Lavvu Mahai Txiki by Dorian Asscherick is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award in Altzari Diseinua Competition Category.

BrontzeAltzariak· 2023

Lavvu Mahai Txiki

by Dorian Asscherick

Client: Dorian Asscherick

Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award Winner in Altzariak Category

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The Design

About Lavvu Mahai Txiki

Lavvu-n inspiratuta, Eskandinavia iparraldeko samiek erabiltzen duten behin-behineko etxebizitza, The Lavvu kafe-mahaiak arintasuna eta erabilera malgua azpimarratzen ditu. Inspiratu zituzten karpa nomadak bezala, Lavvu mahaiak etengabe aldatzen ari diren bizimodu, ohitura eta eskaerei azkar erantzuteko diseinatu dira. Forma konikoa eta egurrezko xaflak sami tradizioaren erreferentzia argia badira, koloreek elur-oreinen larruak gogorarazten dituzte. Desmuntatzeko errazak, erabiltzaileari erraz birziklatzeko aukera ematen diote bizitzaren amaieran.

The Recognition

About the Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award

Lavvu Mahai Txiki Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award irabazlea da, sormenak, asmamenak eta zorroztasunak bereizten dituzten diseinu bikainei ematen zaien aitorpen oso prestijiotsua. Brontze-mailako irabazleak trebetasunez beteriko eta nabarmenki sortzaileak diren artefaktuak dira, beren diseinatzaileen esperientzia zabala, irudimena eta ekimena egiaztatzen dutenak. Lavvu Mahai Txiki oso estimatua, miretsia eta maitea den objektua izatea espero da, nabarmenki profesionala eta berritzailea dena. Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award irabazi duen diseinu honek artearen, zientziaren, diseinuaren eta teknologiaren praktika onenak biltzen ditu eta xehetasunei ematen dien arretagatik bikaina da. Lavvu Mahai Txiki beharrak bikain asetzen dituen, desirak ukitzen dituen, sentimenduak xarmatzen dituen eta jakin-mina erakartzen duen lana da.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Lavvu coffee tables are small tables
inspired by the Sami culture that underscores
lightness and flexible use. They are designed
to respond quickly to constantly changing
lifestyles, habits and requirements.
They were also created with an easy
disassembly in mind. It is therefore easy to
recycle the materials of these tables which
makes it more ecological.
Dimensions & Packaging: The lowest table has a width of 700mm, a depth of 700 mm and a height of 362mm, its base measures 431mm, the table top has a diameter of 700mm.
The tallest table has a width of 550mm, a depth of 550mm and a height of 552mm, its base measures 461mm, the table top has a diameter of 550mm.
Tags: Table, outdoor, indoor, coffee table, sami, nomad, ecological, disassembly, furniture, lavvu
Production Technology: To create the steel part, it was necessary to cut a sheet metal with a laser cutter. Those metal parts were then welded together to form circles.
To make the wooden legs, the wood was first prepared and leveled . The boards were then cut into slats. These slats were then milled to make small notches where the metal parts are found. The wood that was used is teak because of its exceptional resistance to atmospheric agents.
The HPL table top was cut using a CNC equipped with a tool designed for these panels. Finally the metal parts were lacquered and then assembled with the wooden legs and the table top.
Design Challenge: Being a member of a culture deemed to be dominant it is important for me to mention as much as possible and to pay homage to the cultures from which I am inspired to no fall into cultural appropriation. On the other side cultural appreciation is when you earnestly seek to learn about or explore a different culture. In this context , I learned. I listened. And I strived to understand. I seeked to honor the beliefs and traditions of the Sami which people I drew inspiration from.
Research: I drew inspiration from nomadic peoples to address urban nomads.
A nomad is a member of a people or tribe who moves from place to place to find pasture and food. I therefore became interested in the way several of these nomadic peoples lived in order to be able to transport their knowledge and tradition into our society.

Urban nomadism is a lifestyle transformation from passive to fully mobile integrated. This lifestyle is mainly lived by the younger generation who want to enjoy every bit of life while having less material constraints.
Inspiration: Like the Sami lavvu, a temporary dwelling used by the Sami people of northern Scandinavia, these tables are light and easy to
move and use in a multitude of situations. They adapt
easily to different environments both inside and outside,
in a living room, contract furnishing schemes and on
terraces and residential balconies with moderate sizes.

If the conical shape and wooden slats are a clear
reference to the Sami tradition, the colors recalls
reindeer hides used on a traditional lavvu.
Project Duration: The project started in octobre 2020 and finished in january 2021 in Kortrijk, Belgium.
Operation Flow: Laavu is a project with a green soul. All the materials
that make up the various elements of the table, at the
end of the product s life cycle, can be easily separated and
disposed with respect for the environment by the user.