Cotangens Cotangens - Kev Sau Cov Rooj Tog Sab Nraum Zoov by Sara Kele

Cotangens Cotangens - Kev Sau Cov Rooj Tog Sab Nraum Zoov by Sara Kele is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Hlau in Tsim Rooj Tog Vaj thiab Rooj Tog Sab Nraum Competition Category.

HlauRooj Tog Sab Nraum· 2023

Cotangens Cotangens - Kev Sau Cov Rooj Tog Sab Nraum Zoov

by Sara Kele

Client: Sarakele Studio

A' Design Award Hlau Winner in Rooj Tog Sab Nraum Category

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The Design

About Cotangens Cotangens - Kev Sau Cov Rooj Tog Sab Nraum Zoov

Los ntawm lub sijhawm tom qab kis thoob qhov txhia chaw, cov haujlwm hauv zej zog tau hloov mus rau sab nraum zoov. CoTangens yog tsev neeg rooj tog tau txais kev tshoov siab los ntawm qhov kev hloov pauv no, nqa qhov kev zoo nkauj, kev nplij siab, thiab kev ua tau zoo ntawm cov rooj tog hauv tsev tawm mus rau lub hnub. Rau cov tib neeg thiab cov zej zog ib yam nkaus, nrog cov cwj pwm muaj zog tab sis tsis muaj kev hloov pauv. Lub fretty kev tsim qauv ua rau nws haum txhua qhov chaw ib puag ncig yam tsis hloov nws ambiance. Clever modularity ua rau nws yoog tau rau txhua qhov xwm txheej sab nraum zoov. Nws tseem yog ib qho chaw ua yeeb yam rau cov khoom siv tshiab tsim kom ruaj khov.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hlau

Cotangens Cotangens - Kev Sau Cov Rooj Tog Sab Nraum Zoov yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Hlau, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom uas muab rau cov qauv tsim zoo uas ua tau raws li cov kev xav tau ntawm kev ua haujlwm thiab kev lag luam uas xav tau los ntawm cov khoom tsim zoo. Cov neeg yeej Hlau qhia txog kev txawj loj, kev paub tshwj xeeb siab, kev nkag siab ntawm cov kws tshaj lij thiab lub peev xwm tsim ntawm cov neeg tsim. Cotangens Cotangens - Kev Sau Cov Rooj Tog Sab Nraum Zoov xav tias yuav yog ib qho khoom tsim uas neeg hwm, qhuas thiab hlub uas siv tau thiab tsim tshiab. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Hlau no sib xyaw cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev lag luam thiab muaj cov yam ntxwv siv tshuab txawj ntse txuas nrog kev paub thiab txuj ci. Cotangens Cotangens - Kev Sau Cov Rooj Tog Sab Nraum Zoov tau txais kev hwm vim nws tag nrho thiab tsim los muab kev txhim kho rau lub neej uas pab ua rau lub ntiaj teb zoo dua.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: CoTangens is a beautiful outdoor furniture collection with a graphic character. A fretty construction structure makes it fit any natural environment without changing its ambience. Clever modularity makes it adaptable to any situation of outdoors human coexistence. It’s also a showcase for newly developed sustainable materials, proving their endurance in the harshest environment: the outdoors.
Dimensions & Packaging: Armchair: 800 x 800 x 730 mm
Armchair with storage table: 1140 x 800 x 730 mm
Sofa: 1600 x 800 x 730
Small table: 800 x 380 x 420 mm
Shelf: 800 x 320 x 600 mm
Chair: 620 x 620 x 800 mm
Lounge chair: 650 x 700 x 700 mm
Desk: 790 x 790 x 760 mm
Tags: furniture design, outdoor furniture, sustainability, textile revolution, bananatex, product design, sustainable materials, geometric, outdoor
Production Technology: Long term - that is the motto of CoTangens production. A respect for nature, the use of sustainable materials, recycling and circularity are all important values for us. The high-quality materials withstand constant load, and the covers’ zip-fastened solution makes changing easy – whether for cleaning or changing the color. CoTangens was built to last in any kind of weather. The pillows are made of special outdoors material, waxed and water repellent. Bananatex is the world’s first durable, technical fabric made purely from the naturally grown Abacá banana plants. A perfect circular design product, long lasting and degradable at the end of the life cycle. The frames have been sintered for outdoors, with a special UV resistant powder. They are uni-molded, keeping water 100% out. The sitting surface materials are coconut and heterogeneous recycled foam.
Design Challenge: Working with Banantex material had its challenges, especially with the round pillow. The natural wax layer is much thicker, than a regular sewing shops is accustomed to. Wide research in sewing technologies and shops was conducted, and we ended up with strong and weatherproof solutions. Tests approved our decisions, but it took a leap of faith and commitment from both design and production sides.
Research: CoTangens was built to last in any kind of weather. The pillows are made of special outdoors material, waxed and water repellent. Bananatex is the world’s first durable, technical fabric made purely from the naturally grown Abacá banana plants. A perfect circular design product, long lasting and degradable at the end of the life cycle. The frames have been sintered for outdoors, with a special UV resistant powder. The sitting surface materials are coconut and heterogeneous recycled foam.
Inspiration: By the post-pandemic era, our communal activities have significantly shifted outdoors. CoTangens is a furniture family inspired by this shift, bringing the beauty, comfort and practicality of indoors furniture out to the sun. For the individual and the community alike, with strong character yet endless variability.
Project Duration: The project was created from September 2021 to March 2022 in Budapest and Tata cities in Hungary, within the framework of Hungarian Fashion & Design Agency's DesignLab incubator program - which aim is to connect manufacturers with designers in product development processes. In this project we developed the opportunity of using the Bananatex fabric outdoors with partnership of the Bananatex team.
Operation Flow: From exclusive environments to laid back chill-out bars, CoTangens works with a variety of man- made environments. Graceful and non-intrusive, yet its geometric forms coupled with their shadows create a modern, a graphic character.
The fretty, see-through construction makes way for the beauty nature, making the furniture fit any place without changing its ambience. The elements will harmonise with their carefully matched Earth tone color palette and structurally matching designs.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Sara Kele, 2022
Patented. 008918635-0006/008918635-0011, Sára Kele, 2022.
Image Credits: Image #1 : Janos Kmetyko
Image #2 : Janos Kmetyko
Image #3 : HFDA, Milan Racmolnar
Image #4 : Janos Kmetyko
Image #5 : Janos Kmetyko