Lollipop Fauteuil by Natalia Komarova is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 A' Design Award d'Argent in Design de Mobilier Competition Category.

ArgentMobilier· 2019

Lollipop Fauteuil

by Natalia Komarova

Client: Alter Ego Studio

A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Mobilier Category

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The Design

About Lollipop Fauteuil

Le fauteuil Lollipop est une combinaison de formes inhabituelles et de couleurs à la mode. Ses silhouettes et ses éléments de couleur devaient ressembler à distance à des bonbons, mais en même temps, le fauteuil devait s'intégrer dans des intérieurs de styles différents. La forme chupa-chups a formé la base des accoudoirs et le dossier et le siège sont fabriqués sous la forme de bonbons classiques. Le fauteuil Lollipop est créé pour les personnes qui aiment les décisions audacieuses et la mode, mais qui ne veulent pas renoncer à la fonctionnalité et au confort.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argent

Lollipop Fauteuil est lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Argent, une reconnaissance énormément prestigieuse décernée à des designs haut de gamme, superbes et impressionnants. Les lauréats Argent sont des œuvres tout à fait brillantes et extrêmement créatives qui illustrent l'expertise, le talent et la perspicacité remarquables de leurs concepteurs. Lollipop Fauteuil est censé être une œuvre merveilleuse, une vitrine de savoir-faire, remarquablement professionnelle et profondément innovante. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Argent est une invention très notable et admirée, qui sert l'art, la science, le design et la technologie et en repousse les limites. Lollipop Fauteuil est une création très enviée qui éveille les désirs, apporte des sentiments positifs et suscite émerveillement et étonnement.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Lollipop armchair is a combination of unusual shapes and fashionable colors. The chair gives one a feeling of freedom and space thanks to the lightweight design of the armrests, which do not hinder movement. We created this armchair for people who like bold decisions and fashion, but do not want to give up functionality and comfort. Thin and durable metal rods, which form the basis of the chair, minimize the amount of material used and significantly reduce the total weight.
Dimensions & Packaging: width - 1100mm x depth - 800mm x height - 1200mm
Tags: lollipop, candy, lollipop armchair, colorful chair, sweet armchair
Production Technology: We wanted to find interesting and fashionable colors for upholstery fabrics. For us, tactility is also important, so we selected a pleasant to touch natural fabrics, so that the client could sit comfortably. A metal frame with a powder coating was used for the basis.
Design Challenge: The challenge consisted in finding a form that would not look caricatured and hypertrophied. The functionality of the chair is very important to us as an integral element of quality design. We wanted the silhouettes of the chair and color elements to look remotely like candies, but at the same time the chair could fit into interiors of different styles.
Research: When designing the Lollipop chair, we were developing the Yummy Interiors collection. It is based on the idea of creating appetizing furniture that resembles famous sweets and one of them is lollipop. It is recognizable and popular in different countries of the world so we decided to convey the brightness of the color and the variety of shapes that are peculiar to this candy. We wanted the chair to evoke the same positive emotions and joy as the candy can do. Also it was important that the chair did not lose in comfort and functionality. In the process of development, we communicated with experienced orthopedists and traumatologists in order to achieve the healthy position of a user's back. We tried several options, changed the proportions of the seats and armrests, until we reached the optimal ergonomic shape that is comfortable for long sitting on the chair.
Inspiration: Inspiration can come at any time and the idea of creating a Lollipop armchair appeared when we visited the Sweet Museum. The chupa-chups shape formed the basis of the armrests and the back and seat are made in the form of classic candies. We wanted to create a bright expressive armchair which would organically look in different styles of interior.
Project Duration: The project is created in April, 2018 in St. Petersburg, Russia. The production start is intended in 2018.
Operation Flow: Convenience of transportation and logistics is achieved due to the dismountable construction. Thanks to the soft natural fabrics on the chair, you can sit comfortably for a long time. A small backrest angle maintains the correct position of the back, which makes the chair universal for dining, working or reading.
Team Members: Nikita Nekhoroshev