Vani Icpalli by Alexandre Kasper is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Bronse in Caltlapechtli Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.

BronseCaltlapechtli· 2021

Vani Icpalli

by Alexandre Kasper

Client: Kasper.arq (Alexandre Kasper) + CGS Móveis

Mahuizolli A' Design Award Bronse Winner in Caltlapechtli Category

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The Design

About Vani Icpalli

In Vani Icpalli oquichiuhqueh ipan Escandinavo cuauhcentlaliliztli, ica ce ahtlapalli iitic ca cualli quicahua in cuitlapancololli, tequiti tlacualcalco ihuan ica icpalmahtemaliztli tepitzin caltzalan, mopatlachoa iuhquin aquin quitequiz quinequi. In tlaneltoconi ce tlachihualli quipiya cauitl mocentlalia ica Brasileiro ihuan Escandinavo cuauhchiuhcayotl, motlatia nochi in tilmayotl, motlaneltia ipan tecnoliya chicahualiztli, quitemoa ohui tepuztequitl inic in neyectlaliliztli cualli monextiz ipan in tlachihualli.

The Recognition

About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Bronse

Vani Icpalli ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Bronse, hueyi tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in cualli tlachihualli in motenehua ipampa yancuic tlamantli, tlamatiliztli ihuan ixtlamatiliztli. In quicuicah Bronse ca tlachihualli in quipia toltecayotl ihuan quinextia in cenca miac nemiliztli ihuan tlamatiliztli intlachihuanime. Ca quinequi in Vani Icpalli ca tlazohtli tlamantli, mahuiztic ihuan cualli. Ni dizayno in quicuic Bronse quipia cualli toltecayotl ihuan quitta in tlen tepiton. Vani Icpalli quipaquiltia in tlacah ihuan quitlamahuiztiltia in intlanequiliz.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: With a complex machining, the Vani chair unites the highest manufacturing power, machined in 5 axes, its anatomical backrest in wood plus its joint in finger join behind the resistance and main lashing of the product, its turned back feet function as industrial pillars, already the upholstered part fills the comfort that the armchair indicates having an inner cushion that chambers the lumbar bringing immediate comfort to the user.
Dimensions & Packaging: 600mm.x600mm.x810mm.
Tags: armchair, chair, vani, comfort, joinery, brazilian design, inspiration, minimalism
Production Technology: Vani chair developed through machines with 5 flexing axes, promoting the greatest complexity of the product, joints with finger system and Brazilian joinery technique.
Design Challenge: The biggest difficulty was to develop an ergonomic backrest, changing the part of the idea that armchairs need cushions, we integrated it into the backrest, bringing the same comfort to the backrest with a minimalism in its design.
Research: The concept used was the idea of a product that optimizes space combined with the techniques of Brazilian and Scandinavian carpentry, and hiding the entire part of the tapestry, the idea was to optimize both the construction and the use of the product making it a unique and comfortable product.
Inspiration: The Vani Chair was designed based on Scandinavian woodworking techniques, with the ergonomics of the chair more inclined than the conventional one, making it more comfortable to sit, read, watch or talk.
Project Duration: started in October 2019 and completed in December 2020
Operation Flow: A Vani chair was developed with maximum comfort, with a cushion that projects the lumbar correctly, it works in dining room environments and as armchairs for small environments, adjusting according to the customer's need.
Patents: Alexendare Kasper, 2020, KASPER.ARQ PARTNERSHIP CGS MÓVEIS
Team Members: Alexandre Kasper
Image Credits: Alexandre Kasper Brazilian designer in partnership with CGS Móveis