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Panca Rivola Udendørsbænk by Andrea Brunazzi

Panca Rivola Udendørsbænk by Andrea Brunazzi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award i Sølv in Møbeldesign Competition Category.


SølvMøbler· 2022

Panca Rivola Udendørsbænk

by Andrea Brunazzi

Client: Rivola

A' Design Award i Sølv Winner in Møbler Category

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The Design

About Panca Rivola Udendørsbænk

Panca Rivola er en udendørsbænk designet til parker, haver og andre offentlige rum. Bænken er en enkelt monolitisk blok med en organisk form, der minder om sten, som er blevet glattet af tid og vejr. Panca Rivola er fremstillet af genanvendt marmorpulver, så flere farver kan produceres. Blokken vejer 650 kilogram, modstår hærværk og kan vaskes. Den buede base gør det muligt at placere den sikkert på ujævnt underlag. Et matchende sæde uden ryglæn i samme materiale er tilgængeligt, og en version i poleret stål fremstilles på bestilling.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Sølv

Panca Rivola Udendørsbænk 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. Panca Rivola Udendørsbænk 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. Panca Rivola Udendørsbænk 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
Rivola: Monolithic seat, organic design. It was designed to be positioned outdoors (parks, gardens, etc.). It has no problems if the ground on which it rests is not level.
A seat designed to integrate with the natural landscape, a shape that seems shaped by time and atmospheric agents, a monolith, a sculpture.
There is also the version in polished steel which is produced to order.
Dimensions & Packaging
Length 180 cm
High 43 cm
Depth 60 cm
Tags
Bench, seat, nature, marble, stone, natural shape
Production Technology
Rivola is made of reassembled marble powder (in PDM) and therefore can be produced in various colors.
The bench was also designed to resist vandalism; it is a full block of 650 kg, it can be washed. It is possible to combine the coordinated pouf of the same material.
Design Challenge
An object that is easy to make was studied, which had a low production cost, which used natural materials, which met the criteria of comfort, easy positioning, which integrated well into the environment by being able to decide on the color and the stone used. A project that might seem simple and intuitive but that has solved a number of technical difficulties. The success of the object can be seen from the sales numbers that continue with enthusiasm over the years.
Research
The Italian landscape inspires creativity to create an object in recycled stone, granite, marble; shapes smoothed by time and atmospheric agents, wrinkled, rough surfaces, polished by water. Rivola was created to integrate into the environment and become part of it. The project had to be easily reproducible in series possibly with various colors and have a low production cost.
Inspiration
The Italian landscape inspires the creation of artifacts that rework the sensations transmitted by the most varied rocks, from granite to marble, smooth or rough surfaces that can be reproduced on the seat, also obviating functional problems. A natural shape but reproduced in a serial way with the possibility of coloring it "in paste".
Project Duration
The project started in 2010 in Torino, the cooperation with Metalco (the producer) is still alive. Rivola was exhibited in London on 2011 at Design 100% London. The bench continues to be sold all over the world, Europe, Asia, the Americas etc.
Operation Flow
A seat designed to integrate with the natural landscape, a shape that seems shaped by time and atmospheric agents, a monolith, a sculpture.
Team Members
Andrea Brunazzi
Image Credits
Main Image Image #1 : Andrea Voltolina
Image #3 : Andrea Voltolina
Image #1 : Ada Brunazzi
Image #2 : Ada Brunazzi
Image #4 : Ada Brunazzi

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