Bica Lounge Oche Ntụrụndụ by Alexandre Caldas

Bica Lounge Oche Ntụrụndụ by Alexandre Caldas is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz in Nhazi Ngwá Ụlọ Competition Category.

BronzNgwá Ụlọ· 2021

Bica Lounge Oche Ntụrụndụ

by Alexandre Caldas

Client: Bicachair

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz Winner in Ngwá Ụlọ Category

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The Design

About Bica Lounge Oche Ntụrụndụ

Bica Lounge bụ oche ntụrụndụ nke sitere na echiche oche ndị Portugal mere na 1950. Nhazi ya na-edobe ahịrị mbụ ya ma na-ebuli ọkwa ntụrụndụ ya elu. Bica Lounge guzoro n'etiti oche ọdịnala na chaise longue, ma dị 800 site na 600 ruo 800 millimita n'ogologo. A na-eji igwe (steel) na-arụ ntọala ya, bụ́ ihe a na-eji arụ ọrụ ọzọ ma na-emeghachi ọrụ n'ọtụtụ ebe, ma e ji usoro ikpocha na inyocha nke na-adịghị eji mmiri arụ ọrụ. Akwa mkpuchi sitere na cork sitere n'okike na-akwanyere ọdịnala cork nke ndị Portugal ùgwù, ọ bụkwa ihe kwesịrị ekwesị maka ụlọ obibi na ime ụlọ ọrụ.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz

Bica Lounge Oche Ntụrụndụ meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị pụtara ìhè nke a ma ama maka nzụlite ihe, ọgụgụ isi na nghọta. Ndị meriri na Bronz bụ ihe e mere nke ndị nwere nka nke ukwuu ma dị mma n'imepụta nke na-egosi ahụmahụ buru ibu, echiche na ọgụgụ isi nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Bica Lounge Oche Ntụrụndụ ga-abụ ihe a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz na-agụnye ụzọ kacha mma n'ime nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ, ma dị mma nke ukwuu maka nlebara anya ya n'obere ihe. Bica Lounge Oche Ntụrụndụ na-emezu mkpa nke ọma, na-emetụ ọchịchọ aka, na-adọrọ mmetụta obi ma na-adọta ọchịchọ ịmara.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The Challenge was to create a unique product based on a classic Portuguese design from the 50s but for another function . Appealing design and comfort were the non-negotiable starting points. But more than that , we seek to embrace an environmental and social responsibility increasingly important .
Dimensions & Packaging: 800 x 600 x 800
Tags: Lounge Chair BICALounge, BICAlounge, Portuguese lounge Chair, Portugues contemporary lounge chair, Alexandre Caldas Lounge Chair,BICAchair Lounge , Cork Lounge chair,
Production Technology: In this project we used steel as one of the most recycled and recyclable materials in the world. We also looked for waterless degreasing and finishing solutions and for upholstery, we choose a natural product, that use in our days has a highly technological process of production able to be used both in bouth home and contract market.
Design Challenge: It was simple . It was Designed in my head for almost 20 years , so to be honest , it was easy !
The must difficulte part was to find in Portugal a machine that could bend the 28mm round tube with the perfection I wanted .
Research: This whole project has as inspiration a Lisbon chair from 1950 . The initial idea was to grab those cultural roots and completely transform the concept, both in design and use. Then we matured the idea and made it deliberately contemporary, i.e. to build a piece with as many parts as possible that respected the environment and at the same time supported the local economy. One of the fundamental questions was the search for sustainable solutions for its construction (wood, steel, fabrics, finishes, etc.) and leave a social contribution with its commercialization.
Inspiration: Inspired by the original BICAchair from 1950, the BICAlounge tried to raise the standard of comfort without ever distorting the original lines . In fact, the challenge was to create a highly versatile piece, with a consensual design, beautiful and extremely comfortable, without ever escaping the basic principles composed of two unique pieces that make up the model. The use of natural cork was an added element to honour the art of the Portuguese tradition in cork transformation, unique in the world. It was the way to make this model even more Portuguese .
Project Duration: This piece was idealised in 2001 and materialised only as a prototype in 2016 for a 5 star Hotel project ( TOUREL AVANTGARDE in Porto / Portugal). In April 2021 it will be officially presented to the general public.
Operation Flow: This Lounge chair is a compromise between a traditional chair and a "chaise Long " . the comfort is enviable as are its proportions . We were able to spend hours sitting down effortlessly .
Image Credits: Alexandre Caldas