerns the legal aspects and certification of fireplaces to be integrated in public and private places.
As for the research related to design, it was carried out in order to develop a wood combustion product, in which it is possible to insert an automatic Bioethanol burner. With regard to its visual aspect, Vortex is inspired by the strength of a black hole to suck all the material within reach, resulting in its asymmetrical shape.
Inspiration: The Vortex by Shelter is customized by the lightness of its asymmetrical form, referring to an imagery of space deformation, resulting in its striking image and dominant presence.
Project Duration: The project started in October 2018 in Porto and finished in March 2019 in Porto, and was exhibited in Shelter - New Showroom Presentation in March 2019.
Operation Flow: Voetx presents two different combustion solutions:
Traditional Wood and with a Bioethanol Automatic Burner.
Bioethanol Vortex are a equipment that combine design with the comfort created by the real flame, with the added value of not emitting smoke, they do not create ash or smells.
Team Members: Diana Castro
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Diana Castro, Vortex; 2019
Image #2: Photographer Diana Castro, Vortex; 2019
Image #3: Photographer Diana Castro, Vortex; 2019
Image #4: Photographer Diana Castro, Vortex; 2019
Image #5: Photographer Diana Castro, Vortex; 2019