Bubble Primary Function: Oche by Grigorii Gorkovenko

Bubble Primary Function: Oche by Grigorii Gorkovenko is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha in Nhazi Ngwá Ụlọ Competition Category.

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Bubble Primary Function: Oche

by Grigorii Gorkovenko

Client: Gorkovenko design studio

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

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The Design

About Bubble Primary Function: Oche

Book Text: Bubble bụ oche e chepụtara dị ka ihe nkà a na-anakọta maka ụlọ nkeonwe na ime ụlọ ọha. Ọdịdị okirikiri ya na-egosi ịdị nro nke a fụnwara ọkụ, ma a wụrụ ihe okpuru ya n'aka site na aluminom siri ike, na-emepụta ọdịiche n'etiti ọdịdị ya na ihe eji mee ya. A họọrọ aluminom maka mplasticity ya, nke onye na-emeputa ihe na-ewere dị ka ihe kacha adị ndụ n'ime ihe niile. A na-emeputa oche a site n'aka ọrụ na ịwụ ihe, ma emeziwanye elu ya ka ọ dị satin maka ịma mma na-adịghị egbuke egbuke. Ọnwa asatọ na kilogram iri asatọ nke ígwè ka chọrọ, na-enye oche ahụ ọdịdị pụrụ iche.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha

Bubble Primary Function: Oche meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị dị n'ọkwa kachasị elu, mara mma ma na-eju anya. Ndị meriri na Ọlaọcha bụ ọrụ na-egbu maramara nke ukwuu ma dị oke nzụlite nke na-egosi ọmarịcha ihe ọmụma, talent na nghọta nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Bubble Primary Function: Oche ga-abụ ọrụ dị ịtụnanya, ihe nlereanya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị omimi n'ihe ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha bụ ihe e mepụtara dị oke ịrịba ama, nke a na-eto nke na-erite uru ma na-ebuga oke nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ n'ihu. Bubble Primary Function: Oche bụ ihe e kere eke ọtụtụ ndị na-ekwo ekworo ya nke na-akpali ọchịchọ, na-eweta mmetụta ọma ma na-akpali ịtụnanya.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Bubble chair - is not what it seems. From lightly inflated visual forms you can expect airy lightness: but the frame itself is cast by hand from a very robust aluminium. In front of us we have an interesting example of a conflict between form and content, which completely changes features and perception of the object itself. Choice of using aluminium was determined by its plasticity: in designers opinion, this is the most «alive» material out there.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 8800 mm x Depth 8500mm x Height 10500mm
Tags: chair, art object, collectible design, russian design
Production Technology: During the process of manufacturing the BUBBLE chair, only handcrafted labour was used as well as injection moulding technique. Material used is aluminium which has been purposely satined so it has a noble matte gloss. It took 8 months and 80kg of metall for a casting professional to manufacture the piece. Metal was given freedom, which in its turn has given it a unique texture, so the energy of the of the object can literally be felt by your skin.
Design Challenge: Designer calls his style «serious fun». This style can be found in all of his latest objects. Hard and soft. Hot and cold. Tender and brutal. At the junction of the opposites is where you find everything that is of most interest.
Research: In the past few years the designer of BUBBLE has been gravitating towards rounded inflated shapes. Since his early childhood he has been dreaming about sitting on top of a hot air balloon - and today he has a great opportunity to make his dream come true. But on a different level and with a different philosophy.
Inspiration: Use of natural materials and manual labour is done out of respect to traditional approach, where the master shares warmth of his hands and part of his inner-self. BUBBLE for its creators is almost a living creature, a metal monster with a gentle soul. When you sit in it, you can almost sense its friendliness, support and security.
Project Duration: 8 months
Khabarovsk city, Russian Federation
Operation Flow: It is an interior oxymoron, a toy for people who appreciate a paradox. Soft on the outside, hard on the touch, strange in its form, with unusual texture. It also posseses an appropriate temper: in the shadow BUBBLE projects a cosmic chill, in the sun it becomes a real «hot thing» (what else can you expect from aluminium). This chair can be an art piece in the hallway of a collector, or it can attract visitors attention in the lobby of a public space. But what can be said about BUBBLE for sure - is that nobody can call it boring.
Team Members: Grigory Gorkovenko
Image Credits: Alexei Mun