Bubble チェア by Grigorii Gorkovenko is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 銀賞 in 家具デザイン Competition Category.
銀家具· 2021
Bubble チェア
Client: Gorkovenko design studio
A' Design Award 銀賞 Winner in 家具 Category
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The Design
About Bubble チェア
Bubbleは、個人邸宅や公共空間のためのコレクタブルなアートオブジェとして構想された椅子である。丸みを帯びたフォルムは空気で膨らんだような柔らかさを想わせるが、フレームは堅牢なアルミニウムを手作業で鋳造したものであり、見た目と素材との間にコントラストを生み出している。アルミニウムは、デザイナーが最も生命感のある素材と考えるその可塑性から選ばれた。本作は手仕事と鋳造によって製作され、表面はサテン仕上げによりマットな光沢を帯びている。完成までに8か月と80キログラムの金属を要し、座面に唯一無二の質感をもたらしている。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 銀賞
Bubble チェアは、見事で印象的なハイエンドのデザインに授与される、非常に権威ある評価である A' Design Award 銀賞の受賞作品です。銀賞の受賞作品は、きわめて輝かしく創造性に富んだ作品であり、デザイナーの傑出した専門知識、才能、洞察力を示しています。Bubble チェアは、素晴らしい代表作であり、驚くほどプロフェッショナルで、深く革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銀賞を受賞したデザインは、非常に注目すべき称賛される発明であり、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術の境界に寄与し、それを前進させます。Bubble チェアは、多くの人に羨まれる創造物であり、欲求を呼び覚まし、前向きな感情をもたらし、驚きと感嘆を灯します。
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
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