Nina & Beni Oche by Andres Marino Maza is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaedo in Nhazi Ngwá Ụlọ Competition Category.

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Nina & Beni Oche

by Andres Marino Maza

Client: Marinomaza

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

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The Design

About Nina & Beni Oche

Nina & Beni bụ oche osisi siri ike nke e si n'ụdị nhazi ụgbọ mmiri osisi nweta mmụọ nsirihụ ya. Ibe osisi abụọ e ji uzuoku gbagọọ na-agbatị n'elu ebe nnọdụ ahụ, na-eje ozi mbụ dịka ụkwụ, mgbe ahụ dịka ebe ntụkwasị aka, ma n'ikpeazụ na-akpụ onwe ha ruo n'akụkụ azụ ala. E ji osisi ash, cherry, oak ma ọ bụ walnut sitere n'oke ọhịa ndị a na-elekọta nke ọma mee oche a, ma e ji mmanụ na waks sitere n'okike mechaa ya. Ihe nlereanya ndị e gburu na igwe nwere axis ise na-eduzi mgbagọ uzuoku na njikọta nke ibe osisi ndị ahụ. Ebe nnọdụ ahụ nwere ike iwepụ ma gbanwee ya. Usoro nkpụzi a na-ebelata mmefu ihe eji arụ ọrụ.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaedo

Nina & Beni Oche meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaedo, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị dị n'ọkwa mbụ, dị ịtụnanya ma pụtara ìhè. Ndị meriri na Ọlaedo bụ ihe e kere eke dị oke ọhụrụ, nwere ọhụụ ma na-egbu maramara nke na-egosipụta ọgụgụ isi, amamihe na nka nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Nina & Beni Oche ga-abụ ihe e mepụtara kacha enweta otuto, na-edu ọnọdụ ma bụrụ ihe ncheta nke na-enye uru na-adịbeghị mgbe ọ bụla. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaedo bụ ọrụ dị ebube, a na-asọpụrụ nke na-erite uru buru ibu ma na-ebuga oke nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ n'ihu. Nina & Beni Oche na-eweta mmetụta ọchịchọ siri ike, na-akpali agụụ, na-akwado nzụlite ihe ma na-adọrọ anyị adọrọ.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Two steam-bent strips cantilever over the seat to serve first as legs then armrest and finally mold to the lumbar area. The Nina & Beni chair is made from 100% sustainably sourced forests.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimensions: W 560 x H 720 x L 500mm
Weight: 8 kg (unboxed)
Main materials: ash, cherry, oak or walnut
Finish: Natural oils and waxes
Tags: Steam bending, solid wood, sustainable, chair design
Production Technology: To achieve the complex geometry of the Nina & beni chair we use a 5 axis CNC to cut 2 molds which we then use to steam bend the solid wood strips to their form. We then use another set of cnc-cut counter molds to make the 3d lamination.
Design Challenge: The most difficult part was designing and building the 3 dimensional molds needed to build the chair.
Research: Sustainability is my design objective.
I use wood because it is the best short carbon cycle material, the complex shapes are steam-bent so as to create as little waste as possible.
These pieces are made from quality materials and designed to last a lifetime.
Inspiration: Inspired by the efficient yet beautiful forms of wooden naval structures. Boat building achieves aerodynamic forms that take advantage of the trees grain with little waste.
Project Duration: This project started in September 2019, was exhibited at The Stockholm Furniture fair in January then at the London design fair in September
Operation Flow: Solid wood chair meant to last a lifetime
Seat is removable and interchangeable.
Image Credits: Photographs taken by https://www.uxio.es/
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