ʻO Desafinado Noho Lōʻihi na Cass Saldanha he mea lanakila hanohano loa o ka 2026 A' Design Award Keleawe ma ka Māhele Hoʻokūkū Hoʻolālā Lako Hale.

KeleaweLako Hale· 2026

Desafinado Noho Lōʻihi

na Cass Saldanha

Mea Kūʻai: SAL+Co

Mea Lanakila A' Design Award Keleawe ma ka Māhele Lako Hale

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Nānā ma A' Design Award Hoʻolaha Nūhou Hōʻailona Makana

Nā Waihoʻoluʻu

Ka Hoʻolālā

E Pili Ana iā Desafinado Noho Lōʻihi

He noho lōʻihi ʻo Desafinado i hoʻolālā ʻia ma ke ʻano he haʻawina no ke kaulike a me ka hoʻohaʻahaʻa. Hahai ke kino i ka mōakāka o Scandinavia, me nā laina pololei a me ke ʻano geometry maʻalahi, i hui pū ʻia me ke kaumaha a me ka pololei o ka modernism brutalist o Palakila. Kono nā ana haʻahaʻa i kahi kūlana noho hoʻomaha, a hana ka māhele ma waena o ka noho a me ke kua i kahi ʻūlōlō ʻike maka. Hoʻokaulike kekahi kikina i manaʻo ʻia i ka noho a me ke kua ma nā ʻaoʻao kūʻē. Hana ʻia ka noho lōʻihi ma ka ʻoka ʻEulopa kokoke a pau me ka pena ʻeleʻele, a hoʻopau ʻia ka noho e kahi uluna lahilahi i humuhumu lima ʻia me ka ʻili noho lio o Palakila.

Ka Hoʻomaikai

E Pili Ana i ka A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Desafinado Noho Lōʻihi 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 Desafinado Noho Lōʻihi 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 Desafinado Noho Lōʻihi i nā pono, hoʻopā i ka makemake, hoʻohiwahiwa i nā manaʻo a huki i ka makemake e ʻike.

Ma Hope o ka Hoʻolālā

ʻEke Nūhou

Nā hōʻoia, nā lālā hui a me nā kikoʻī ʻenehana i hāʻawi ʻia e ka mea hoʻolālā.

Nā ʻAno Kūʻokoʻa: The Desafinado bench is conceived as a study in balance and restraint. Rooted in Scandinavian design, it relies on simple, straight lines and clear geometry. The low-lying proportions invite a relaxed posture, while the split between back and seat creates a visual tension. An intentional overhang balances the extended seat and back to opposite directions, turning structure into function.
Nā Ana a me ka Hoʻopili: Materials:
Black Stained Oak
Seat in saddle leather

Dimensions:
Width: 130 inches or 39624 mm
Depth: 16 inches or 4876.8 mm
Height: 22 inches or 6705.6 mm
Seat Height: 12 inches or 3657.6 mm
Nā Lepili: Bench, Brazilian, wood, Balance, furniture
ʻEnehana Hana: The bench is built almost entirely from a single material: European oak. Finished with a black stain, the wood emphasizes grain, mass, and shadow. This restrained material choice reinforces the clarity of the design, allowing form, proportion, and structure to define the piece without distraction.
The bench is complemented with a thin, hand-stitched seat cushion upholstered in authentic Brazilian saddle leather forced from local small business.
Hoʻoulu Manaʻo: The piece draws from Scandinavian clarity, but it is grounded in Brazilian brutalist modernism. Its forms are direct and architectural rather than delicate or refined. The bench avoids excessive polish, embracing weight, presence, and material honesty. This subtle roughness distinguishes it from Japanese minimalism and reinforces its brutalist character.
Ka Lōʻihi o ka Papahana: Conceived in Miami in 2022, the project evolved through an intensive four-month prototyping phase and reached its final form in August of that year. The bench exists as a true one-of-one piece; all remaining prototypes were deliberately destroyed upon completion, reinforcing its singularity.
Kaʻina Hana: Beyond simple seating, the Desafinado Bench invites multiple uses: a surface to recline or stretch, a platform for books and objects, or an architectural element that works as a space divider or low table. It shifts easily between function and presence, adapting to the way the body and the room engage with it.
Nā Palapala Kuleana: Copyrights belong to Cass Saldanha, 2022.
This design is available for reproduction. Please contact the Designer if you have interest in discuss intellectual property and licensing the rights.
Nā Kuleana Kiʻi: Cassiano Saldanha