Walky Seza by Armando Mora Medina is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Varahina in Famolavolana Fanaka Competition Category.

VarahinaFanaka· 2021

Walky Seza

by Armando Mora Medina

Client: Viviane & Armando Design

A' Design Award Varahina Winner in Fanaka Category

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The Design

About Walky Seza

Ny Walky dia seza natao mba hitondrana fihetsehana ao anatin'ny efitrano anatiny. Ny endriny dia mandray ny fotoana andehanan'olona, ary rehefa apetraka miaraka ny seza maromaro dia mamorona fihetsehana sy hetsika ara-tsosialy iray. Ny tongotra ao aoriana dia mifarana amin'ny kiraro hazo voaforona, izay manome toetra mifalifaly ny seza. Ny Walky dia vita amin'ny hazo ash sy walnut matevina. Ny mpampitohy afovoany dia hazo voahodidina ary voapetaka (bent-laminated wood), voarapaka sy voaforona amin'ny tanana. Ny seza mihitsy dia voatapaka amin'ny milina CNC, fa ny fanohanan-damosina, ny tongotra, ny rafitra ary ny kiraro kosa dia voaforona sy voahodidina amin'ny tanana. Ny seza dia manana velarana 500 mm, halalina 590 mm ary haavo 790 mm.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Varahina

Nandresy ny A' Design Award Varahina ny famolavolana Walky Seza, fankasitrahana malaza be omena ny famolavolana miavaka izay mampiavaka ny fahaiza-mamorona, ny fahazotoana ary ny fahamaotinan-tsaina. Ny mpandresy Varahina dia zavatra vita tanana mahay dia mahay ary mamorona mivantana izay manamafy ny traikefa be dia be, ny sarintsaina ary ny fahaizan-kafoy an'ny mpamolavola azy. Andrasana ho zavatra ankasitrahana be, ankafizina ary tiana, mahay amin'ny asa sady vaovao ny famolavolana Walky Seza. Ity famolavolana nandresy ny A' Design Award Varahina ity dia mitahiry ny fomba fanao tsara indrindra amin'ny zavakanto, ny siansa, ny famolavolana ary ny teknolojia, ary tsara indrindra amin'ny fitandremana ny antsipirihany. Ny famolavolana Walky Seza dia mahafa-po ny filana tsara, mikasika ny faniriana, mahasarika ny fihetseham-po ary misarika ny fahalianana.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Walky is a chair that challenges the rigidity and monotony existing in design by adding movement and energy over conventional motionless designs. This chair re-defines today's models with three main drivers: Curiosity, Interaction, and Personality.
Walky expresses itself uniquely to every user and evokes emotional memories and connections through its playful walking shoes, transforming the personal interaction with its users into a unique dialogue and memorable moments.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width: 500mm
Depth: 590mm
Height: 790mm
Tags: Chair, Bistro, Moving, Walking, Playful, Character, Shoes
Production Technology: Solid ash and walnut.
Bent-laminated wood routered and hand-shaped to make the central connector of the chair.
Hand-shaped backrest.
CNC Seat
Hand-turned legs, structure, and shoes.
Design Challenge: The hardest part of this project was bringing the idea to life. The design has no flat surfaces or edges, so the construction of the prototype required of previous study mock-ups and high precision craftsmanship to make it possible.
It was a challenge to make the central bent piece that connects the chair parts and to make it look like a dowel. Also, it was tricky to find the right woods and type of joints for the back legs resistant enough to support the weights required.
Research: A thorough secondary and comparative research, of what the market offered and why the chair design world is where it is, indicated a void in motion and personality in chair design. Most of the chair designs only vary through shape and materials and does not address the personal dialogue with the user psyche. Sitting is a personal and dynamic activity, and it makes no sense why the chair design is so static and lacks interaction and dialogue between user and product.
Inspiration: The human has forgotten how to build community, he designs and produces individualistic objects continuously, not focusing on the importance of social and human connections in today's world. Additionally, movement is an essential component of life, and today's pandemic situation has exposed it as a critical void that design must incorporate into interiors. Walky Chair captures the moment of a person walking, and multiplied within a space, provides a sense of dynamism and social activity.
Project Duration: This project started in September 2019 and finished in November 2019 in Savannah, GA. It got the 2020 NYCxDesign Award in the student category and will be part of the SaloneSatellite 2021 Exhibition.
Operation Flow: Walky is a comfortable ergonomic chair made for personal and social activity. The experience the user has when sitting on it is unique, and it varies from person to person. The chair brings back infinite memories, connects with people because of its human attributes, and brings an energetic, playful character to any place it touches. The back legs, combined with the shoes, and their position, make the chair feel light and moving. Walky is a chair that evokes movement without moving.