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Nina & Beni Sedia by Andres Marino Maza

Nina & Beni Sedia by Andres Marino Maza is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award d'Oru in Disignu di Mubilia Competition Category.


OruMubilia· 2020

Nina & Beni Sedia

by Andres Marino Maza

Client: Marinomaza

A' Design Award d'Oru Winner in Mubilia Category

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The Design

About Nina & Beni Sedia

Nina & Beni hè una sedia di legnu massicciu ispirata da e forme di e strutture di i battelli di legnu. Duie strisce piegate à u vapore si stendenu in cantilever sopra à u sedile, servendu prima da gambe, poi da bracciali, è infine dendu forma à a zona lumbare. A sedia hè fatta di frassu, ciligiu, quercia o nuciolu chì venenu da fureste gestite in modu sustenibile, è hè finita cù olii è cere naturali. Stampi tagliati nantu à una macchina à cinque assi guidanu a piegatura à vapore è a laminazione di e strisce di legnu. U sedile hè amovibile è intercambiabile. U metudu di furmatura limiteghja u sprecu di materiale.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Oru

Nina & Beni Sedia hè un vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award d'Oru, una ricunniscenza immensamente prestigiosa attribuita à i disegni di prima categuria, maravigliosi è straordinarii. I vincitori d'Oru sò creazioni estremamente innuvatrici, assai visiunarie è lucentemente abbagliante chì riflettenu u geniu, a saviezza è l'abilità di i so disegnatori. Si aspetta chì Nina & Beni Sedia sia una invenzione assai elogiata, pionera di tendenze è monumentale, chì furnisce un valore senza precedente. Stu disegnu vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award d'Oru hè un prughjettu spettaculare è rispettatu chì benefizia assai è allarga i limiti di l'arte, di a scienza, di u disegnu è di a tecnulugia. Nina & Beni Sedia crea sentimenti intensi di disideriu, evoca passione, incuraghjisce a creatività è ci affascina.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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/
All video and other content done by designer

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