Vani Noho by Alexandre Kasper is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Keleawe in Hoʻolālā Lako Hale Competition Category.

KeleaweLako Hale· 2021

Vani Noho

by Alexandre Kasper

Client: Kasper.arq (Alexandre Kasper) + CGS Móveis

A' Design Award Keleawe Winner in Lako Hale Category

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The Design

About Vani Noho

Ua hoʻolālā ʻia ka Noho Vani ma muli o nā ʻano hui lāʻau Sekenanievia, me ka uluna loko e kōkua pono i ka iwi kuamoʻo haʻahaʻa, hana ma nā wahi lumi ʻaina a me nā noho lima no nā wahi liʻiliʻi, hoʻololi e like me ka pono o ka mea hoʻohana. ʻO ka manaʻo o kekahi huahana e hoʻomaikai i ka wahi i hui pū ʻia me nā hana kamani o Barazila a me Sekenanievia, hūnā i ka ʻāpana a pau o ka uhi, e hoʻohana ana i ka mana ʻenehana, ʻimi ʻo ia i nā hana mīkini paʻakikī i loaʻa hemolele ka pololei ma ka huahana.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Vani Noho i ka A' Design Award Keleawe, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kūʻokoʻa i ʻike ʻia ma o ka hana noʻeau, ka akamai a me ka makakoho. He mau hana mākaukau a hana noʻeau kupaianaha nā lanakila Keleawe e hōʻoia ana i ka ʻike nui, ka noʻonoʻo a me ka maʻalea o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Vani Noho he mea i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia, he ʻoihana a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Keleawe e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana, a maikaʻi no kona nānā ʻana i nā kikoʻī. Hoʻokō maikaʻi ka hoʻolālā Vani Noho i nā pono, hoʻopā i ka makemake, hoʻohiwahiwa i nā manaʻo a huki i ka makemake e ʻike.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: With a complex machining, the Vani chair unites the highest manufacturing power, machined in 5 axes, its anatomical backrest in wood plus its joint in finger join behind the resistance and main lashing of the product, its turned back feet function as industrial pillars, already the upholstered part fills the comfort that the armchair indicates having an inner cushion that chambers the lumbar bringing immediate comfort to the user.
Dimensions & Packaging: 600mm.x600mm.x810mm.
Tags: armchair, chair, vani, comfort, joinery, brazilian design, inspiration, minimalism
Production Technology: Vani chair developed through machines with 5 flexing axes, promoting the greatest complexity of the product, joints with finger system and Brazilian joinery technique.
Design Challenge: The biggest difficulty was to develop an ergonomic backrest, changing the part of the idea that armchairs need cushions, we integrated it into the backrest, bringing the same comfort to the backrest with a minimalism in its design.
Research: The concept used was the idea of a product that optimizes space combined with the techniques of Brazilian and Scandinavian carpentry, and hiding the entire part of the tapestry, the idea was to optimize both the construction and the use of the product making it a unique and comfortable product.
Inspiration: The Vani Chair was designed based on Scandinavian woodworking techniques, with the ergonomics of the chair more inclined than the conventional one, making it more comfortable to sit, read, watch or talk.
Project Duration: started in October 2019 and completed in December 2020
Operation Flow: A Vani chair was developed with maximum comfort, with a cushion that projects the lumbar correctly, it works in dining room environments and as armchairs for small environments, adjusting according to the customer's need.
Patents: Alexendare Kasper, 2020, KASPER.ARQ PARTNERSHIP CGS MÓVEIS
Team Members: Alexandre Kasper
Image Credits: Alexandre Kasper Brazilian designer in partnership with CGS Móveis