Gis Seza by Sepehr Mehrdadfar is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Volafotsy in Famolavolana Fanaka Competition Category.

VolafotsyFanaka· 2022

Gis Seza

by Sepehr Mehrdadfar

Client: Hamoun

A' Design Award Volafotsy Winner in Fanaka Category

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The Design

About Gis Seza

Gis dia seza hazo manana tongotra telo misy tongotra varahana ary voasokitra avy amin'ny hazo noyer roa amin'ny fahaiza-manao tena tsara mba ho toa sarivongana. Navela hiseho ny fotony sy ny mariky ny hazo mba hanomezana toetra manokana ny zavatra. Na dia eo aza ny bikaniny tsy fahita, Gis dia ergonomika noho ny famolavolana tsara ny miolikolika sy ny zoro. Ny famolavolana dia fikarohana ny fahafahan'ny hazo matevina ary koa dia fandehanana eo amin'ny sisin'ny Zavakanto sy Famolavolana, Hatsarana sy Asa.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Volafotsy

Nandresy ny A' Design Award Volafotsy ny famolavolana Gis Seza, fankasitrahana malaza be omena ny famolavolana ambaratonga ambony, tsara tarehy ary mahavariana. Ny mpandresy Volafotsy dia asa mamirapiratra dia mamirapiratra ary mamorona dia mamorona izay maneho ny fahaizana, ny talenta ary ny fahamaotinan-tsain'ny mpamolavola azy. Andrasana ho asa mahagaga, ohatra tsara, mahay amin'ny asa ary vaovao amin'ny halalin-tsaina ny famolavolana Gis Seza. Ity famolavolana nandresy ny A' Design Award Volafotsy ity dia fikarohana miavaka be ary ankafizina izay mahasoa ary mampandroso ny sisintanin'ny zavakanto, ny siansa, ny famolavolana ary ny teknolojia. Ny famolavolana Gis Seza dia famoronana mahazo fitaka be izay mamaly ny faniriana, mitondra fihetseham-po tsara ary mamelona fahagagana sy fahatalanjonana.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Gis is a three-legged wooden chair with bronze feet and is carved out from two walnut logs with exquisite craftsmanship to seem as a sculpture. The wood knots and scars are remained exposed to give the objects a special characteristic. Despite its uncanny appearance, Gis is ergonomic due to the careful design of curves and angles. The design is an exploration of solid wood possibilities and also is a walk on the edge of "Art" and "Design", "Beauty" and "Function".
Dimensions & Packaging: width 600mm
depth 1000 mm
height 800 mm
Tags: Design, Chair, Furniture, Art, Persian, Contemporary
Production Technology: Materials: Walnut Solid Wood, Bronze.
Completely Handcrafted.
Design Challenge: The holy grail of this design was to reach a sculptural Persian aesthetic as the sprit for the body of “furniture design”.
Research: This chair is a part of the Konj-e-Hess collection.
This collection is an exploration through which we try to answer a question: “Unrelated to the surrounding space, can we create objects that intrinsically radiate a place of their own, and create a “Konj-e-Hess”.
Konj-e-Hess was after a new measuring unit for aesthetics in design. Quite similar to how Iran and its culture sit in the middle on the world map, Konj-e-Hess tells a centrist narrative too. Somewhere on a sharp blade, it cuts off “tenacious design assumptions”; preconceived notions of the sort that “Media” inundates our minds with.
Inspiration: Gis has odd yet familiar visual qualities. That is why it steals the spotlight and sets its own place. The main leg's dainty form is inspired by a girl's ponytail; the premise from which the chair takes its name from. In Farsi, "Gis" means the tumble of a woman’s hair.
Project Duration: The project started in March 2019 and finished in September 2019 in Tehran, Iran and was exhibited as a part of "Konj-e-Hess" exhibition.
Operation Flow: Gis has sculptural qualities in its presence in the interior space. This chair is designed with an artistic approach in design to be a "good chair" and also an elegence piece of "art".
Image Credits: Main Image: Photo by Kaj Art Group
Image #1: Photo by Kaj Art Group
Image #2: Photo by Sepehr Mehrdadfar, Hamoun
Image #3: Photo by Sepehr Mehrdadfar, Hamoun
Image #4: Photo by Sepehr Mehrdadfar, Hamoun