Archie Munus Primarium: Sella by Ahmad Mirjani is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum in Designatio Supellectilis Competition Category.
FerrumSupellex· 2022
Archie Munus Primarium: Sella
Client: Ahmad Mirjani
Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum Winner in Supellex Category
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About Archie Munus Primarium: Sella
Textus Libri: Archie sella filo ferreo facta est, ex architectura Islamica inspirata. Forma arcus et geometriam tegularum Girih revocat, ad vitam hodiernam accommodatam. Partes sedilis ex filo chalybis conflato constant. Fila ad mensuras praestitutas secantur et sine calore flectuntur, quibusdam partibus manu flectendis. Tectura chromii vel nyloni sellam ab humore et rubigine tuetur, ita ut sella etiam sub dio adhiberi possit. Spatium negativum inter lineas sensum levitatis praebet. Exempla variari possunt, quod multiplicem personalem confectionem permittit. Sella 520 mm, 470 mm, et 800 mm metitur.
The Recognition
About the Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum
Archie Munus Primarium: Sella victor est Praemii A' Design Award Ferreum, honoris amplissimi formis bonis dati, quae postulatis professionalibus et industrialibus ab creationibus bene formatis exspectatis satisfaciunt. Victores Ferrei magnam peritiam, altam specializationem, intellectum periti et facultatem creandi auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur Archie Munus Primarium: Sella creationem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, practicam et novam fore. Haec forma Ferreo victa optimas industriae consuetudines integrat et proprietates technicas idoneas, cum scientia et talento coniunctas, habet. Archie Munus Primarium: Sella ob diligentiam suam honoratur et ad vitae qualitatem emendandam formatum est, ut mundum meliorem reddere iuvet.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The chair gives a strong impression with its unique form which is inspired by Islamic architecture. In particular, the design revives the arches and art of Girih tiles (which relies heavily on geometric patterns) and is adapted to modern life.
The chair can be used for every space and due to the possible variety of patterns, this design has the great potential for mass customization. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Length 520mm, Width 470mm, Height 800 mm
- Tags
- furniture, chair, wire chair, arch, girih, geometric pattern
- Production Technology
- The seat components are made of welded steel wire. The wires are cut in predetermined sizes and must be bent without any heating factor. Some of the chair components are such that bending the wires is not possible by using machines and must be done manually. By adding chrome or rilson (nylon 11) coating to the wires, the chair can be made resistant to moisture and rust, and it is possible to use the chair outdoors.
- Design Challenge
- The design of the chair is mainly dependent on the lines. Therefore, in the design process, it was tried to move the design lines in a way that results in an integrated structure, and finally it is aimed to achieve a new style of wire chairs.
- Research
- The design process began with the review of furniture history and specifically mid-century modern style. In these observations, the characteristic furniture of this period and their features such as simple and clear lines, organic and geometric forms, democratic design were analyzed. Based on this, the wire chair style became the basis of the design. After that, the two architectural elements of arch and girih (strapwork) in Islamic architecture and the girih tiles were studied and further embedded into the project.
- Inspiration
- It was started with the study of the history of wire chairs and the designers who have worked in this field. As the design of wire chairs is highly dependent on the movement of lines, the possibility of using lines inspired by Islamic architecture was explored.
In the product design process, arches and specific geometric patterns have been the source of inspiration which are summarized in Girih. - Project Duration
- The project started in January 2021 in Isfahan, Iran and finished in April 2021.
- Operation Flow
- The geometric patterns used in the design of the chair impress the viewer spontaneously. Furthermore, the negative space used in the design of the chair conveys a sense of lightness.
- Team Members
- Ahmad Mirjani
- Image Credits
- Ahmad Mirjani, 2021.
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