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Hug Cathedra by Romulo Temigue

Hug Cathedra by Romulo Temigue is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Designatio Supellectilis Competition Category.


ArgentumSupellex· 2022

Hug Cathedra

by Romulo Temigue

Client: Romulo Temigue

Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum Winner in Supellex Category

Colors

The Design

About Hug Cathedra

The Hug thalchair is design with Nunc colorat. Ratio huius consilii est ut unumquemque colorem coloratum alterum antrorsum amplectatur. Colores etiam mutari possunt ad gustum personalem vel cum consilio interiore coniungi. Structura huius cathedrae ex upholsteria et intus cum materiis ligneis realibus constituitur. Item consilium maius et maius in contulerit in foro cum aliis solitis.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum

Hug Cathedra victor est Praemii A' Design Award Argenteum, honoris eximie amplissimi formis summi generis, pulchris et conspicuis dati. Victores Argenti opera valde splendida et creandi ingenio praedita sunt, quae praestantem peritiam, talentum et acumen auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur Hug Cathedra opus mirabile, exemplare, valde professionale et penitus novum fore. Haec forma Argento victa inventum notabile et admiratum est, quod ad fines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae promovendos confert. Hug Cathedra creatio est, quam multi invident, quae cupiditates excitat, sensus bonos affert et admirationem miraculumque movet.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Just like the classics armchairs, the materials can be soft ones or can be leather or other types. Inside the structure, it has upholstery, usual hardworking with wood. The design can be as colorful as you want it to be, or you can simply use monochromatic colors. It goes well both ways.
Dimensions & Packaging
1450mm lenght x 1500mm width x 1400mm height
Tags
Sofa, colorful, modern, Furniture, Furniture Design, armchair, chair,
Production Technology
The armchair production and manufacture is based on a custom design. You can change the colors and materials. After the that, traditional techniques and handmaid montage by experienced handworkers for the final touch.
Design Challenge
Choosing a good size for each layer. It couldn't be small to the point that would disappear behind the other and also couldn't be too big that would feel too much in a small apartment. After that, the rest was easy. You can choose the color you want for each layer and enjoy the comfy to rest your soul.
Research
Using the "hug" idea that we give to our related and friends almost every day, the chair had to look like each part were hugging each other. After the first layer, the rest was each to understand about the design itself.
Inspiration
The inspirational part of this armchair came with the use of the classics armchairs that gives your body a "hug" when you sit on them. The idea is "privacy" and "cuddle". Privacy cause when you're using the armchair you will be "inside" and have your privacy there. And the "cuddle" because of classics armchairs.
Project Duration
The project was in 2021 in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.
Operation Flow
The Hug armchair is a unique piece and will take a good part of your living room, because it's bigger than you think. But with this, you can decorate your house and also have a very comfy armchair to use when you are tired from work.
Image Credits
Romulo Temigue, All Images

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