The Once Collection Nohonga by Kristof De Bock is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Rino in Hoahoa Taputapu Competition Category.
RinoTaputapu· 2021
The Once Collection Nohonga
Client: Dasein Products
A' Design Award Rino Winner in Taputapu Category
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About The Once Collection Nohonga
Ko te Kohinga Once he momo nohonga e whakauru ana i tētahi tūru me tētahi tūru pae kūaha. Ka hangaia tēnā nohonga, tēnā nohonga mai i ētahi āhua rua o te konganuku poutarawhati-haika kua whakakotia mā te whakarewa rino. Ka hangaia e te konganuku tētahi waewae central kotahi ka wehewehea anō hei tautoko mō ngā urunga. E toru ngā wāhi pā ki te papa e whakarato ana i te tūturutanga. Ka hangaia ngā urunga mai i te pouaka porouhu i runga i te tūāpapa rākau, ā, ka hipokina ki te kirikau kau kua tuia ki te rahi tika. Ka hono ngā tuara nā tētahi rīki, nā reira ka urutau ngā tuara ki te tangata e noho ana. E rua ngā momo e tāpaea ana, kotahi i te maitai Corten me tētahi kua peitatia ki te pango.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Rino
Ko The Once Collection Nohonga te toa o te A' Design Award Rino, he whakaaetanga whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa pai e whakatutuki ana i ngā hiahia ngaio me te ahumahi e tūmanakohia ana mai i ngā mahi kua hoahoatia pai. Ko ngā toa Rino e whakaatu ana i te pukenga nui, te tohungatanga teitei, te māramatanga mātanga me te kaha auaha o ō rātou kaihanga. E tūmanakohia ana ko The Once Collection Nohonga he mahi whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he whaihua, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Rino e whakakotahi ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa o te ahumahi, ā, he āhuatanga hangarau pūkenga tōna e hono ana ki te mōhio me te pūmanawa. E whakahonoretia ana a The Once Collection Nohonga mō tōna tōtika, ā, i hoahoatia hei whakapai ake i te kounga o te oranga me te āwhina i te ao kia pai ake.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- At Dasein Products, they are always looking for an unique approach without compromising in functionality or comfort. In this case a chair and a barstool. These seats are made of a laser-cut metal construction and with cowhide upholstered foam cushions.
The metals form a strong single legged chair but split again to become supports for the cushions.
The seating cushion is directly fixed on the metal. The backrests are connected by a hinge so that they can adapt to the seated person. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Barstool : Width 50 cm x Depth 40 cm x Height 110 cm
Stool: Width 50 cm x Depth 40 cm x Height 80 cm - Tags
- Objectdesign, chair, stool, barstool, furniture, living room
- Production Technology
- The chairs are made of 2 forms of laser-cut metal that are welded together. There is the Corten steel version and the black version that needs painting after the welding.
The cushions are made of foam on wooden base. They are covered with cowhide that was first sewn to size. - Design Challenge
- It is not that easy to generate an elegant yet comfortable chair that looks different from the rest. It’s production needs good machinery but mostly specialized craftsmanship.
- Research
- A stool has to be stable. Hence the 3 contact points with the floor. It is important that the ones at the rear are far enough to the back to prevent flipping.
Secondly it needs to be strong and not heavy. By using plate metal that was cut and welded in a well thought out manner, Dasein Products was able to reduce the number of legs. You will also see that there are no weak corners but that direction change is made through rounded angles.
For comfort, there are no hard and inflexible contact with the seated. - Inspiration
- Design should be functional. It is limited by laws of nature. The challenge was to create an unique (bar)stool by exploring materials and production methods.
A chair needs to be strong, stable, light and comfortable. A good design combines all this with a unique look. - Project Duration
- A similar design was made by the designer as a student when he was assigned to create an ode to Japanese product designer Tohiyuki Kita. It refers to his Wink chair and his Kick table. The designer picked the idea up again and early 2020 and reshaped the homage according his current ideas.
- Operation Flow
- This is some comfortable sitting. The bicycle seat changes the position of the legs which relieves the spine and back muscles. And the back itself is extra supported by the hinged supports.
- Team Members
- Kristof De Bock
- Image Credits
- Kristof De Bock
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