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The Bevel Sofa by Sara Hayat

The Bevel Sofa by Sara Hayat is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award i Bronse in Møbeldesign Competition Category.


BronseMøbler· 2022

The Bevel Sofa

by Sara Hayat

Client: Sara Hayat Design

A' Design Award i Bronse Winner in Møbler Category

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The Design

About The Bevel Sofa

Bevel-sofaen er en kombinasjon av nedtonet eleganse og avslappet stil, som kombinerer design med luksuriøs fløyel- eller semsket polstring for å skape en varm og innbydende atmosfære i stuen din. Tilgjengelig i et utall av farger og teksturer for å passe dine behov, fremhever denne slanke designen med lav profil minimalistisk stil med markante geometriske former. Møbelet er designet for å være vakkert særpreget, men likevel funksjonelt. Fra bredden på putene til vinkelen på rygglenet, er alt nøye planlagt for å få brukerne til å føle seg varme, avslappede og omfavnet når de bruker dette møbelet.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Bronse

The Bevel Sofa er vinner av A' Design Award i Bronse, en høyt prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles enestående design som utmerker seg ved kreativitet, oppfinnsomhet og skarpsindighet. Bronsevinnere er rikt dyktige og påfallende kreative gjenstander som bekrefter designernes store erfaring, fantasi og ressurssterkhet. The Bevel Sofa forventes å være en høyt ansett, beundret og verdsatt gjenstand som er bemerkelsesverdig profesjonell og nyskapende. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Bronse, rommer beste praksis innen kunst, vitenskap, design og teknologi og utmerker seg ved sin omtanke for detaljer. The Bevel Sofa tilfredsstiller behov på en strålende måte, berører ønsker, sjarmerer følelser og vekker nysgjerrighet.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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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