Press Release
Nina & Beni Chair by Andres Marino Maza Is Granted the Golden A' Design Award in Furniture Design
Andres Marino Maza honored for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ Nina & Beni Chair by Andres Marino Maza, designed for Marinomaza, has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Golden A' Design Award
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
More About Nina & Beni Chair
Nina & Beni is a solid wood chair inspired by the forms of wooden boat structures. Two steam-bent strips cantilever over the seat, serving first as legs, then as armrests, and finally shaping to the lumbar area. The chair is made of ash, cherry, oak or walnut from sustainably sourced forests, and is finished with natural oils and waxes. Molds cut on a five axis machine guide the steam bending and the lamination of the wood strips. The seat is removable and interchangeable. The shaping method limits material waste.
About Andres Marino Maza
Andres Marino Maza is a Spanish architect and designer raised in Washington, DC. In 2018 Andres launches MARINOMAZA Studio, a design firm focused on developing unique furniture, lighting and Architecture. Ecology and sustainability in the products they design is a primary focus of the firm.
Award Record
With this recognition, Andres Marino Maza is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Furniture Design Award
The A' Furniture Design Award is an international furniture competition recognizing good furniture designs by best furniture designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to furniture designers, product designers, industrial design studios and furniture brands from all countries. Entries typically include chairs, tables, sofas, beds, cabinets and shelves. Awarded furniture designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/furniture
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/99803
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/99803
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!99803
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/271495
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://marinomaza.com/chairs/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Nina & Beni Chair
- Function
- Chair
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Rosy Brown, Saddle Brown, Light Gray, Dim Gray and Tan
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Marinomaza
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Andres Marino Maza
- Country
- Spain
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #99803
Credits
- Image Credits
- Photographs taken by https://www.uxio.es/ All video and other content done by designer
Design Details
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Challenge
- The most difficult part was designing and building the 3 dimensional molds needed to build the chair.
- Realization and 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.
- Operation and Interaction
- Solid wood chair meant to last a lifetime Seat is removable and interchangeable.
- Project Duration and Location
- This project started in September 2019, was exhibited at The Stockholm Furniture fair in January then at the London design fair in September
- Specifications
- 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
- Keywords
- Steam bending, solid wood, sustainable, chair design
