Flow Кресло by Mattice Boets is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Коло байгеси in Эмерек Дизайны Competition Category.
КолоЭмерек· 2022
Flow Кресло
Client: Mattice Boets
A' Design Award Коло байгеси Winner in Эмерек Category
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About Flow Кресло
Flow - бул суунун агымынан шыктанган кресло. Дизайн жылаңач таш, отургучтун эң жөнөкөй түрү катары башталган. Анан суу келип, ташты жана отурган адамды тегеректеп агып кетти. Бул дизайнды жараткан таш менен суунун өз ара аракети. Натыйжада адамдын денесин тегерете идеалдуу формада жасалган кресло пайда болот. Дизайн ар бир бурчтан толугу менен уникалдуу болуп саналат. Башкача айтканда, кресло сиздин бир бөлүгүңүз болуп калат. Flow дизайны анын терең көк түсү менен айкалышып, анын качан пайда болгонун баяндайт.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Коло байгеси
Flow Кресло – A' Design Award Коло байгесинин жеңүүчүсү, чыгармачылыгы, тапкычтыгы жана зээндүүлүгү менен айырмаланган сонун дизайндарга берилген жогорку бедели бар таануу. Коло жеңүүчүлөр – жетиштүү чеберчиликтүү жана таасирдүү чыгармачыл туундулар, алар авторлорунун бай тажрыйбасын, элестетүүсүн жана тапкычтыгын ырастайт. Flow Кресло жогору бааланган, суктанууга жана сүйүүгө татыган буюм, өзгөчө кесипкөй жана жаңычыл болот деп күтүлөт. Бул Коло байгени жеңген дизайн искусство, илим, дизайн жана технологиядагы мыкты практиканы камтыйт жана майда-чүйдөсүнө көңүл бургандыгы менен мыкты. Flow Кресло муктаждыкты сонун канааттандырат, каалоого тийет, сезимдерди арбайт жана кызыгууну козгойт.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Flow is an armchair inspired by the flow of water. It’s a design that captures a static image of water flowing over rocks, two different elements that while in motion form one coherent entity and shape themselves around whatever crosses its path. It is as if the person sitting on the armchair were a rock, while the water flows around the person’s body. This creates a design that perfectly fits around the human body while being entirely unique from every angle.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The armchair has a seating height of 46 cm measured at its highest point. It is 57 cm wide, 62 cm deep and 70 cm tall.
- Tags
- Flow, armchair, chair, Mattice, Boets, design, water, blue, rock, furniture
- Production Technology
- Flow consists of a steel inner frame that is pressed and then welded together. The chair is split up into multiple pieces which are then slid into the frame and attached. This creates a strong and durable construction. Foam in variable densities is used throughout the chair providing support where needed.
- Design Challenge
- During the development of the armchair, a prototype of hard foam was made. To speed up the development cycle, I made the prototype myself by sculpting a large block of foam by hand. Although I attempted to use section references, its organic design was too complex to be of any help. As a last resort, I sculpted the block of foam by eye with little to no tools. The prototype turned out great, but it was by far the most challenging aspect of realizing this project in time.
- Research
- The idea of Flow sparked during a walk near a local river. I find it interesting to look at things and wonder what they could become. From the flow of water, the interaction of plants and their environment to the way in which organisms grow. Although its relevance in the world of design is often overlooked since it doesn’t necessarily provide any immediate practical benefit, it does allow us to tell a story not in words but in physical matter.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by one of the oldest and most recognizable elements of nature, water and stone. Its shape creates a sense of familiarity and trust on an instinctive level, yet its form is unlike anything else. The design started as a bare rock, the simplest form of a chair. Then the water came, flowing all around the rock and the person. It is the interaction between this simple rock and the water that created this design.
- Project Duration
- The project started in October of 2019 in Kortrijk, Belgium and was finalized in January of 2020.
- Operation Flow
- The armrests in combination with the slightly reclined seating area provide a comfortable and relaxed position. When sitting, the inner foam adapts slightly while the back provides sufficient support. In a way, the armchair becomes part of you. Its deep blue color of water reminds us of how the design came to be.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Mattice Boets, 2020.
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