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Mix and Match Nohonga Pēne by Joao Faria

Mix and Match Nohonga Pēne by Joao Faria is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Rino in Hoahoa Taputapu Competition Category.


RinoTaputapu· 2020

Mix and Match Nohonga Pēne

by Joao Faria

Client: Emotional Objects

A' Design Award Rino Winner in Taputapu Category

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The Design

About Mix and Match Nohonga Pēne

He kohinga nohonga pēne a Mix and Match i hangaia mō ngā wharehou, ngā tomokanga me ngā whare arumoni. He mata papa rakau kariri tā ia pēne, he ōke, wōrangi, tineo rānei, me ngā puare hei pupuri i ngā tūru kia mau ai. Kua tangohia ngā waewae o ngā tūru, ā, ka whakauruhia he tuwhakarere hei here i a rātou ki te pēne me te tuku i a rātou kia hurihuri noa. E toru ngā rahinga pēne e pupuri ai i te rua, te toru, te whā rānei ngā tūru, ā, e ono ngā momo tūru kua whakaratohia. Ka taea te tāpiri he tēpu iti me ētahi puka whakauru USB, nā reira he maha ngā tūhonotanga ka taea.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Rino

Ko Mix and Match Nohonga Pēne 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 Mix and Match Nohonga Pēne 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 Mix and Match Nohonga Pēne 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
Mix and Match is a fun and original way to sit and wait.
This is another Emotional Object that makes us smile every time we look at it. Designed mostly for hotels, entrances and commercial buildings, there are three sizes of wooden benches available and six different chairs to choose from. A small table and USB sockets for charging phones and tablets are also available. The customization options are almost unlimited.
Dimensions & Packaging
There are three sizes on the Mix and Match collection, for two, three or four chairs.
Large bench: 3050 x 300 x 200; medium bench: 2350 x 300 x 200; small bench: 1650 x 300 x 200.
This product is delivered in several packages, depending on the parts selected.
The wood veneers available for the benches are oak, walnut and tineo.
The chairs are made of fabric, synthetic leather, polycarbonate or polypropylene, depending on the model.
Tags
Emotional Objects, Mix and Match, Fun seat, Seat, Wood benches
Production Technology
This piece is produced in two distinct stages: first, the creation of a wooden bench, in which there are holes for fitting chairs. This part has a very simple and discreet design so that the chairs can shine. Second, selection of the chairs for placement on the wooden benches. All the different models are adapted, their legs are removed and a mechanism developed for this object is placed in each one. This will allow them to be secured embedded in the wooden bench. The main materials are three different wood veneers, lacquer and chair's materials.
Design Challenge
As this object is intended for commercial uses, the main challenge was the choice of chairs with all the certifications required by hospitality and contract projects.
Research
The inspiration for our objects comes from the most unusual ways. But we are passionate about our work and every time we have an idea we give it a name and a number and explore it until its last consequences. If it is original, we will find a way to make it. Designed mostly for hotels, entrances and commercial buildings, Mix and Match is a fun way to sit and wait, that makes us smile every time we look at it. This object was designed in 2019, in Portugal. The first prototype was presented at Valencia fair, last September, just to see the acceptance. It was a success and we decided to go forward.
Inspiration
The inspiration for this object was born of all the magnificent chairs that exist in the market and we all love. If we go back to the middle of the 20th century, we realize that the chairs that make us sigh today were (magnificently) drawn at that time.
There is nothing left to invent ... just reinvent and pay tribute.
Following this concept, Mix and Match revisits some of these classics in a funny way, decontextualizes them, removes some elements and presents them with a twist.
Project Duration
This object was designed in the 1st semester of 2019, in Portugal.
Operation Flow
The use of this object is as basic and natural as breathing. People sit on the chairs and can rotate them freely on the bench. As an option, there is the possibility of placing a usb charging plug to charge mobile phones and even small tables to use a laptop.
Patents
Copyrights belong to João Faria, 2019.
Image Credits
Images: creator (João Faria/Founder/CEO).

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