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Silhouette Cadair Fwyta by Joana Santos Barbosa

Silhouette Cadair Fwyta by Joana Santos Barbosa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Gwobr Haearn A' Design Award in Dylunio Dodrefn Competition Category.


HaearnDodrefn· 2024

Silhouette Cadair Fwyta

by Joana Santos Barbosa

Client: InsidherLand

Gwobr Haearn A' Design Award Winner in Dodrefn Category

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The Design

About Silhouette Cadair Fwyta

Wedi'i dylunio gan y Pensaer Joana Santos Barbosa, mae Silhouette yn gadair fwyta drawiadol sy'n atgoffa o gromliniau synhwyraidd menyw. Wedi'i dylanwadu gan artistiaid yr ugeinfed ganrif a beintiodd sawl realiti mewn un dimensiwn, megis cerddorion ag offerynnau fel rhan o'u cyrff eu hunain, corffododd Joana y dimensiwn cyfun hwn mewn dyluniad eithriadol o gain. Mae'r strwythur tywyll yn datgelu symudiad cluniau menyw sy'n eistedd ar y gwrthrych, tra bod y sedd grom yn tynnu gwên wahoddgar. Mae Silhouette yn dwyn naratif a symbolaeth ac yn wirioneddol gyfareddol.

The Recognition

About the Gwobr Haearn A' Design Award

Mae Silhouette Cadair Fwyta yn enillydd Gwobr Haearn A' Design Award, cydnabyddiaeth fawreddog a roddir i ddyluniadau da sydd yn bodloni'r gofynion proffesiynol a diwydiannol a ddisgwylir gan greadigaethau wedi'u dylunio'n dda. Mae enillwyr Haearn yn dangos medrusrwydd mawr, arbenigedd uchel, dealltwriaeth arbenigol a gallu creadigol eu crewyr. Disgwylir i Silhouette Cadair Fwyta fod yn greadigaeth uchel ei bri, a edmygir ac a anwylir, sydd yn ymarferol ac yn arloesol. Mae'r dyluniad buddugol hwn o Wobr Haearn A' Design Award yn integreiddio arferion gorau'r diwydiant ac mae ganddo nodweddion technegol cymwys wedi'u cysylltu â gwybodaeth ymarferol a dawn. Parchir Silhouette Cadair Fwyta am ei drylwyredd ac fe'i dyluniwyd i ddarparu gwelliannau ansawdd bywyd sydd yn helpu i wneud y byd yn lle gwell.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Silhouette is a surreal reminiscence of a woman's sensual curves that arise designed in an eye catching dining chair.
The slightly curved seat draws an inviting smile that harmonizes with the structure, revealing the movement of the hips, as parts of a female body. Silhouette shows contours of a mysterious profile and presents the observer with feminine sensuality.
Dimensions & Packaging
Height 87cm
Width 46cm
Depth 53cm
Seat Height 48cm
Tags
diningchair, chair, silhouette, luxurychair, organicdesign, modernchair, moderndesign, luxuryfurniture
Production Technology
Beech wood structure frame with translucent dark brown finish in high gloss varnish and luxury soft fabric with gold accents.
Design Challenge
The creative process of this chair was one of the most "suffered" among the pieces in Joana Santos Barbosa's portfolio. In fact, the design of this chair took more than two years to be completed between back and forth in the process because it carries such a strong symbolism that she wanted to transform it into a clean and sensual design.
The beech wood structure was hand crafted and carved to bring to mind the profile of a female body and was given a translucent brown finish that naturally stands out on the soft beige upholstery with fine golden threads that represent the delicacy of the female personality.
Research
The design of the Silhouette dining chair was influenced by the sensuality of a woman's curves. Both the woman and the functional object seem to merge naturally. It is thus possible to admire this integration in the surrounding perspectives of the chair, with special focus on the back, in which we identify parts of a body that seem to be living in the object.

The creative process was based on some works by twentieth century painters who applied the same technique of representing people and objects in a single dimension. However, working on the design of the chair in three dimensions, its development was carried out in full-scale prototypes, in order to get a functional and sensual final design that conveyed all its inspiration in an elegant look.
Inspiration
The representation of several realities seen simultaneously from a single point of view has become fascinating for several twentieth century artists like Paul Klee who drawn musicians and fragments of their musical instruments as an integral part of their own bodies.
The joint dimension of people and objects strongly influenced the Silhouette dining chair, whose elegant wooden structure uncovers parts of a woman’s body who sits on it.
Project Duration
Since the first sketch, the design took more than two years to be fully developed. The production is entirely made in the city of Porto, located in the north of Portugal.
Operation Flow
Being a chair made of a single structure in solid wood, the object cannot be manipulated to acquire other forms. This chair was specially designed for dining spaces that appreciate the high quality of manual manufacturing processes and luxurious finishes.
Patents
© InsidherLand
Image Credits
© InsidherLand | All images are InsidherLand property

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