Walky Ĉefa Funkcio: Seĝo by Armando Mora Medina is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Bronza A' Design Award in Mebla Dezajno Competition Category.
BronzoMebloj· 2021
Walky Ĉefa Funkcio: Seĝo
Client: Viviane & Armando Design
Bronza A' Design Award Winner in Mebloj Category
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About Walky Ĉefa Funkcio: Seĝo
Teksto de la Libro: Walky estas seĝo dizajnita por alporti senton de movado en internajn spacojn. La formo kaptas la momenton de piediranta homo, kaj pluraj seĝoj metitaj kune kreas impreson de dinamikeco kaj socia aktiveco. La malantaŭaj piedoj finiĝas per formitaj lignaj ŝuoj, kiuj donas al la seĝo ludeman karakteron. Walky estas farita el solida frakseno kaj juglando. La centra konektilo estas fleksita-laminita ligno, freza kaj forma per mano. La sidilo estas tranĉita per CNC-maŝino, dum la dorsapogilo, piedoj, strukturo kaj ŝuoj estas formitaj kaj torneitaj permane. La seĝo mezuras 500 mm en larĝo, 590 mm en profundo kaj 790 mm en alto.
The Recognition
About the Bronza A' Design Award
Walky Ĉefa Funkcio: Seĝo estas gajninto de la Bronza A' Design Award, tre prestiĝa rekono donata al elstaraj dezajnoj distingitaj per kreemo, ingenieco kaj sagaco. La Bronzaj gajnintoj estas abunde lertaj kaj frape kreemaj artefaktoj, kiuj aŭtentikigas la vastan sperton, imagpovon kaj elturniĝemon de siaj dezajnistoj. Oni atendas, ke Walky Ĉefa Funkcio: Seĝo estu tre estimata, admirata kaj ŝatata objekto, kiu estas rimarkinde profesia kaj nova. Ĉi tiu dezajno gajninta la Bronzan A' Design Award enkorpigas plej bonajn praktikojn en arto, scienco, dezajno kaj teknologio, kaj estas bonega pro sia atento al detaloj. Walky Ĉefa Funkcio: Seĝo bonege kontentigas bezonojn, tuŝas dezirojn, ĉarmas sentojn kaj allogas scivolemon.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Walky is a chair that challenges the rigidity and monotony existing in design by adding movement and energy over conventional motionless designs. This chair re-defines today's models with three main drivers: Curiosity, Interaction, and Personality.
Walky expresses itself uniquely to every user and evokes emotional memories and connections through its playful walking shoes, transforming the personal interaction with its users into a unique dialogue and memorable moments. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Width: 500mm
Depth: 590mm
Height: 790mm - Tags
- Chair, Bistro, Moving, Walking, Playful, Character, Shoes
- Production Technology
- Solid ash and walnut.
Bent-laminated wood routered and hand-shaped to make the central connector of the chair.
Hand-shaped backrest.
CNC Seat
Hand-turned legs, structure, and shoes. - Design Challenge
- The hardest part of this project was bringing the idea to life. The design has no flat surfaces or edges, so the construction of the prototype required of previous study mock-ups and high precision craftsmanship to make it possible.
It was a challenge to make the central bent piece that connects the chair parts and to make it look like a dowel. Also, it was tricky to find the right woods and type of joints for the back legs resistant enough to support the weights required. - Research
- A thorough secondary and comparative research, of what the market offered and why the chair design world is where it is, indicated a void in motion and personality in chair design. Most of the chair designs only vary through shape and materials and does not address the personal dialogue with the user psyche. Sitting is a personal and dynamic activity, and it makes no sense why the chair design is so static and lacks interaction and dialogue between user and product.
- Inspiration
- The human has forgotten how to build community, he designs and produces individualistic objects continuously, not focusing on the importance of social and human connections in today's world. Additionally, movement is an essential component of life, and today's pandemic situation has exposed it as a critical void that design must incorporate into interiors. Walky Chair captures the moment of a person walking, and multiplied within a space, provides a sense of dynamism and social activity.
- Project Duration
- This project started in September 2019 and finished in November 2019 in Savannah, GA. It got the 2020 NYCxDesign Award in the student category and will be part of the SaloneSatellite 2021 Exhibition.
- Operation Flow
- Walky is a comfortable ergonomic chair made for personal and social activity. The experience the user has when sitting on it is unique, and it varies from person to person. The chair brings back infinite memories, connects with people because of its human attributes, and brings an energetic, playful character to any place it touches. The back legs, combined with the shoes, and their position, make the chair feel light and moving. Walky is a chair that evokes movement without moving.
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