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Sushi Kerusi by Linda Martins

Sushi Kerusi by Linda Martins is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Perak in Reka Bentuk Perabot Competition Category.


PerakPerabot· 2020

Sushi Kerusi

by Linda Martins

Client: Studio Linda Martins

A' Design Award Perak Winner in Perabot Category

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The Design

About Sushi Kerusi

Sushi ialah kerusi yang direka untuk kediaman dan ruang dalaman yang lain. Strukturnya dibuat dengan tangan daripada kayu berkualiti tinggi dan dibentuk dengan garisan ringkas serta sudut geometri yang jelas. Setiap bahagian dihasilkan satu demi satu dan direkat, mengikut kaedah pertukangan tradisional. Fabrik bertekstur memberikan keselesaan pada tempat duduk dan penyandar berbentuk silinder, manakala butiran tembaga melengkapkan karya ini. Penyandar dipasang dengan cara yang membolehkan fabriknya diganti kemudian. Kerusi ini berukuran 520 mm lebar, 500 mm dalam dan 810 mm tinggi.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perak

Sushi Kerusi ialah pemenang A' Design Award Perak, pengiktirafan yang sangat berprestij yang dianugerahkan kepada reka bentuk bertaraf tinggi, indah dan mengagumkan. Pemenang Perak ialah karya yang amat cemerlang dan sangat kreatif yang menggambarkan kepakaran, bakat dan ketajaman fikiran yang luar biasa pereka bentuknya. Sushi Kerusi diharapkan menjadi karya yang menakjubkan, contoh teladan, sangat profesional dan sangat inovatif. Reka bentuk pemenang A' Design Award Perak ini ialah ciptaan yang sangat ketara dan dikagumi yang memberi manfaat kepada dan memajukan batas seni, sains, reka bentuk dan teknologi. Sushi Kerusi ialah ciptaan yang sangat dicemburui yang membangkitkan keinginan, membawa perasaan positif dan mencetuskan rasa hairan serta kagum.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Created by hand, the Sushi chair translates the precepts of the old carpentry, having its parts glued, made one by one, it fuses the old and the new, with its contemporary lines. It is a funny chair, that reflect the purpose of the object in a geometric composition. The structure in wood, use angles and seemingly simple shapes and offers comfort and surprise. Noble wood in its purest form.
Dimensions & Packaging
Width 520mm x Depth 500mm x Height 810mm
Tags
chair, wood, sushi, funny , comfort
Production Technology
The structure was handmade of noble wood, wood in its purest form. Textured fabrics bring the comfort of the piece and details in brass.
Design Challenge
The big challenge was to find a way to fix the cylindrical backrest, in a non-definitive way, so that in the future the fabric can be replaced. As the chair is produced by hand, the parts are permanently glued.
Research
The research was done on the form of artisanal production first. Creating lines that could be reproduced, but that keeped their complexity. Then, geometric shapes were added that gave the piece a contemporary and cheerful air.
Inspiration
The project brief was to design a comfortable chair, with simple lines in wood and with a iconic visual. Sushi, like there name, is a funny chair, but it can be sophisticated, its depends by the enviroment.
Project Duration
The chair was designed in 2019 in Rio Grande do Sul. The production phase, started and finished in Sao Paulo in March of 2020.
Operation Flow
A chair with a structure well worked in wood, using simple lines, which can be incorporated in various environments, bringing joy, sophistication and lightness. Materializes the basic act of sitting.
Team Members
Linda Martins
Image Credits
Image #1: Rodrigo Ortega
Image #2: Rodrigo Ortega
Image #3: Rodrigo Ortega
Image #4: Rodrigo Ortega
Image #5: Rodrigo Ortega

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