Velga Cadeira Pregable by Rodrigo Berlim is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award de Bronce in Deseño de Mobiliario Competition Category.
BronceMobiliario· 2024
Velga Cadeira Pregable
Client: Lab Holz
A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Mobiliario Category
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About Velga Cadeira Pregable
Un diseño moi simple, limpo e único para unha cadeira, centrado no confort e na elegancia, feito para compoñer un ambiente doméstico ou corporativo como un comedor ou unha oficina de reunións. A maioría das cadeiras pregables están baseadas só na funcionalidade, deixando o confort e a estética nun segundo plano, esta proposta tenta cubrir todas estas necesidades. Construída en madeira de cedro e compoñentes de plástico PLA biodegradable, só hai que xirar o asento, pechar as patas e gardala. A súa fabricación reúne técnicas de carpintaría manual, corte computerizado e fabricación dixital cunha impresora 3D.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award de Bronce
Velga Cadeira Pregable gañou o A' Design Award de Bronce, un recoñecemento altamente prestixioso outorgado a deseños sobresaíntes que se distinguen pola creatividade, o enxeño e a sagacidade. Os gañadores Bronce son artefactos amplamente hábiles e sorprendentemente creativos que autentican a vasta experiencia, imaxinación e enxeño dos seus deseñadores. Espérase que Velga Cadeira Pregable sexa un obxecto moi apreciado, admirado e querido, notablemente profesional e innovador. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Bronce incorpora as mellores prácticas da arte, a ciencia, o deseño e a tecnoloxía, e é excelente pola súa atención ao detalle. Velga Cadeira Pregable satisfai espléndidamente as necesidades, toca os desexos, encanta os sentimentos e atrae a curiosidade.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- VELGA is a very simple and clean design for a folding chair, built in cedar wood and biodegradable PLA plastic components, just rotate the seat, close the legs and put it away
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Material: wood, red cedar
Dimensions:
Open: height 77cm, width 47cm , depth 56cm
Closed: height 97cm, width 47cm , depth 12cm - Tags
- chair, wood, folding, seat
- Production Technology
- The chair is basically made of cedar, its legs and backrest are cut using a cnc machine, the seat is cut manually, both the seat and the backrest have a concavity and are handcrafted using planes to give the feeling of a handmade product, the components of axles and locks are made through 3d printer with biodegradable PLA plastic filament
- Design Challenge
- the biggest challenge of the project was to create something ultra simple, that didn't need fasteners and buttons to use, the development of the axis of rotation for the hind legs was a completely customized system to be able to follow the concept of simplicity and with that to develop the system of locking the legs using the seat
- Research
- Most of the folding chairs available on the market have a rectilinear design, which only prioritizes practicality and not comfort, so we returned to the project to develop something comfortable and elegant for a sophisticated environment.
- Inspiration
- Small apartments and the need for practical furniture that can optimize the living space have become common, that's why our proposal is a folding chair, comfortable that can be used both for dining and office, clean and simple design, in wood to provide a elegant and minimalist aesthetic
- Project Duration
- The project started its development in april 2023, building the first prototype that required adjustments to the seat and backrest angles, the second prototype validated the angles and allowed working on the development of the components, the final version of the chair was ready in august 2023, with the test of plastic components
- Operation Flow
- The operation of this chair starts by opening the back legs and then rotating the seat until it fits in the locking pins, getting it ready to sit down
- Team Members
- RODRIGO BERLIM
- Image Credits
- Photographer: Alexandre Zelinsky
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