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Book ເກົ້າອີ້ by Cass Saldanha

Book ເກົ້າອີ້ by Cass Saldanha is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award ລະດັບທອງສຳລິດ in ການອອກແບບເຟີນິເຈີ Competition Category.


ທອງສຳລິດເຟີນິເຈີ· 2026

Book ເກົ້າອີ້

by Cass Saldanha

Client: SAL+Co

A' Design Award ລະດັບທອງສຳລິດ Winner in ເຟີນິເຈີ Category

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The Design

About Book ເກົ້າອີ້

Book ແມ່ນເກົ້າອີ້ທີ່ສາມາດວາງ ແລະ ສະແດງປຶ້ມທີ່ເປີດຢູ່ໄດ້ນຳອີກ. ການອອກແບບນີ້ແມ່ນການສຶກສາເຊີງປະຕິມາກຳກ່ຽວກັບເລຂາຄະນິດ ແລະ ຄວາມສົມມາດ, ໂດຍແຕ່ລະມຸມຖືກຄິດໄລ່ຢ່າງລະມັດລະວັງ. Book ຜະລິດຈາກໄມ້ໂອກຂາວແທ້ ແລະ ໄມ້ວອນນັດເອີຣົບ. ແຜ່ນວົງມົນໄມ້ໂອກຢູ່ໃຈກາງເປັນຈຸດຍຶດໂຄງຮ່າງບ່ອນທີ່ຂາສາມຂາທີ່ອຽງມາບັນຈົບກັນ. ແທ່ງທອງເຫຼືອງສີ່ແທ່ງຊ່ວຍຫຼຸດຜ່ອນຄວາມຕຶງຢູ່ຈຸດເຊື່ອມຕໍ່ສຳຄັນ ແລະ ເພີ່ມຄວາມໝັ້ນຄົງ. ທຸກໜ້າພື້ນຜິວຖືກຕົກແຕ່ງດ້ວຍມືໂດຍໃຊ້ນ້ຳມັນທຳມະຊາດ ເຊິ່ງໃຫ້ຜິວສຳຜັດແບບດ້ານ ແລະ ຮັກສາຄວາມຮູ້ສຶກຂອງໄມ້ໄວ້. ຄວາມສູງຂອງບ່ອນນັ່ງແມ່ນ 450 ມິນລີແມັດ.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award ລະດັບທອງສຳລິດ

Book ເກົ້າອີ້ ແມ່ນຜູ້ຊະນະ A' Design Award ລະດັບທອງສຳລິດ ເຊິ່ງເປັນການຍອມຮັບທີ່ມີກຽດສູງສຳລັບການອອກແບບທີ່ໂດດເດັ່ນ ເຊິ່ງມີລັກສະນະເດັ່ນດ້ວຍຄວາມຄິດສ້າງສັນ ຄວາມຫຼັກແຫຼມ ແລະ ຄວາມຄົມຄາຍ. ຜູ້ຊະນະລະດັບທອງສຳລິດແມ່ນຜົນງານທີ່ມີທັກສະພຽງພໍ ແລະ ສ້າງສັນຢ່າງໂດດເດັ່ນ ທີ່ຢືນຢັນປະສົບການອັນກວ້າງຂວາງ ຈິນຕະນາການ ແລະ ຄວາມສາມາດຂອງຜູ້ອອກແບບ. Book ເກົ້າອີ້ ຖືກຄາດວ່າຈະເປັນສິ່ງຂອງທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບການຍົກຍ້ອງສູງ ໜ້າຊົມເຊີຍ ແລະ ເປັນທີ່ຮັກແພງ ທີ່ເປັນມືອາຊີບ ແລະ ມີນະວັດຕະກຳຢ່າງໂດດເດັ່ນ. ການອອກແບບທີ່ຊະນະລະດັບທອງສຳລິດນີ້ນຳໃຊ້ວິທີປະຕິບັດທີ່ດີທີ່ສຸດໃນດ້ານສິລະປະ ວິທະຍາສາດ ການອອກແບບ ແລະ ເຕັກໂນໂລຊີ ແລະ ດີເລີດໃນການເອົາໃຈໃສ່ລາຍລະອຽດ. Book ເກົ້າອີ້ ຕອບສະໜອງຄວາມຕ້ອງການຢ່າງດີເລີດ ສຳຜັດຄວາມປາດຖະໜາ ດຶງດູດຄວາມຮູ້ສຶກ ແລະ ກະຕຸ້ນຄວາມຢາກຮູ້ຢາກເຫັນ.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
The Bookchair is more than a stool or a chair. It is a sculptural study in geometry and symmetry. Every angle is meticulously calculated to bridge the gap between furniture and art. While its 18-inch height offers utility, its true purpose is to cradle an open book, an invitation to slow down and reflect. More than a functional object, it is a quiet gesture of intentionality, designed for those who value both form and the written word.
Dimensions & Packaging
Materials:
European Walnut, White Oak, Brass solid rod.

Dimensions:

Width: 575 mm
Depth: 300 mm
Height: 735 mm
Seat Height: 450 mm
Tags
Stool, Chair, Brazilian, Wood, Symmetry, Sculpture
Production Technology
Crafted from solid white oak and European walnut, the Bookchair balances warmth with structural depth. A central oak disc anchors the piece, distributing force where three angled legs converge. For engineered stability, four 1/3" brass rods act as discreet tension relievers at key junctions. Each surface is hand-finished with natural oils, creating a matte, luminous texture that preserves the wood's tactile essence. It is a marriage of meticulous joinery and organic materiality.
Inspiration
Guided by geometry and architectural symmetry, the Bookchair is a study in visual clarity. Inspired by Lina Bo Bardi, whose furniture blended modernist rigor with Brazilian vernacular and handcraft. It blends modernist rigor with Brazilian cultural honesty. This piece honors Brazilian modernism through a balance of function and sculptural form. Whether supporting an open book or standing alone, it exists at the intersection of utility and art. An object to be used, and one to be contemplated.
Project Duration
Conceived in Miami in May 2023, this project was prototyped over two months and completed in July 2023. It is an exclusive one-of-one piece; all remaining prototypes were destroyed in July 2023.
Operation Flow
The Bookchair can be used as a normal stool seating functionality, but also can serve as a book display.
Patents
Copyrights belong to Cass Saldanha, 2024.
Team Members
Cass Saldanha

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