Frank Ngwa Ụlọ Nwere Ọtụtụ Ọrụ by John Helmersen - Design by Johns

Frank Ngwa Ụlọ Nwere Ọtụtụ Ọrụ by John Helmersen - Design by Johns is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz in Nhazi Ngwá Ụlọ Competition Category.

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Frank Ngwa Ụlọ Nwere Ọtụtụ Ọrụ

by John Helmersen - Design by Johns

Client: Design by Johns

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

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The Design

About Frank Ngwa Ụlọ Nwere Ọtụtụ Ọrụ

Echiche nke nhazi a bụ ịma mma dị nta dịka omenala nhazi Scandinavian nke eke nke àgwà, nke ga-atọ gị ụtọ site n'akụkụ niile. A gbakọtara ya na akụkụ atọ. O nwere elu dị nro nke achara nke na-anabata ahụ gị na anya gị. A họọrọ achara kpọmkwem maka njirimara ya pụrụ iche na nkwanye ùgwù maka gburugburu ebe obibi na ịdịgide. Maka ike ya nke na-eguzogide ojiji kwa ụbọchị ruo ọgbọ ndị na-abịa. Njirimara ọrụ dị iche iche. Jiri Frank dịka oche, tebụl nta ma ọ bụ oche ụkwụ. Na mgbakwunye, ọ bụrụ na ohere achọ nke a, enwere ike ịtụkwasị ya n'elu ibe ya.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz

Frank Ngwa Ụlọ Nwere Ọtụtụ Ọrụ 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 Frank Ngwa Ụlọ Nwere Ọtụtụ Ọrụ 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. Frank Ngwa Ụlọ Nwere Ọtụtụ Ọrụ na-emezu mkpa nke ọma, na-emetụ ọchịchọ aka, na-adọrọ mmetụta obi ma na-adọta ọchịchọ ịmara.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Multifunctional use. The flat seat means that this piece of furniture can be used as a stool, a side table or a footstool. The principle of the design is minimalistic aesthetic in an organic design language which tolerate exposes from all angles. Assembled of 3 parts, without any fixtures, in Bamboo Extreme. And precisely bamboo is selected for its significant characteristics with respect for the environment and sustainability. And speaks for use for generations to come.
Dimensions & Packaging: Seat diameter 35 cm
Total width 54 cm
Total height 45 cm
Total weight: 3.5 kg
Tags: furniture, sustainability, multifunctional, designclassic, bamboo, aesthetic, organic, environment, craftmandship, stackable
Production Technology: Manufactured in furniture board in Bamboo Extreme. The construction has a core of cross-layered carbonized horizontal bamboo layers as well as thick top and bottom layers that give the board an incredible strength. The sizing also means that the furniture can handle a weight of up to a minimum of 120 kilos. The design combines CNC machining with classic craftsmanship.
Design Challenge: The challenge we have with the project is whether we should go from true craftmanship to produce on a larger scale. On a larger scale, e.g. 20 to 100 copies, this means CNC cutting and assemblies adjusted accordingly. We are prepared. A full-scale prototype has been drawn, specially adjusted after full CNC cutting.
Research: The background for using bamboo. Bamboo is a sustainable and environmentally friendly material. The growth period is four to six years. This means that bamboo gives a quick yield. The bamboo plant sprouts new growth when it is felled – for up to eight decades. Bamboo contains natural tannins and phenols that provide antibacterial properties which withstand rot and bacterial invasion. Therefore, bamboo is interesting for production with care without using pesticides that have an environmental impact.
Inspiration: A multipurpose furniture with highly respect for the environment and sustainability. Therefore bamboo has been selected. Significant craftmandship showing in details. Assembled of 3 parts, without any fixtures. Stackable if space requires this. A aesthetic and sculptural organic form. Tolerate exposes from all angles.
Project Duration: The project started in August 2020 in Copenhagen. After a number of sketches, I teamed up with my highly skilled woodmaker – in the development of the first prototype. It was corrected in thickness of furniture board, adjusted in dimensions of legs at the seat. Which means the furniture is a very strong construction. The design has been adjusted from classic to a new interpretation, shown for example in the seat.
Operation Flow: Multifunctional furniture. The flat seat means that this piece of furniture can be used as a stool, a side table or a footstool. The design is classic in a new interpretation, and in this new interpretation, the precise joinery craftsmanship, in joints from leg to seat, is an important graphic signature. And the shape of this piece of furniture has an extra bonus, it can be stacked. Bamboo is selected for its significant characteristics with respect for the environment and sustainability. The board has an incredible strength against daily wear and tear, and the furniture can handle a weight of up to a minimum of 120 kilos.
Image Credits: Image #1 : Photographer Hans Ole Madsen
Image #2 : Photographer Hans Ole Madsen
Image #3 : Photographer Hans Ole Madsen
Image #4 : Photographer Hans Ole Madsen
Image #5 : Photographer Flemming Lyng