Vani Silla by Alexandre Kasper is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Bronce in Diseño de Mobiliario Competition Category.

BronceMobiliario· 2021

Vani Silla

by Alexandre Kasper

Client: Kasper.arq (Alexandre Kasper) + CGS Móveis

A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Mobiliario Category

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The Design

About Vani Silla

La Silla Vani fue diseñada basándose en técnicas de carpintería escandinava, con un cojín interno que apoya correctamente la zona lumbar, funciona en ambientes de comedor y como sillón para espacios pequeños, ajustándose según las necesidades del usuario. La idea de un producto que optimiza el espacio combinado con las técnicas de la carpintería brasileña y escandinava, ocultando toda la parte del tapizado, aprovechando el poder tecnológico, explora mecanizados complejos para que la linealidad se encuentre perfectamente en el producto.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronce

Vani Silla ha ganado el A' Design Award de Bronce, un reconocimiento sumamente prestigioso concedido a diseños sobresalientes que se distinguen por su creatividad, ingenio y astucia. Los ganadores de Bronce son artefactos ampliamente hábiles y sorprendentemente creativos que acreditan la vasta experiencia, imaginación e ingeniosidad de sus diseñadores. Se espera que Vani Silla sea un objeto muy apreciado, admirado y querido, notablemente profesional e innovador. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Bronce incorpora las mejores prácticas del arte, la ciencia, el diseño y la tecnología, y es excelente por su atención al detalle. Vani Silla satisface espléndidamente las necesidades, toca los deseos, encanta los sentimientos y atrae la curiosidad.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: With a complex machining, the Vani chair unites the highest manufacturing power, machined in 5 axes, its anatomical backrest in wood plus its joint in finger join behind the resistance and main lashing of the product, its turned back feet function as industrial pillars, already the upholstered part fills the comfort that the armchair indicates having an inner cushion that chambers the lumbar bringing immediate comfort to the user.
Dimensions & Packaging: 600mm.x600mm.x810mm.
Tags: armchair, chair, vani, comfort, joinery, brazilian design, inspiration, minimalism
Production Technology: Vani chair developed through machines with 5 flexing axes, promoting the greatest complexity of the product, joints with finger system and Brazilian joinery technique.
Design Challenge: The biggest difficulty was to develop an ergonomic backrest, changing the part of the idea that armchairs need cushions, we integrated it into the backrest, bringing the same comfort to the backrest with a minimalism in its design.
Research: The concept used was the idea of a product that optimizes space combined with the techniques of Brazilian and Scandinavian carpentry, and hiding the entire part of the tapestry, the idea was to optimize both the construction and the use of the product making it a unique and comfortable product.
Inspiration: The Vani Chair was designed based on Scandinavian woodworking techniques, with the ergonomics of the chair more inclined than the conventional one, making it more comfortable to sit, read, watch or talk.
Project Duration: started in October 2019 and completed in December 2020
Operation Flow: A Vani chair was developed with maximum comfort, with a cushion that projects the lumbar correctly, it works in dining room environments and as armchairs for small environments, adjusting according to the customer's need.
Patents: Alexendare Kasper, 2020, KASPER.ARQ PARTNERSHIP CGS MÓVEIS
Team Members: Alexandre Kasper
Image Credits: Alexandre Kasper Brazilian designer in partnership with CGS Móveis