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Panca Rivola Bûtenbank by Andrea Brunazzi

Panca Rivola Bûtenbank by Andrea Brunazzi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award yn Sulver in Meubelûntwerp Competition Category.


SulverMeubels· 2022

Panca Rivola Bûtenbank

by Andrea Brunazzi

Client: Rivola

A' Design Award yn Sulver Winner in Meubels Category

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The Design

About Panca Rivola Bûtenbank

Panca Rivola is in bûtenbank ûntworpen foar parken, tunen en oare iepenbiere romten. De bank is ien inkeld monolityske blok mei in organyske foarm dy't stien yn 't sin bringt dat troch de tiid en it waar glêd makke is. Panca Rivola is makke fan opnij gearstald marmerpoeier, dat ferskate kleuren kinne produsearre wurde. It blok weecht 650 kilogram, is bestindich tsjin fandalisme en kin waske wurde. De gebogen fuotmûlle makket in feilige pleatsing mooglik op grûn dy't net wetterpas is. In byhearrende sitplak sûnder rêchleuning yn itselde materiaal is te krijen, en in ferzje fan polytsearre stiel wurdt op bestelling makke.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Sulver

Panca Rivola Bûtenbank is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Sulver, in bûtengewoan prestisjeuze erkenning foar topûntwerpen dy't prachtich en yndrukwekkend binne. Sulverwinners binne tige briljante en ekstreem kreative wurken dy't de treflike ekspertize, it talint en de skerpsinnigens fan har ûntwerpers yllustrearje. Fan Panca Rivola Bûtenbank wurdt ferwachte dat it in prachtich foarbyldwurk is, opmerklik profesjoneel en djip ynnovatyf. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Sulver is in tige opfallende, bewûndere útfining dy't foardiel bringt en de grinzen fan keunst, wittenskip, ûntwerp en technology ferleget. Panca Rivola Bûtenbank is in skepping dêr't breed oerjûn wurdt, dy't winsken wekker makket, positive gefoelens bringt en ferwûnderjen en fernuvering opwekket.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Rivola: Monolithic seat, organic design. It was designed to be positioned outdoors (parks, gardens, etc.). It has no problems if the ground on which it rests is not level.
A seat designed to integrate with the natural landscape, a shape that seems shaped by time and atmospheric agents, a monolith, a sculpture.
There is also the version in polished steel which is produced to order.
Dimensions & Packaging
Length 180 cm
High 43 cm
Depth 60 cm
Tags
Bench, seat, nature, marble, stone, natural shape
Production Technology
Rivola is made of reassembled marble powder (in PDM) and therefore can be produced in various colors.
The bench was also designed to resist vandalism; it is a full block of 650 kg, it can be washed. It is possible to combine the coordinated pouf of the same material.
Design Challenge
An object that is easy to make was studied, which had a low production cost, which used natural materials, which met the criteria of comfort, easy positioning, which integrated well into the environment by being able to decide on the color and the stone used. A project that might seem simple and intuitive but that has solved a number of technical difficulties. The success of the object can be seen from the sales numbers that continue with enthusiasm over the years.
Research
The Italian landscape inspires creativity to create an object in recycled stone, granite, marble; shapes smoothed by time and atmospheric agents, wrinkled, rough surfaces, polished by water. Rivola was created to integrate into the environment and become part of it. The project had to be easily reproducible in series possibly with various colors and have a low production cost.
Inspiration
The Italian landscape inspires the creation of artifacts that rework the sensations transmitted by the most varied rocks, from granite to marble, smooth or rough surfaces that can be reproduced on the seat, also obviating functional problems. A natural shape but reproduced in a serial way with the possibility of coloring it "in paste".
Project Duration
The project started in 2010 in Torino, the cooperation with Metalco (the producer) is still alive. Rivola was exhibited in London on 2011 at Design 100% London. The bench continues to be sold all over the world, Europe, Asia, the Americas etc.
Operation Flow
A seat designed to integrate with the natural landscape, a shape that seems shaped by time and atmospheric agents, a monolith, a sculpture.
Team Members
Andrea Brunazzi
Image Credits
Main Image Image #1 : Andrea Voltolina
Image #3 : Andrea Voltolina
Image #1 : Ada Brunazzi
Image #2 : Ada Brunazzi
Image #4 : Ada Brunazzi

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