Vani Cathedra by Alexandre Kasper is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Designatio Supellectilis Competition Category.
AesSupellex· 2021
Vani Cathedra
Client: Kasper.arq (Alexandre Kasper) + CGS Móveis
Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum Winner in Supellex Category
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About Vani Cathedra
Cathedra Vani concepta est secundum technicas compaginis Scandinavicae, cum pulvino interno qui regionem lumbalem recte sustinet, operatur in ambitu tricliniorum et tamquam cathedra bracchialis pro spatiis parvis, se accommodans ad necessitatem utentis. Idea producti quod spatium optimat coniuncta cum technicis artis lignariae Brasilianae et Scandinavicae, celans totam partem tapetis, fruens potentia technologica, explorat machinationem complexam ita ut linearitas perfecte in producto inveniatur.
The Recognition
About the Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum
Vani Cathedra victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aeneum, honoris multum aestimati formis egregiis, creandi ingenio, sollertia et acumine insignibus dati. Victores Aenei opera perita et mire creandi sunt, quae experientiam, imaginationem et solertiam auctorum suorum confirmant. Exspectatur Vani Cathedra rem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, notabiliter professionalem et novam fore. Haec forma Aeneo victa optimas consuetudines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae amplectitur et in cura minutiarum excellit. Vani Cathedra necessitates egregie explet, cupiditates tangit, sensus capit et curiositatem allicit.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- With a complex machining, the Vani chair unites the highest manufacturing power, machined in 5 axes, its anatomical backrest in wood plus its joint in finger join behind the resistance and main lashing of the product, its turned back feet function as industrial pillars, already the upholstered part fills the comfort that the armchair indicates having an inner cushion that chambers the lumbar bringing immediate comfort to the user.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 600mm.x600mm.x810mm.
- Tags
- armchair, chair, vani, comfort, joinery, brazilian design, inspiration, minimalism
- Production Technology
- Vani chair developed through machines with 5 flexing axes, promoting the greatest complexity of the product, joints with finger system and Brazilian joinery technique.
- Design Challenge
- The biggest difficulty was to develop an ergonomic backrest, changing the part of the idea that armchairs need cushions, we integrated it into the backrest, bringing the same comfort to the backrest with a minimalism in its design.
- Research
- The concept used was the idea of a product that optimizes space combined with the techniques of Brazilian and Scandinavian carpentry, and hiding the entire part of the tapestry, the idea was to optimize both the construction and the use of the product making it a unique and comfortable product.
- Inspiration
- The Vani Chair was designed based on Scandinavian woodworking techniques, with the ergonomics of the chair more inclined than the conventional one, making it more comfortable to sit, read, watch or talk.
- Project Duration
- started in October 2019 and completed in December 2020
- Operation Flow
- A Vani chair was developed with maximum comfort, with a cushion that projects the lumbar correctly, it works in dining room environments and as armchairs for small environments, adjusting according to the customer's need.
- Patents
- Alexendare Kasper, 2020, KASPER.ARQ PARTNERSHIP CGS MÓVEIS
- Team Members
- Alexandre Kasper
- Image Credits
- Alexandre Kasper Brazilian designer in partnership with CGS Móveis
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