Walky Kursi by Armando Mora Medina is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Perunggu in Desain Furnitur Competition Category.
PerungguFurnitur· 2021
Walky Kursi
Client: Viviane & Armando Design
A' Design Award Perunggu Winner in Furnitur Category
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About Walky Kursi
Walky adalah kursi yang dirancang untuk menghadirkan kesan gerak ke dalam ruang interior. Bentuknya menangkap momen seseorang yang sedang berjalan, dan beberapa kursi yang ditempatkan bersama menciptakan kesan dinamis serta aktivitas sosial. Kaki bagian belakang berakhir dengan sepatu kayu yang dibentuk khusus, memberikan karakter yang bermain-main pada kursi ini. Walky dibuat dari kayu ash dan walnut solid. Penghubung bagian tengahnya terbuat dari kayu laminasi lengkung, diratakan dengan router dan dibentuk secara manual. Dudukannya dipotong menggunakan mesin CNC, sementara sandaran, kaki, struktur, dan sepatunya dibentuk serta dibubut dengan tangan. Kursi ini memiliki lebar 500 mm, kedalaman 590 mm, dan tinggi 790 mm.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Perunggu
Walky Kursi adalah pemenang A' Design Award Perunggu, pengakuan yang sangat bergengsi yang diberikan kepada desain luar biasa yang dicirikan oleh kreativitas, kecerdikan, dan ketajaman. Pemenang Perunggu adalah artefak yang sangat terampil dan sangat kreatif yang membuktikan pengalaman luas, imajinasi, dan kelihaian para desainernya. Walky Kursi diharapkan menjadi objek yang sangat dihargai, dikagumi, dan dicintai, sangat profesional dan inovatif. Desain pemenang A' Design Award Perunggu ini menyertakan praktik terbaik dalam seni, sains, desain, dan teknologi, dan sangat baik dalam perhatiannya pada detail. Walky Kursi memuaskan kebutuhan dengan indah, menyentuh keinginan, memikat perasaan, dan menarik rasa ingin tahu.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Walky is a chair that challenges the rigidity and monotony existing in design by adding movement and energy over conventional motionless designs. This chair re-defines today's models with three main drivers: Curiosity, Interaction, and Personality.
Walky expresses itself uniquely to every user and evokes emotional memories and connections through its playful walking shoes, transforming the personal interaction with its users into a unique dialogue and memorable moments. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Width: 500mm
Depth: 590mm
Height: 790mm - Tags
- Chair, Bistro, Moving, Walking, Playful, Character, Shoes
- Production Technology
- Solid ash and walnut.
Bent-laminated wood routered and hand-shaped to make the central connector of the chair.
Hand-shaped backrest.
CNC Seat
Hand-turned legs, structure, and shoes. - Design Challenge
- The hardest part of this project was bringing the idea to life. The design has no flat surfaces or edges, so the construction of the prototype required of previous study mock-ups and high precision craftsmanship to make it possible.
It was a challenge to make the central bent piece that connects the chair parts and to make it look like a dowel. Also, it was tricky to find the right woods and type of joints for the back legs resistant enough to support the weights required. - Research
- A thorough secondary and comparative research, of what the market offered and why the chair design world is where it is, indicated a void in motion and personality in chair design. Most of the chair designs only vary through shape and materials and does not address the personal dialogue with the user psyche. Sitting is a personal and dynamic activity, and it makes no sense why the chair design is so static and lacks interaction and dialogue between user and product.
- Inspiration
- The human has forgotten how to build community, he designs and produces individualistic objects continuously, not focusing on the importance of social and human connections in today's world. Additionally, movement is an essential component of life, and today's pandemic situation has exposed it as a critical void that design must incorporate into interiors. Walky Chair captures the moment of a person walking, and multiplied within a space, provides a sense of dynamism and social activity.
- Project Duration
- This project started in September 2019 and finished in November 2019 in Savannah, GA. It got the 2020 NYCxDesign Award in the student category and will be part of the SaloneSatellite 2021 Exhibition.
- Operation Flow
- Walky is a comfortable ergonomic chair made for personal and social activity. The experience the user has when sitting on it is unique, and it varies from person to person. The chair brings back infinite memories, connects with people because of its human attributes, and brings an energetic, playful character to any place it touches. The back legs, combined with the shoes, and their position, make the chair feel light and moving. Walky is a chair that evokes movement without moving.
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