Madison Banco de Salón by Gerardo Ríos is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2016 A' Design Award de Ferro in Deseño de Mobiliario Competition Category.

FerroMobiliario· 2016

Madison Banco de Salón

by Gerardo Ríos

Client: G. Rios Furniture & Design

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Mobiliario Category

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The Design

About Madison Banco de Salón

Madison é un banco de salón deseñado para sentar ata tres adultos. A estrutura está feita de madeira maciza de faia alemá con soportes cilíndricos de aceiro inoxidable, e o asento está tapizado con espuma de alta densidade. As unións de espiga e mortallo proporcionan resistencia, mentres que as patas angulares e o asento delgado crean unha aparencia lixeira. As probas confirmaron que o banco soporta ata 300 quilogramos en uso diario. O banco mide 1300 mm de ancho, 450 mm de profundidade e 370 mm de altura. A forma lembra o deseño automobilístico de finais dos anos 1950 e adáptase a interiores contemporáneos.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Madison Banco de Salón gañou o A' Design Award de Ferro, un recoñecemento prestixioso outorgado a bos deseños que cumpren os requisitos profesionais e industriais esperados de creacións ben deseñadas. Os gañadores Ferro demostran a gran habilidade, a alta especialización, a comprensión experta e a capacidade creativa dos seus creadores. Espérase que Madison Banco de Salón sexa unha creación moi apreciada, admirada e querida que é práctica e innovadora. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Ferro integra as mellores prácticas do sector e ten características técnicas competentes ligadas ao saber facer e ao talento. Madison Banco de Salón é respectado pola súa minuciosidade e está deseñado para proporcionar melloras na calidade de vida que axudan a facer do mundo un lugar mellor.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This comfortable bench has a good size to sit up to 3 persons, and at the same time it has a light and beautiful design.
Dimensions & Packaging: 1300mm W x 450mm D x 370mm H
Tags: Modernism, spatial idealism, lounge bench, decorative, furniture
Production Technology: Built in solid German Beech wood, with stainless steel cylindrical supports and upholstered with high density foam. The joint system is mortise and tenon, using Italian high end machinery.
Design Challenge: To achieve a visual lightness on the structure, without losing resistance.
Research: The design of the joinery and the angles of the structure were studied and tested carefully so that this piece could withstand daily use and up to 300 kg of weight without breaking. 4 prototypes were built.
Inspiration: Part of the Cosmic collection inspired on the cars around 1959. The angle of the legs resembles a rising rocket, and the upholstered surface seems to float upon four metal cylinders that supports it, providing the illusion of an airplane wing. The collection expresses modernism and the spatial idealism present in the early 60's, with a modern and renovated twist that provides a contrast to the upholstery which makes it suitable in almost any contemporary style.
Project Duration: This project took 10 weeks from the first sketches to the final prototype for mass production, made in the laboratory and prototype design in Mérida, Yucatán, México.
Operation Flow: These lightweight forms provide sufficient strength and size to accommodate up to three adults, sitting without a problem and at the same time it is easy to carry and move.
Team Members: Gerardo Ríos
Image Credits: Ricardo López