Bengalas Bengalas: Gopalê Rêwîtiyê by Alvaro Wolmer

Bengalas Bengalas: Gopalê Rêwîtiyê by Alvaro Wolmer is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Xelata A' Design Award a Zîvîn in Dîzayna Hejmara Sînorkirî û Taybet Competition Category.

ZîvHejmara Sînorkirî· 2022

Bengalas Bengalas: Gopalê Rêwîtiyê

by Alvaro Wolmer

Client: Álvaro Wolmer Movelaria Fina Ltda.

Xelata A' Design Award a Zîvîn Winner in Hejmara Sînorkirî Category

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The Design

About Bengalas Bengalas: Gopalê Rêwîtiyê

Bengalas berhevokek ji gopalên rêwîtiyê ye ku ji darê mazina sor an spî hatiye çêkirin. Destikên wan bi şêweyê C an bi şêweyê T tên pêşkêşkirin. Gopalên rêwîtiyê yên mêran xwedî tîrbûna 25 mm ne, lê gopalên rêwîtiyê yên jinan ziravtir in, bi tîrbûna 22 mm. Dirêjahî li gorî daxwazê tê çêkirin. Darê mazin xwedî pejirandina FSC ye. Hemû destik bi jacaranda paulista, darekî xwecihî yê Brezîlî, hatine bihêzkirin. Rûyên wan bi rûnê tungê hatine kutakirin. Serikên guhêrbar ji aluminyûm û lastîkê laminatkirî hatine çêkirin ji bo pêwendiyeke sabît bi erdê re.

The Recognition

About the Xelata A' Design Award a Zîvîn

Bengalas Bengalas: Gopalê Rêwîtiyê xelatgirê Xelata A' Design Award a Zîvîn e, nasîneke bi awayekî awarte bi prestîj ku ji sêwiranên di asta herî bilind de, xweşik û bibandor re tê dayîn. Xelatgirên Zîvînê karên pir birûsk û pir afirîner in, yên ku pisporiya hêja, jêhatîbûn û zîrekiya sêwiranerên xwe nîşan didin. Tê hêvîkirin ku Bengalas Bengalas: Gopalê Rêwîtiyê karekî mînak, pir pîşekar û bi kûrahî nûjen be. Ev sêwirana bi Zîvînê serketî vedîtineke berbiçav û hatiye sitayişkirin e ku ji bo fireh kirina sînorên huner, zanist, sêwiran û teknolojiyê tevkarî dike. Bengalas Bengalas: Gopalê Rêwîtiyê afirandinek e ku gelek kes çavê xwe lê dikin, daxwazan şiyar dike, hestên erênî tîne û heyirînê çêdike.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The walking sticks are made to perfection of best quality red or white oak. Handles can have a C shape or a T shape. Walking sticks for men have a diameter of 25 mm; walking sticks for women are a little slimmer: 22 mm of diameter. The oak is FSC certified. All the handles of our walking sticks are reinforced with jacaranda paulista (Machaerium villosum), a Brazilian native wood. The walking sticks are finished, basically, with tung oil. The replaceable tips are made of aluminum and laminated rubber.
Dimensions & Packaging: Walking sticks for men have a diameter of 25 mm; walking sticks for women are a little slimmer: 22 mm of diameter. The oak is FSC certified. The length is custom made. MDF Package: 105 cm long x 20 cm wide x 3.6 cm thick.
Tags: walking stick, cane, luxury walking stick, wooden walking stick, fine walking stick, fine cane, de luxe walking stick, de luxe cane
Production Technology: The walking sticks are produced by fine artisans with regular woodworking machines and techniques, plus a CNC router to shape them and the MDF package. The replaceable tips are made of aluminum and laminated rubber. The aluminum parts are produced in a CNC lathe and anodized in black. The scientific names of the two woods are laser engraved. The walking sticks are finished with tung oil. The oak is FSC certified.
Design Challenge: Very few things are older in the history of humankind than a walking stick. At the present time, it was a real challenge to create something just a little better or slightly different from many many walking sticks. Having said that, I think I have created a walking stick that gathers several qualities: beauty, warmth, discretion, lightness, durability, and good design.
Research: I basically researched on the Internet. I saw thousands of walking sticks/canes before start making my own designs. From the very beginning, I wanted to have a walking stick: (1) of solid wood, (2) pleasant to touch, (3) with a decent tip (4) durable. The walking sticks are made of laminated oak and jacaranda paulista. The purpose: no joins, stability, and strength. The walking sticks have non slippery, replaceable and elegant tips.
Inspiration: I have been making fine furniture for almost 4 decades. Some old clients became my friends, and every now and then asked me to make a walking stick. I made one, two, three, and realized that there is not an actual fine walking stick in the market, in Brazil or abroad. That was my inspiration. The C handle is a classic. The T handle is my design.
Project Duration: The project started in Sao Paulo in January 2016 and ended in São Paulo in January 2021.
Operation Flow: Oak wood is a very special material for the walking sticks: it is strong, beautiful, warm in the winter, fresh in the summer. I have heard from many buyers: "I love my walking stick. When I am not walking with her, I have her on my lap” or “I love to have my walking stick in my hands, even when I am not using it”.
Patents: The design was registred in IAB - Instituto dos Arquitetos do Brasil.
Team Members: Designer: Alvaro Wolmer
Master Woodworker: Daniel Lavaroni
Master Woodworker: José de Deus Rocha
Image Credits: All photos were taken by Ding Musa.