Grace ’ Ann An Cathair Seòmar-Suidhe by Daniel Devadder

Grace ’ Ann An Cathair Seòmar-Suidhe by Daniel Devadder is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Duais Òir A' Design Award in Dealbhadh Àirneis Competition Category.

ÒrÀirneis· 2023

Grace ’ Ann An Cathair Seòmar-Suidhe

by Daniel Devadder

Client: Daniel Devadder Interior Design

Duais Òir A' Design Award Winner in Àirneis Category

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The Design

About Grace ’ Ann An Cathair Seòmar-Suidhe

Is e dealbhadh a th’ ann an gràs a tha ag eadar-theangachadh faireachdainnean nach urrainn aon fhacal a mhìneachadh. Tha seo an co-bhonn ris an dearbhadh nach eil cruth an-còmhnaidh a’ leantainn gnìomh, ach gum bu chòir dha a bhith comasach air faireachdainn a leantainn. Is e an toradh seo dealbhadh coltach ri deilbheadh air a dhèanamh le frèam clò-bhuailte 3D, air a chòmhdach gu ìre le foam airson comhfhurtachd a bharrachd agus aodach elastagach ach seasmhach. Bho thaobh bòidhchead, tha eireachdas agus cumadh ann a tha dòigh air choireigin gun ùine. Faodaidh e a bhith a 'maidseadh diofar chrìochnaidhean agus stuthan agus a' measgachadh ann an àrainneachdan eadar-dhealaichte: bho chleachdadh àrd ann an lobaidh taigh-òsta gu àirneis ann an taigh prìobhaideach.

The Recognition

About the Duais Òir A' Design Award

Tha Grace ’ Ann An Cathair Seòmar-Suidhe air Duais Òir A' Design Award a bhuannachadh, aithneachadh anabarrach urramach a bheirear do dhealbhaidhean den chiad ìre, mìorbhaileach agus sònraichte. Tha buannaichean Òir nan cruthachaidhean anabarrach ùr-ghnàthach, làn lèirsinn agus drùidhteach a nochdas gèinidh, gliocas agus comas an luchd-dealbhaidh. Thathar an dùil gum bi Grace ’ Ann An Cathair Seòmar-Suidhe na innleachd a gheibh moladh mòr, a stèidhicheas gluasadan agus mòr-chuimhneachain a bheir luach nach fhacas riamh roimhe. Tha an dealbhadh seo a bhuannaich Duais Òir A' Design Award na phròiseact sònraichte, urramach a bhrosnaicheas crìochan ealain, saidheans, dealbhaidh agus teicneolais gu mòr. Bidh Grace ’ Ann An Cathair Seòmar-Suidhe a' cruthachadh faireachdainnean làidir miann, a' dùsgadh dealas, a' brosnachadh cruthachalachd agus a' glacadh sinn.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Grace provides a certain wow factor and the way it is interpreted changes from person to person, from feeling to feeling, making it a unique experience.
An experience that will always be linked to your thoughts and how you feel.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 900mm x Depth 910mm x Height 680mm
Tags: Furniture, chair, productdesign, lounge, seating, indoor, organic, 3Dprint, stereolithography, Belgium
Production Technology: 3D printed structure. The material used is called Tusk SolidGrey3000 which is the world's first Stereolithography material that combines a high degree of stiffness with high impact resistance, available exclusively at Materialise.
The chair was tested from 2000N to 6000N. The displacement in the seating area ranges from 2mm to 5mm (for 2000N and 6000N respectively) and 3.5mm to 11mm at the top of the back rest.

The fabric used for the manual upholstery is Tonus 4, colour 0610, from Kvadrat because of its flexibility and durability. On the outsides of the design, high resilience foam is used for added comfort.
Design Challenge: Finding a material that could follow the shapes while having the strength and rigidity to support the weight of an adult without deforming.

He wanted to use a fully recycled plastic to 3D print the design. However, this was not yet possible with the available materials, which at the same time had to meet the necessary strength requirements, etc.

He had the chair upholstered. Even though an elaboration without any upholstery would be perfectly conceivable.

If a pattern would be cut by machine, some details from the upholstery could be finished in a more refined way.
Research: The design arises as a reflection of emotions that you cannot capture with a simple word, but rather express through a movement, a certain flow. The spiritual, indescribable and mysterious is what resulted in the design.
Inspiration: Grace was a way to translate feelings and emotions a single word can not describe.

Inspired by nature with its complexity hidden behind elegant and flawless forms.

This in combination with the conviction that form doesn't and shouldn't always follow function, but rather should be able to follow emotion. They merge together. It's something you strongly see in dance. Ballet and tango for example. Translating emotions and feelings by transcending oneself in a form or movement.
Project Duration: End of December 2020: First sketch.
January 2021: First digital plans.
June 17, 2021: 3D printed structure was delivered.
March 11, 2022: Collection of the fully upholstered and finished chair in Antwerp.
Operation Flow: As you walk around it, from every angle you discover something new that changes the interpretation of what you see. Some may recognise a bird, a plant, a child may think of a ghost. This gives the design a certain personality and soul.

It has an elegance and form that somehow is timeless. It could go with different finishes and materials and fit in different settings. From high-end use in the lobby of a hotel to furniture in a private home.
Even when not in use, the design leaves behind a kind of sculpture that enhances the space it resides in.
Team Members: Daniel Devadder
Image Credits: Ypsilon Business Photography, 2022