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Book Sedia by Cass Saldanha

Book Sedia by Cass Saldanha is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award di Bronzu in Disignu di Mubilia Competition Category.


BronzuMubilia· 2026

Book Sedia

by Cass Saldanha

Client: SAL+Co

A' Design Award di Bronzu Winner in Mubilia Category

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The Design

About Book Sedia

Book hè una sedia chì pò ancu tene è mette in mostra un libru apertu. U cuncettu hè un studiu sculturale di geometria è di simetria, è ogni angulu hè calculatu cù cura. Book hè fattu di quercia bianca massiccia è di noce europea. Un discu centrale di quercia àncura a struttura induve trè gambe angulate cunvergenu. Quattru aste d'ottone allevianu a tensione à e ghjunture chjave è aghjunghjenu stabilità. Ogni superficia hè finita à a manu cù olii naturali, chì danu una testura opaca è cunservanu a sensazione di u legnu. L'altezza di a seduta hè di 450 millimetri.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award di Bronzu

Book Sedia hè un vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Bronzu, una ricunniscenza assai prestigiosa attribuita à i disegni eccellenti chì si distinguenu per a creatività, l'ingegnu è l'acutezza. I vincitori di Bronzu sò artefatti largamente abili è sorprendentemente creativi chì autenticanu a vasta sperienza, l'imaginazione è l'ingegnosità di i so disegnatori. Si aspetta chì Book Sedia sia un oggettu assai apprezzatu, ammiratu è caru, rimarchevulemente prufessiunale è innuvatore. Stu disegnu vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Bronzu incorpora e migliori pratiche di l'arte, di a scienza, di u disegnu è di a tecnulugia è hè eccellente per l'attinzione à i detaglii. Book Sedia suddisfa splendidamente i bisogni, tocca i disideri, incanta i sentimenti è chjama a curiusità.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
The Bookchair is more than a stool or a chair. It is a sculptural study in geometry and symmetry. Every angle is meticulously calculated to bridge the gap between furniture and art. While its 18-inch height offers utility, its true purpose is to cradle an open book, an invitation to slow down and reflect. More than a functional object, it is a quiet gesture of intentionality, designed for those who value both form and the written word.
Dimensions & Packaging
Materials:
European Walnut, White Oak, Brass solid rod.

Dimensions:

Width: 575 mm
Depth: 300 mm
Height: 735 mm
Seat Height: 450 mm
Tags
Stool, Chair, Brazilian, Wood, Symmetry, Sculpture
Production Technology
Crafted from solid white oak and European walnut, the Bookchair balances warmth with structural depth. A central oak disc anchors the piece, distributing force where three angled legs converge. For engineered stability, four 1/3" brass rods act as discreet tension relievers at key junctions. Each surface is hand-finished with natural oils, creating a matte, luminous texture that preserves the wood's tactile essence. It is a marriage of meticulous joinery and organic materiality.
Inspiration
Guided by geometry and architectural symmetry, the Bookchair is a study in visual clarity. Inspired by Lina Bo Bardi, whose furniture blended modernist rigor with Brazilian vernacular and handcraft. It blends modernist rigor with Brazilian cultural honesty. This piece honors Brazilian modernism through a balance of function and sculptural form. Whether supporting an open book or standing alone, it exists at the intersection of utility and art. An object to be used, and one to be contemplated.
Project Duration
Conceived in Miami in May 2023, this project was prototyped over two months and completed in July 2023. It is an exclusive one-of-one piece; all remaining prototypes were destroyed in July 2023.
Operation Flow
The Bookchair can be used as a normal stool seating functionality, but also can serve as a book display.
Patents
Copyrights belong to Cass Saldanha, 2024.
Team Members
Cass Saldanha

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