Max 의자 by Arthur Casas is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 동상 in 가구 디자인 Competition Category.
동가구· 2022
Max 의자
by Arthur Casas
Client: +55 Design
A' Design Award 동상 Winner in 가구 Category
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About Max 의자
몇 줄로 합성된 복잡성에 대한 검색이 Max Chair의 주요 영감이었습니다. 깔끔한 디자인과 정밀한 라인을 갖춘 이 제품은 재료 조합으로 인한 구조적 문제에 대한 응답입니다. 가볍고 가느다란 유리 섬유 외피는 4개의 금속 지지 조인트 위에 놓이며 베이스에서 고정되어 있습니다(X자 모양으로 서로 교차하는 축 포함). 시트와 등받이는 동일한 볼륨의 일부이며, 천연 솔라나 가죽으로 덮여 있으며, 적절한 곡률과 컴팩트한 비주얼을 찾기 위해 인체공학에 대한 많은 연구를 거쳤습니다.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 동상
Max 의자, 이 작품은 A' Design Award 동상 수상작으로, 창의성, 독창성, 영민함으로 돋보이는 뛰어난 디자인에 수여되는 높은 권위의 인정입니다. 동상 수상작은 충분히 숙련되고 인상적으로 창의적인 작품으로, 디자이너의 폭넓은 경험, 상상력, 기지를 입증합니다. Max 의자, 이 작품은 높이 평가받고 감탄과 사랑을 받는 사물로서 두드러지게 전문적이고 혁신적일 것으로 기대됩니다. 이 동상 수상 디자인은 예술, 과학, 디자인, 기술의 모범 사례를 담고 있으며 세부에 대한 주의로 훌륭합니다. Max 의자, 이 작품은 필요를 훌륭하게 충족하고 욕망에 닿으며 감정을 매료하고 호기심을 불러일으킵니다.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- With clean design and precise lines, this chair is a response to a complex structural challenge with an innovative combination of materials. It has a light and slender fiberglass shell, resting over only four metallic support joints, while locked at the base, with certified wood covering the feet. Its seat and backrest are part of the same volume, covered in natural leather, with ergonomic curvature and compact visuals.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 450 mm x 640 mm x 770 mm
Sucupira wood is certified with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), which guarantees high productivity in balance with nature and sustainable management of raw materials.
Solana leather comes from an industry with rigorous methods to trace and guarantee the origin from the analysis of satellite images - avoiding contributing to the Amazon deforestation.
The piece is certified by SENAI, which is validated by INMETRO (the institute that inspects products sold in Brazil). - Tags
- Chair, Fiberglass, Brazilian wood, Aluminum, Leather, Brazilian design, Sculptural design
- Production Technology
- Several tests were carried out to support the thin fiberglass shell and achieve the ideal curvature and weight. For the structure, aluminum was chosen, as this metal was a lighter option among the materials tested - a steel chair would be much heavier. Developed by a Brazilian brand that bets on raw materials and national designers, the chair meets the purpose of development.
- Design Challenge
- The challenge was to synthesize such complexity in a few lines. Many studies were necessary to conceive a light, slender, minimalist chair with innovative materials and robust structure.
- Research
- The chair needed to achieve the ideal curvature and weight. Therefore, many molds were elaborated until the ideal volumetry of the fiberglass shell was found. Meanwhile, a robust but light structure was needed to support the delicate shape - and aluminum was the most appropriate material.
- Inspiration
- The search for a complexity synthesized in a few lines was the main inspiration for this piece. Its backrest and seat compose the same surface; the shell is sustained by four vertical supports, of different heights, and punctually connected. These, in turn, are connected at the basis by axes that cross each other in an X shape. To make this design viable, there was an intense study for the definition of materialities.
- Project Duration
- The Max Chair was presented at the launch of the mais55 Design brand in Sao Paulo in June 2020.
- Operation Flow
- Even though it is a slender structure, the materials choices guarantees strength - both fiberglass and aluminum. Supports up to 160 kg on the seat (on the edge) and 80 kg on the back, without deformation. The natural leather, which covers the shell, amplifies the durability of the product.
- Team Members
- Lead Designer: Arthur Casas
- Image Credits
- #1 Photographer Peu Campos - São Paulo 2020
#2 Photographer Peu Campos - São Paulo 2020
#3 Photographer Peu Campos - São Paulo 2020
#4 Photographer Peu Campos - São Paulo 2020
#5 Photographer Peu Campos - São Paulo 2020
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