Gis Cathaoir by Sepehr Mehrdadfar is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Duais Airgid A' Design Award in Dearadh Troscáin Competition Category.
AirgeadTroscán· 2022
Gis Cathaoir
Client: Hamoun
Duais Airgid A' Design Award Winner in Troscán Category
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The Design
About Gis Cathaoir
Is cathaoir adhmaid trí chos í Gis le cosa cré-umha, snoite as dhá log ghallchnó le ceardaíocht den scoth ionas go mbreatnóidh sí mar dhealbh. Fágtar snaithíní agus lochtanna an adhmaid nochtaithe chun tréith speisialta a thabhairt di. D'ainneoin a cuma aisteach, tá Gis eirgeanamaíoch de bharr an dearadh cúramach ar na cuair agus na huillinneacha. Is iniúchadh é an dearadh seo ar fhéidearthachtaí an adhmaid sholadaigh agus is siúlóid é freisin ar theorainn na hEalaíne agus an Deartha, na hÁilleachta agus na Feidhme.
The Recognition
About the Duais Airgid A' Design Award
Bhuaigh an dearadh Gis Cathaoir Duais Airgid A' Design Award, aitheantas an-ghradamach a bhronntar ar dhearaí ardchaighdeáin, álainn agus drámatach. Is saothair thar a bheith drithleacha agus an-chruthaitheach iad buaiteoirí Airgid a léiríonn saineolas, tallann agus géarchúis shármhaith a ndearthóirí. Táthar ag súil go mbeidh an dearadh Gis Cathaoir ina shaothar iontach, ina léiriú sampla, thar a bheith gairmiúil agus go domhain nuálach. Is aireagán an-suntasach, ionadmhuirthe é an dearadh seo a bhuaigh Duais Airgid A' Design Award a dhéanann leas do theorainneacha na healaíne, na heolaíochta, an deartha agus na teicneolaíochta agus a chuireann chun cinn iad. Is cruthú é an dearadh Gis Cathaoir a bhfuil formad mór leis, a mhúsclaíonn mianta, a thugann mothúcháin dhearfacha agus a adhnann iontas agus ionadh.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Gis is a three-legged wooden chair with bronze feet and is carved out from two walnut logs with exquisite craftsmanship to seem as a sculpture. The wood knots and scars are remained exposed to give the objects a special characteristic. Despite its uncanny appearance, Gis is ergonomic due to the careful design of curves and angles. The design is an exploration of solid wood possibilities and also is a walk on the edge of "Art" and "Design", "Beauty" and "Function".
- Dimensions & Packaging
- width 600mm
depth 1000 mm
height 800 mm - Tags
- Design, Chair, Furniture, Art, Persian, Contemporary
- Production Technology
- Materials: Walnut Solid Wood, Bronze.
Completely Handcrafted. - Design Challenge
- The holy grail of this design was to reach a sculptural Persian aesthetic as the sprit for the body of “furniture design”.
- Research
- This chair is a part of the Konj-e-Hess collection.
This collection is an exploration through which we try to answer a question: “Unrelated to the surrounding space, can we create objects that intrinsically radiate a place of their own, and create a “Konj-e-Hess”.
Konj-e-Hess was after a new measuring unit for aesthetics in design. Quite similar to how Iran and its culture sit in the middle on the world map, Konj-e-Hess tells a centrist narrative too. Somewhere on a sharp blade, it cuts off “tenacious design assumptions”; preconceived notions of the sort that “Media” inundates our minds with. - Inspiration
- Gis has odd yet familiar visual qualities. That is why it steals the spotlight and sets its own place. The main leg's dainty form is inspired by a girl's ponytail; the premise from which the chair takes its name from. In Farsi, "Gis" means the tumble of a woman’s hair.
- Project Duration
- The project started in March 2019 and finished in September 2019 in Tehran, Iran and was exhibited as a part of "Konj-e-Hess" exhibition.
- Operation Flow
- Gis has sculptural qualities in its presence in the interior space. This chair is designed with an artistic approach in design to be a "good chair" and also an elegence piece of "art".
- Image Credits
- Main Image: Photo by Kaj Art Group
Image #1: Photo by Kaj Art Group
Image #2: Photo by Sepehr Mehrdadfar, Hamoun
Image #3: Photo by Sepehr Mehrdadfar, Hamoun
Image #4: Photo by Sepehr Mehrdadfar, Hamoun
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