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Tomeo Cadair Fetelaidd Awyr Agored by Hugo Charlet Berguerand

Tomeo Cadair Fetelaidd Awyr Agored by Hugo Charlet Berguerand is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Gwobr Arian A' Design Award in Dylunio Dodrefn Competition Category.


ArianDodrefn· 2020

Tomeo Cadair Fetelaidd Awyr Agored

by Hugo Charlet Berguerand

Client: Hugo Charlet Design Studio

Gwobr Arian A' Design Award Winner in Dodrefn Category

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The Design

About Tomeo Cadair Fetelaidd Awyr Agored

Yn ystod y 60au, datblygodd dylunwyr gweledigaethol y dodrefn plastig cyntaf. Arweiniodd talent y dylunwyr ynghyd ag amlochredd y sylwedd at ei anhepgor. Daeth dylunwyr a defnyddwyr yn gaeth iddo. Heddiw, rydyn ni'n gwybod ei beryglon amgylcheddol. Yn dal i fod, mae terasau bwytai yn parhau i fod wedi'u llenwi â chadeiriau plastig. Mae hyn oherwydd nad yw'r farchnad yn cynnig llawer o ddewis arall. Mae'r byd dylunio yn parhau i fod yn denau ei boblogaeth gyda gweithgynhyrchwyr dodrefn dur, hyd yn oed weithiau'n ailgyhoeddi dyluniadau o ddiwedd y 19eg ganrif ... Yma daw genedigaeth Tomeo: cadair ddur fodern, ysgafn a staciadwy.

The Recognition

About the Gwobr Arian A' Design Award

Mae Tomeo Cadair Fetelaidd Awyr Agored yn enillydd Gwobr Arian A' Design Award, cydnabyddiaeth hynod fawreddog a roddir i ddyluniadau o'r radd uchaf, hardd a thrawiadol. Mae enillwyr Arian yn weithiau tra disglair a hynod greadigol sydd yn darlunio arbenigedd, dawn a chraffter rhagorol eu dylunwyr. Disgwylir i Tomeo Cadair Fetelaidd Awyr Agored fod yn waith gwych ac esiampl, yn nodedig o broffesiynol ac yn ddwfn arloesol. Mae'r dyluniad buddugol hwn o Wobr Arian A' Design Award yn ddyfais hynod nodedig a edmygir sydd yn elwa ac yn symud ymlaen ffiniau celf, gwyddoniaeth, dylunio a thechnoleg. Mae Tomeo Cadair Fetelaidd Awyr Agored yn greadigaeth y cenfigennir wrthi yn eang, sydd yn deffro dyheadau, yn cyflwyno teimladau cadarnhaol ac yn cynnau rhyfeddod a syndod.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Tomeo’s structure has a surprising and innovative geometry which clearly differentiates it from other products on the market. It is as if the skeleton of the chair has come out of its body, the seat is narrower than the backrest at the rear and the chair legs jut out towards the sides. The armrests protrude from the backrest at a forty-five-degree angle to meet the front chair legs. The feet of which are directly below the front edge of the seat giving the impression that the seat and the backrest are suspended inside the structure.
Dimensions & Packaging
510 x 560 x 820 without armrests
590 x 550 x 820 with armrests
Tags
chair, furniture, design, outdoor, metal, elegant, outdoor furniture, decoration, chairs, armchair.
Production Technology
The above photos show Tomeo’s prototypes made from plastic tubes and 3D printed pieces assembled together. The seat is made from rubber and from plastic rods for the second version. The real chair will be made from bended steel pipes welded together and the seat will be made from metallic rods or plastic rubber.
Design Challenge
The challenge was to give Tomeo a shape that would clearly differentiate it from existing products but that would still not be beyond what the consumer would accept in terms of innovation. In addition, I worked to make this innovative structure equally as robust as that of traditional chairs and to build the 1:1 prototypes.
Research
My design process strongly relied on my intuition coupled with a great knowledge and understanding of the history of furniture design. Everyday life, society, my imagination, my history and my dreams are all ingredients for my subconscious soup. If my designs reveal indisputably a part of myself they are also a reflection of the world we are living in.
Inspiration
This design takes its inspiration from the meticulous and exhaustive observation of contemporary furniture market, as well as from trends and aesthetic language evolution. The initial goal wasn't only to achieve an appealing appearance but also to propose a unique geometry that will differentiate Tomeo from all other chairs of its category.
Project Duration
This project started in 2019 and was finished in 2020 in Milan.
Operation Flow
Tomeo’s uniqueness comes from its original structure. Considerable attention was dedicated to the look, which had to be simple but contemporary. Many pieces of metallic furniture on the market are strongly inspired from older designs from the 20th century. Tomeo is truly different from what already exists because the design itself questions the traditional chair structure. It was also designed to be light and stackable to meet essential consumer needs.
Image Credits
image #1: Photographer Hugo Charlet berguerand, tomeo, 2020.
image #2: Photographer Hugo Charlet berguerand, tomeo, 2020.
image #3: Photographer Hugo Charlet berguerand, tomeo, 2020.
image #4: Photographer Hugo Charlet berguerand, tomeo, 2020.
image #5: Photographer Hugo Charlet berguerand, tomeo, 2020.

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