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Vortex Židinys by Dario Sousa

Vortex Židinys by Dario Sousa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Auksinis apdovanojimas A' Design Award in Baldų dizainas Competition Category.


AuksinisBaldai· 2021

Vortex Židinys

by Dario Sousa

Client: Vortex

Auksinis apdovanojimas A' Design Award Winner in Baldai Category

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The Design

About Vortex Židinys

Vortex – tai pakabinamas židinys, sukurtas viešosioms ir privačioms erdvėms. Asimetriška Vortex forma primena erdvės deformaciją ir suteikia židiniui stiprų vizualinį charakterį. Vortex siūlo dvi degimo galimybes: tradicines malkas arba automatinį bioetanolio degiklį. Bioetanolio versija užtikrina tikrą liepsną be dūmų, pelenų ir kvapų. Vortex pagamintas iš anglinio plieno, suformuoto lazerinio pjovimo ir suvirinimo būdu, ir padengtas karščiui atsparia miltelinę danga. Šilumos galia svyruoja nuo 5,9 iki 10,6 kilovatų.

The Recognition

About the Auksinis apdovanojimas A' Design Award

Vortex Židinys laimėjo Auksinį apdovanojimą A' Design Award, itin prestižinį pripažinimą, skiriamą pirmos klasės, nuostabiems ir puikiems dizainams. Aukso laureatai yra labai novatoriški, įžvalgūs ir akinamai žvilgantys kūriniai, atspindintys jų kūrėjų talentą, išmintį ir meistriškumą. Tikimasi, kad Vortex Židinys bus labai giriamas, tendencijas kuriantis ir monumentalus išradimas, teikiantis precedento neturinčią vertę. Šis Auksiniu apdovanojimu įvertintas dizainas yra nuostabus, vertinamas projektas, plečiantis meno, mokslo, dizaino ir technologijų ribas. Vortex Židinys kelia intensyvų troškimą, žadina aistrą, skatina kūrybiškumą ir žavi.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Breaking with any definite convention of beauty, Vortex assumes itself as Shelter's brand image, establishing a new paradigm of fire harmony.
Dimensions & Packaging
Dimensions: 1620 mm x 595 mm x 600 mm
Package: 1800 mm x 700 mm x 700 mm
Heat Output: 5,9 - 10,6 KW
Tags
Fireplace, Bioethanol, Assimetric, Metal, Suspended
Production Technology
This design was created by hand drawing followed by CAD tech drawing.
Its realization consist in laser cutting and welding technology, and finished by thermo resistent powder coating paintingover its main material, carbon steel.
Design Challenge
The biggest challenges in the Vortex design process are related to the need to develop a fireplace that at the same time fulfills its main function, heating, but without ever neglecting its aesthetic and sustainable aspect, fulfilling all the legal requirements for integration in public and private spaces.
Research
Most of the research carried out in the conception of Vortex, concerns the legal aspects and certification of fireplaces to be integrated in public and private places.
As for the research related to design, it was carried out in order to develop a wood combustion product, in which it is possible to insert an automatic Bioethanol burner. With regard to its visual aspect, Vortex is inspired by the strength of a black hole to suck all the material within reach, resulting in its asymmetrical shape.
Inspiration
The Vortex by Shelter is customized by the lightness of its asymmetrical form, referring to an imagery of space deformation, resulting in its striking image and dominant presence.
Project Duration
The project started in October 2018 in Porto and finished in March 2019 in Porto, and was exhibited in Shelter - New Showroom Presentation in March 2019.
Operation Flow
Voetx presents two different combustion solutions:
Traditional Wood and with a Bioethanol Automatic Burner.
Bioethanol Vortex are a equipment that combine design with the comfort created by the real flame, with the added value of not emitting smoke, they do not create ash or smells.
Team Members
Diana Castro
Image Credits
Image #1: Photographer Diana Castro, Vortex; 2019
Image #2: Photographer Diana Castro, Vortex; 2019
Image #3: Photographer Diana Castro, Vortex; 2019
Image #4: Photographer Diana Castro, Vortex; 2019
Image #5: Photographer Diana Castro, Vortex; 2019

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