Manga シッティングベンチ by Enrique Minguez Ros is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 鉄賞 in ガーデン・アウトドア家具デザイン Competition Category.

鉄アウトドア家具· 2022

Manga シッティングベンチ

by Enrique Minguez Ros

Client: QZ Urban Furniture

A' Design Award 鉄賞 Winner in アウトドア家具 Category

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The Design

About Manga シッティングベンチ

都市の要素は、都市に人間的なスケール、アイデンティティ、集合的な意味を与えることに貢献します。マンガベンチのデザインアイデアは、海洋工学に典型的な技術と材料を使用して、マンガベンチが設計された場所である海洋の背景から始まります。海洋生物からインスピレーションを得たこのコレクションは、都市環境や自然環境の中で感情を呼び覚ますことができます。マンガベンチの線の純粋さと面間の丸みが、グラスファイバーとコンクリートに特有の明るさと質感を強化します。ベンチに人がいないときは、その柔らかな波状の形状が彫刻のような要素になります。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鉄賞

Manga シッティングベンチは、よく設計された創造物に期待される専門的・産業的要件を満たす優れたデザインに授与される、権威ある評価である A' Design Award 鉄賞の受賞作品です。鉄賞の受賞作品は、制作者の高い技量、高度な専門性、専門家としての理解、創造的な能力を示しています。Manga シッティングベンチは、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される、実用的で革新的な創造物であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 鉄賞を受賞したデザインは、業界のベストプラクティスを統合し、ノウハウと才能に結びついた有能な技術的特性を備えています。Manga シッティングベンチは、その徹底ぶりで尊敬され、世界をより良い場所にするための生活の質の向上をもたらすよう設計されています。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: A bench of elegant simplicity with organic shapes.
The purity of the lines and the roundness between planes of the Manga Bench, reinforces the brightness and textures typical of fiberglass and concrete.
When the bench is not occupied, its soft undulating shapes make it a sculptural element.
Minimalist in design, its comfortable ergonomic profile and soft undulations invite contemplation and serenity.
Dimensions & Packaging: The measurements are 300 x 82 x 76 cm. The seat base is 44 cm from the ground.
Tags: Marine life, Sculptural, Fiberglass, Sustainability, Minimalist, Ergonomic
Production Technology: The materials used in the Manga Bench are committed to sustainability and the development of pioneering technologies (fiberglass, fiber-reinforced concrete or mechanical recycling of plastic R-PET). Environmentally friendly materials with a real component of sustainability, circularity and safety.
Using technology and materials typical of nautical engineering, the Manga Bench has taken into account its environmental impact during all the stages of its existence: extraction of raw materials, production, distribution, use, reuse, recycling and waste management.
Design Challenge: The main challenge was the design of a large urban element with dynamic undulating forms.
The big obstacle, given its size, was to demould the piece, so it was necessary to redraw the initial sketch.
In a second phase, the thickness of the planned fiberglass layer was reduced and the upper part of the backrest was reinforced with fiberglass mesh.
Today, thanks to the technology and materials used in nautical engineering, the production of fibreglass benches is very simple.
Research: The research is based on the design of an urban element that contributes to giving cities a human scale, identity and collective meaning.
The aim was to create a piece based on marine life and the maritime context, using nautical engineering technologies and materials, so a model and a mould were developed to obtain the designed piece.
The Manga bench has been made of fiberglass. A material that is capable of awakening emotions both in urban environments and in natural areas.
Inspiration: The design idea for the Manga Bench starts from the maritime context, a place for which it has been designed, using technology and materials typical of nautical engineering.
Inspired by marine life, it is capable of awakening emotions in urban and natural environments.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2019 and finished in June 2020 in Cartagena (Spain). It was exhibited in the port of Cartagena (2020) and Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Murcia (COAMU), Murcia, (Spain) in 2022.
Operation Flow: This piece not only fulfils the function of a seat but also provides an aesthetic value when it is placed in the urban space: seafronts, ports, squares, streets and boulevards.
Patents: Patented. 08/2020/621. Enrique Mínguez Ros. 2020. Intellectual property.
Team Members: Enrique Mínguez Ros and Enrique Mínguez Martínez
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer David Frutos, Manga Bench, 2020.
Image #2: Photographer David Frutos, Manga Bench, 2020.
Image #3: Photographer David Frutos, Manga Bench, 2020.
Image #4: Photographer David Frutos, Manga Bench, 2020.
Image #2: Photographer David Frutos, Manga Bench, 2020.