Velga Tūru Pekapeka by Rodrigo Berlim is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Taputapu Competition Category.
ParahiTaputapu· 2024
Velga Tūru Pekapeka
Client: Lab Holz
A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Taputapu Category
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About Velga Tūru Pekapeka
He hoahoa māmā, parakore, motuhake hoki mō tētahi tūru, e arotahi ana ki te ngāwari me te ātaahua, i hangaia hei whakarite i tētahi taiao kāinga, taiao pakihi rānei, pērā i te rūma kai, te tari hui rānei. Ko te nuinga o ngā tūru pekapeka e aro ana ki te mahi anake, ka waiho te ngāwari me te ātaahua ki muri, engari ko tēnei whakatakotoranga e ngana ana ki te whakaea i ēnei hiahia katoa. Kua hangaia ki te rākau hita me ngā wāhanga kirihou PLA pirau-māmā, me hurihuri noa i te noho, katia ngā waewae, ka panga atu. Ko tōna hanganga e whakakotahi ana i ngā tikanga hononga-ā-ringa, tapahanga rorohiko me te hanganga matihiko mā te tā-3d.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Parahi
Ko Velga Tūru Pekapeka 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 Velga Tūru Pekapeka 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 Velga Tūru Pekapeka 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
- VELGA is a very simple and clean design for a folding chair, built in cedar wood and biodegradable PLA plastic components, just rotate the seat, close the legs and put it away
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Material: wood, red cedar
Dimensions:
Open: height 77cm, width 47cm , depth 56cm
Closed: height 97cm, width 47cm , depth 12cm - Tags
- chair, wood, folding, seat
- Production Technology
- The chair is basically made of cedar, its legs and backrest are cut using a cnc machine, the seat is cut manually, both the seat and the backrest have a concavity and are handcrafted using planes to give the feeling of a handmade product, the components of axles and locks are made through 3d printer with biodegradable PLA plastic filament
- Design Challenge
- the biggest challenge of the project was to create something ultra simple, that didn't need fasteners and buttons to use, the development of the axis of rotation for the hind legs was a completely customized system to be able to follow the concept of simplicity and with that to develop the system of locking the legs using the seat
- Research
- Most of the folding chairs available on the market have a rectilinear design, which only prioritizes practicality and not comfort, so we returned to the project to develop something comfortable and elegant for a sophisticated environment.
- Inspiration
- Small apartments and the need for practical furniture that can optimize the living space have become common, that's why our proposal is a folding chair, comfortable that can be used both for dining and office, clean and simple design, in wood to provide a elegant and minimalist aesthetic
- Project Duration
- The project started its development in april 2023, building the first prototype that required adjustments to the seat and backrest angles, the second prototype validated the angles and allowed working on the development of the components, the final version of the chair was ready in august 2023, with the test of plastic components
- Operation Flow
- The operation of this chair starts by opening the back legs and then rotating the seat until it fits in the locking pins, getting it ready to sit down
- Team Members
- RODRIGO BERLIM
- Image Credits
- Photographer: Alexandre Zelinsky
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