The Bevel Sofa by Sara Hayat is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Taputapu Competition Category.
ParahiTaputapu· 2022
The Bevel Sofa
by Sara Hayat
Client: Sara Hayat Design
A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Taputapu Category
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The Design
About The Bevel Sofa
Ko te sofa Bevel he whitinga o te huatau iti me te huatau noa, e whakakotahi ana i te ahua me nga mea whakakakahu ki te weriweri whai kiko, ki te whakakikorua ranei ki te whakakorikori i te hau mahana me te hihiri mo to waahi noho. E waatea ana i roto i te tini o nga tae me nga kakano kia rite ki o hiahia, ko tenei hoahoa kikorangi, iti-kotaha e whakanui ana i nga momo iti me nga ahua ahuahanga maia. I hangaia te waahanga kia tino ataahua engari he mahi. Mai i te whanui o nga urunga tae noa ki te koki o te tuara, he mea whakarite nga mea katoa kia pai ai te mahana, te noho humarie me te pupuri i nga kaihoko ina whakamahi i tenei waahanga.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Parahi
Ko The Bevel Sofa te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko The Bevel Sofa he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a The Bevel Sofa i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The sofa is made from several cushions linked together and placed on a wooden platform. The cushions are made from special gel foam and high density foam, along with wooden frames and spring to give the pillows their one of a kind shape. The details added to the sofa like the belt and the legs supporting the platform, adds a unique flair to the design. From the angles of the backrest to the width of each cushion, the piece is intentionally designed to make anyone using the piece to feel warm, relaxed and to feel like they're being held.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Dimensions (mm) of the Sofa:
W3352.8 x D1016 x H685.8
Cushion size: W558.8 x D558.8
Seat: H406.4 - Tags
- Sofa, comfort, accent sofa, modern furniture, art
- Production Technology
- After sketching several iterations on paper, with a help of an architect, we made a 3D model of the item. We iterated further several times before finalizing the design. This saved us a lot of material, time and money if we were physically making all the iterations. Using CAD, we fashioned the cushions such so it was provide maximum comfort. We then added the accents like the wooden mahogany frame and the leather belts. By visualizing it on the computer, we could make sure that it would be physically possible to achieve the look we wanted. After that it was sent to the fabricators to bring it to life.
- Design Challenge
- The hardest part was trying to come up with a way for the bevel aspect of it to take shape and be functional at the same time. The other challenge was to link all the cushions together seamlessly.
- Research
- We played around with multiple different combination of foams like high density foams, gel foams, foams infused with gel, feathered down cushions, silicon layers on top of high density foams, before coming up with the most comfortable and functional combination. After that, we had to experiment and figure out how to get the perfect beveled edges and overall roundedness of the shape. After several different experiments, we lined the cushions with some rubber to keep it from losing shape.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration for this piece was actually from another piece of furniture i had designs. We wanted a tetris type sofa where different pieces come together to make a warm and comfortable sofa. While working with different shapes and figuring out how we wanted to present this idea, we settled on the beveled edges for each cushion, which inspired the rest of the piece too.
- Project Duration
- Started in Feb 2021 in Denver and Lahore and Finished in Nov 2021 in Denver and Lahore.
- Operation Flow
- It is a sofa used to rest and sit.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Sara Hayat, 2021
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