Bengalas Spadserestok by Alvaro Wolmer is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award i Sølv in Begrænset Oplag og Specialdesign Competition Category.
SølvBegrænset Oplag· 2022
Bengalas Spadserestok
Client: Álvaro Wolmer Movelaria Fina Ltda.
A' Design Award i Sølv Winner in Begrænset Oplag Category
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The Design
About Bengalas Spadserestok
Bengalas er en kollektion af spadserestokke fremstillet af rød eller hvid eg. Håndtagene fås i en C-form eller en T-form. Spadserestokke til mænd har en diameter på 25 mm, mens spadserestokke til kvinder er slankere med en diameter på 22 mm. Længden fremstilles efter bestilling. Egetræet er FSC-certificeret. Alle håndtag er forstærket med jacaranda paulista, et brasiliansk hjemmehørende træ. Overfladerne er behandlet med tungolie. De udskiftelige spidser er fremstillet af aluminium og lamineret gummi for en stabil kontakt med underlaget.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award i Sølv
Bengalas Spadserestok er vinder af A' Design Award i Sølv, en usædvanligt prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles designs i topklasse, som er pragtfulde og imponerende. Sølvvinderne er enormt geniale og overordentlig kreative værker, der illustrerer deres designeres fremragende ekspertise, talent og skarpsindighed. Bengalas Spadserestok forventes at være et vidunderligt udstillingsværk, der er bemærkelsesværdigt professionelt og dybt innovativt. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Sølv, er en højst bemærkelsesværdig, beundret opfindelse, som gavner og flytter grænserne for kunst, videnskab, design og teknologi. Bengalas Spadserestok er en skabelse, som mange misunder, og som vækker begær, bringer positive følelser og antænder forundring og undren.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The walking sticks are made to perfection of best quality red or white oak. Handles can have a C shape or a T shape. Walking sticks for men have a diameter of 25 mm; walking sticks for women are a little slimmer: 22 mm of diameter. The oak is FSC certified. All the handles of our walking sticks are reinforced with jacaranda paulista (Machaerium villosum), a Brazilian native wood. The walking sticks are finished, basically, with tung oil. The replaceable tips are made of aluminum and laminated rubber.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Walking sticks for men have a diameter of 25 mm; walking sticks for women are a little slimmer: 22 mm of diameter. The oak is FSC certified. The length is custom made. MDF Package: 105 cm long x 20 cm wide x 3.6 cm thick.
- Tags
- walking stick, cane, luxury walking stick, wooden walking stick, fine walking stick, fine cane, de luxe walking stick, de luxe cane
- Production Technology
- The walking sticks are produced by fine artisans with regular woodworking machines and techniques, plus a CNC router to shape them and the MDF package. The replaceable tips are made of aluminum and laminated rubber. The aluminum parts are produced in a CNC lathe and anodized in black. The scientific names of the two woods are laser engraved. The walking sticks are finished with tung oil. The oak is FSC certified.
- Design Challenge
- Very few things are older in the history of humankind than a walking stick. At the present time, it was a real challenge to create something just a little better or slightly different from many many walking sticks. Having said that, I think I have created a walking stick that gathers several qualities: beauty, warmth, discretion, lightness, durability, and good design.
- Research
- I basically researched on the Internet. I saw thousands of walking sticks/canes before start making my own designs. From the very beginning, I wanted to have a walking stick: (1) of solid wood, (2) pleasant to touch, (3) with a decent tip (4) durable. The walking sticks are made of laminated oak and jacaranda paulista. The purpose: no joins, stability, and strength. The walking sticks have non slippery, replaceable and elegant tips.
- Inspiration
- I have been making fine furniture for almost 4 decades. Some old clients became my friends, and every now and then asked me to make a walking stick. I made one, two, three, and realized that there is not an actual fine walking stick in the market, in Brazil or abroad. That was my inspiration. The C handle is a classic. The T handle is my design.
- Project Duration
- The project started in Sao Paulo in January 2016 and ended in São Paulo in January 2021.
- Operation Flow
- Oak wood is a very special material for the walking sticks: it is strong, beautiful, warm in the winter, fresh in the summer. I have heard from many buyers: "I love my walking stick. When I am not walking with her, I have her on my lap” or “I love to have my walking stick in my hands, even when I am not using it”.
- Patents
- The design was registred in IAB - Instituto dos Arquitetos do Brasil.
- Team Members
- Designer: Alvaro Wolmer
Master Woodworker: Daniel Lavaroni
Master Woodworker: José de Deus Rocha - Image Credits
- All photos were taken by Ding Musa.
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