Desafinado ມ້ານັ່ງຍາວ by Cass Saldanha is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award ລະດັບທອງສຳລິດ in ການອອກແບບເຟີນິເຈີ Competition Category.
ທອງສຳລິດເຟີນິເຈີ· 2026
Desafinado ມ້ານັ່ງຍາວ
Client: SAL+Co
A' Design Award ລະດັບທອງສຳລິດ Winner in ເຟີນິເຈີ Category
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The Design
About Desafinado ມ້ານັ່ງຍາວ
Desafinado ແມ່ນມ້ານັ່ງຍາວທີ່ຖືກອອກແບບເປັນການສຶກສາກ່ຽວກັບຄວາມສົມດຸນ ແລະ ຄວາມພໍດີ. ຮູບຊົງເປັນໄປຕາມຄວາມຊັດເຈນແບບສະແກນດິເນວຽນ ດ້ວຍເສັ້ນຊື່ ແລະ ເລຂາຄະນິດທີ່ລຽບງ່າຍ ປະສົມປະສານກັບຄວາມໜັກແໜ້ນ ແລະ ຄວາມກົງໄປກົງມາຂອງສະໄຕລ໌ໂມເດີນນິສບຣູທໍລິສແບບບຣາຊິວ. ສັດສ່ວນທີ່ຕໍ່າເຊື້ອເຊີນໃຫ້ນັ່ງໃນທ່າທີ່ຜ່ອນຄາຍ ແລະ ການແຍກລະຫວ່າງບ່ອນນັ່ງກັບພະນັກພິງສ້າງຄວາມຕຶງຄຽດທາງສາຍຕາ. ສ່ວນທີ່ຍື່ນອອກມາຢ່າງຕັ້ງໃຈເຮັດໃຫ້ບ່ອນນັ່ງ ແລະ ພະນັກພິງສົມດຸນກັນໃນທິດທາງກົງກັນຂ້າມ. ມ້ານັ່ງຍາວນີ້ຜະລິດເກືອບທັງໝົດຈາກໄມ້ໂອກຢູໂຣບຍ້ອມສີດຳ ແລະ ເບາະບາງໆທີ່ຫຍິບດ້ວຍມືຈາກໜັງອານມ້າບຣາຊິວເປັນສ່ວນສຳເລັດຂອງບ່ອນນັ່ງ.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ລະດັບທອງສຳລິດ
Desafinado ມ້ານັ່ງຍາວ ແມ່ນຜູ້ຊະນະ A' Design Award ລະດັບທອງສຳລິດ ເຊິ່ງເປັນການຍອມຮັບທີ່ມີກຽດສູງສຳລັບການອອກແບບທີ່ໂດດເດັ່ນ ເຊິ່ງມີລັກສະນະເດັ່ນດ້ວຍຄວາມຄິດສ້າງສັນ ຄວາມຫຼັກແຫຼມ ແລະ ຄວາມຄົມຄາຍ. ຜູ້ຊະນະລະດັບທອງສຳລິດແມ່ນຜົນງານທີ່ມີທັກສະພຽງພໍ ແລະ ສ້າງສັນຢ່າງໂດດເດັ່ນ ທີ່ຢືນຢັນປະສົບການອັນກວ້າງຂວາງ ຈິນຕະນາການ ແລະ ຄວາມສາມາດຂອງຜູ້ອອກແບບ. Desafinado ມ້ານັ່ງຍາວ ຖືກຄາດວ່າຈະເປັນສິ່ງຂອງທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບການຍົກຍ້ອງສູງ ໜ້າຊົມເຊີຍ ແລະ ເປັນທີ່ຮັກແພງ ທີ່ເປັນມືອາຊີບ ແລະ ມີນະວັດຕະກຳຢ່າງໂດດເດັ່ນ. ການອອກແບບທີ່ຊະນະລະດັບທອງສຳລິດນີ້ນຳໃຊ້ວິທີປະຕິບັດທີ່ດີທີ່ສຸດໃນດ້ານສິລະປະ ວິທະຍາສາດ ການອອກແບບ ແລະ ເຕັກໂນໂລຊີ ແລະ ດີເລີດໃນການເອົາໃຈໃສ່ລາຍລະອຽດ. Desafinado ມ້ານັ່ງຍາວ ຕອບສະໜອງຄວາມຕ້ອງການຢ່າງດີເລີດ ສຳຜັດຄວາມປາດຖະໜາ ດຶງດູດຄວາມຮູ້ສຶກ ແລະ ກະຕຸ້ນຄວາມຢາກຮູ້ຢາກເຫັນ.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Desafinado bench is conceived as a study in balance and restraint. Rooted in Scandinavian design, it relies on simple, straight lines and clear geometry. The low-lying proportions invite a relaxed posture, while the split between back and seat creates a visual tension. An intentional overhang balances the extended seat and back to opposite directions, turning structure into function.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Materials:
Black Stained Oak
Seat in saddle leather
Dimensions:
Width: 130 inches or 39624 mm
Depth: 16 inches or 4876.8 mm
Height: 22 inches or 6705.6 mm
Seat Height: 12 inches or 3657.6 mm - Tags
- Bench, Brazilian, wood, Balance, furniture
- Production Technology
- The bench is built almost entirely from a single material: European oak. Finished with a black stain, the wood emphasizes grain, mass, and shadow. This restrained material choice reinforces the clarity of the design, allowing form, proportion, and structure to define the piece without distraction.
The bench is complemented with a thin, hand-stitched seat cushion upholstered in authentic Brazilian saddle leather forced from local small business. - Inspiration
- The piece draws from Scandinavian clarity, but it is grounded in Brazilian brutalist modernism. Its forms are direct and architectural rather than delicate or refined. The bench avoids excessive polish, embracing weight, presence, and material honesty. This subtle roughness distinguishes it from Japanese minimalism and reinforces its brutalist character.
- Project Duration
- Conceived in Miami in 2022, the project evolved through an intensive four-month prototyping phase and reached its final form in August of that year. The bench exists as a true one-of-one piece; all remaining prototypes were deliberately destroyed upon completion, reinforcing its singularity.
- Operation Flow
- Beyond simple seating, the Desafinado Bench invites multiple uses: a surface to recline or stretch, a platform for books and objects, or an architectural element that works as a space divider or low table. It shifts easily between function and presence, adapting to the way the body and the room engage with it.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Cass Saldanha, 2022.
This design is available for reproduction. Please contact the Designer if you have interest in discuss intellectual property and licensing the rights. - Image Credits
- Cassiano Saldanha
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