Mix and Match Ọdụ Oche Bench by Joao Faria

Mix and Match Ọdụ Oche Bench by Joao Faria is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe in Nhazi Ngwá Ụlọ Competition Category.

IgweNgwá Ụlọ· 2020

Mix and Match Ọdụ Oche Bench

by Joao Faria

Client: Emotional Objects

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

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The Design

About Mix and Match Ọdụ Oche Bench

Mix and Match bụ mkpokọta oche bench e mere maka ụlọ ndị ọbịa, ọnụ ụzọ mbata na ụlọ azụmahịa. Oche bench ọ bụla nwere elu osisi (wood veneer) sitere na oak, walnut ma ọ bụ tineo, nwekwa oghere ndị na-ejide oche nta ka ha guzosie ike n'ọnọdụ ha. Ewepụrụ ụkwụ oche nta ndị a ma tinye ha akụrụngwa (mechanism) na-ejide ha ike na bench ma na-eme ka ha wee na-atụgharị n'efu. E nwere ụdị bench atọ dị iche iche nke pụrụ ijide oche nta abụọ, atọ ma ọ bụ anọ, e nwekwara ụdị oche nta isii dị iche iche a na-enye. Enwekwara ike itinye obere tebụl na oghere ịchọ ọkụ (USB charging sockets), nke na-eme ka ọtụtụ ụzọ mgbakwunye ha ọnụ dị mfe.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe

Mix and Match Ọdụ Oche Bench meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe, nnabata dị ugwu e nyere design ndị dị mma nke na-emezu ihe ndị a chọrọ n'ọrụ na ụlọ ọrụ nke a na-atụ anya n'ihe e kere eke ndị e mere nke ọma. Ndị meriri na Igwe na-egosi nka buru ibu, ọkachamara dị elu, nghọta ọkachamara na ikike imepụta nke ndị kere ha. A na-atụ anya na Mix and Match Ọdụ Oche Bench ga-abụ ihe e kere eke a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya nke bụ ihe bara uru ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe na-ejikọta ụzọ kacha mma nke ụlọ ọrụ ma nwee àgwà teknụzụ kwesịrị ekwesị jikọtara na ihe ọmụma na talent. A na-asọpụrụ Mix and Match Ọdụ Oche Bench maka nlezianya ya ma e mere ya ka ọ nye mmeziwanye ndụ nke na-enyere aka ime ka ụwa bụrụ ebe ka mma.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Mix and Match is a fun and original way to sit and wait.
This is another Emotional Object that makes us smile every time we look at it. Designed mostly for hotels, entrances and commercial buildings, there are three sizes of wooden benches available and six different chairs to choose from. A small table and USB sockets for charging phones and tablets are also available. The customization options are almost unlimited.
Dimensions & Packaging: There are three sizes on the Mix and Match collection, for two, three or four chairs.
Large bench: 3050 x 300 x 200; medium bench: 2350 x 300 x 200; small bench: 1650 x 300 x 200.
This product is delivered in several packages, depending on the parts selected.
The wood veneers available for the benches are oak, walnut and tineo.
The chairs are made of fabric, synthetic leather, polycarbonate or polypropylene, depending on the model.
Tags: Emotional Objects, Mix and Match, Fun seat, Seat, Wood benches
Production Technology: This piece is produced in two distinct stages: first, the creation of a wooden bench, in which there are holes for fitting chairs. This part has a very simple and discreet design so that the chairs can shine. Second, selection of the chairs for placement on the wooden benches. All the different models are adapted, their legs are removed and a mechanism developed for this object is placed in each one. This will allow them to be secured embedded in the wooden bench. The main materials are three different wood veneers, lacquer and chair's materials.
Design Challenge: As this object is intended for commercial uses, the main challenge was the choice of chairs with all the certifications required by hospitality and contract projects.
Research: The inspiration for our objects comes from the most unusual ways. But we are passionate about our work and every time we have an idea we give it a name and a number and explore it until its last consequences. If it is original, we will find a way to make it. Designed mostly for hotels, entrances and commercial buildings, Mix and Match is a fun way to sit and wait, that makes us smile every time we look at it. This object was designed in 2019, in Portugal. The first prototype was presented at Valencia fair, last September, just to see the acceptance. It was a success and we decided to go forward.
Inspiration: The inspiration for this object was born of all the magnificent chairs that exist in the market and we all love. If we go back to the middle of the 20th century, we realize that the chairs that make us sigh today were (magnificently) drawn at that time.
There is nothing left to invent ... just reinvent and pay tribute.
Following this concept, Mix and Match revisits some of these classics in a funny way, decontextualizes them, removes some elements and presents them with a twist.
Project Duration: This object was designed in the 1st semester of 2019, in Portugal.
Operation Flow: The use of this object is as basic and natural as breathing. People sit on the chairs and can rotate them freely on the bench. As an option, there is the possibility of placing a usb charging plug to charge mobile phones and even small tables to use a laptop.
Patents: Copyrights belong to João Faria, 2019.
Image Credits: Images: creator (João Faria/Founder/CEO).