Less is More Sedia by Roberta Rampazzo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award d'Argentu in Disignu di Mubilia Competition Category.

ArgentuMubilia· 2022

Less is More Sedia

by Roberta Rampazzo

Client: Roberta Rampazzo

A' Design Award d'Argentu Winner in Mubilia Category

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The Design

About Less is More Sedia

L'ispirazione per sta catedra era un riassuntu di a pandemia sperimentata in l'ultimi anni è e lezioni amparate. U disignu hà sempre rapprisintatu l'aspettu suciale, è oghje un pruduttu deve rapprisintà questi elementi chjave cum'è cunfortu, senza eccessi, è sustenibilità più chè mai. A simplicità hè spessu u più difficiule di ottene. Per esse simplice hè necessariu eliminà l'eccessi è l'innecessarii è questu puderia esse realizatu in a vita è ancu in u disignu. U risultatu hè una sedia minimalista, elegante è sustenibile.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argentu

Less is More Sedia hè un vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award d'Argentu, una ricunniscenza straordinariamente prestigiosa attribuita à i disegni di alta gamma, splendidi è impressiunanti. I vincitori d'Argentu sò opere tremendamente brillanti è estremamente creative chì illustranu l'espertisa, u talentu è l'acutezza eccezziunali di i so disegnatori. Si aspetta chì Less is More Sedia sia una opera maravigliosa di mostra, rimarchevulemente prufessiunale è prufondamente innuvatrice. Stu disegnu vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award d'Argentu hè una invenzione assai nutevule è ammirata chì benefizia è allarga i limiti di l'arte, di a scienza, di u disegnu è di a tecnulugia. Less is More Sedia hè una creazione assai invidiata chì evoca disideri, introduce sentimenti pusitivi è accende stupore è maraviglia.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The concept of the chair was based on important aspects of a good design, such as comfort, quality, and sustainable values. Nowadays a product needs to represent more than ever these key elements. This concept makes this chair unique along with its minimalist lines.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 550 mm x Depth 620 mm x Height 760mm
Tags: Chair, wood, minimalist, simple, comfortable, sustainable
Production Technology: Produced in 2021. It took a few months to develop the prototype and to achieve the best results. The chair is handmade using sustainable wood and has a high-quality level.
Design Challenge: To reach the expected result, it was necessary to make several adjustments to the prototype. The piece has a backrest with anatomical and organic curves. Both the curvature of the wood and how to adjust the foam and seams were challenging. The goal was to create a piece with a high level of comfort and light lines.
Research: We use handmade woodcraft technic, including bending wood.
We also have to research bout seams and finishing.
Inspiration: A summary of the pandemic experienced in recent years and the lessons learned. The design has always represented social aspects and nowadays a product needs to represent more than ever these key elements such as comfort, not excess, and sustainability. This concept was the inspiration for this chair. The lines are minimalist and simple but still invite the user to sit down and enjoy the present moment.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2021 in Sao Paulo Brazil and finished in October 2021, It was launched in Firma casa, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Operation Flow: This is a regular use chair.
Image Credits: Fernanda Nunes