Silhouette Eetkamerstoel by Joana Santos Barbosa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award in IJzer in Meubelontwerp Competition Category.
IJzerMeubels· 2024
Silhouette Eetkamerstoel
Client: InsidherLand
A' Design Award in IJzer Winner in Meubels Category
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About Silhouette Eetkamerstoel
Ontworpen door architect Joana Santos Barbosa, is Silhouette een opvallende eetkamerstoel die doet denken aan de sensuele rondingen van een vrouw. Beïnvloed door twintigste-eeuwse kunstenaars die meerdere realiteiten in één dimensie schilderden, zoals muzikanten met instrumenten als onderdeel van hun eigen lichaam, heeft Joana deze verbonden dimensie verwerkt in een verrassend elegant ontwerp. De donkere structuur onthult de beweging van de heupen van een vrouw die op het object zit, terwijl de gebogen zitting een uitnodigende glimlach vormt. Silhouette draagt een verhaal en symboliek en is werkelijk betoverend.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award in IJzer
Silhouette Eetkamerstoel is winnaar van de A' Design Award in IJzer, een prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan goede ontwerpen die voldoen aan de professionele en industriële eisen die worden verwacht van goed ontworpen creaties. Winnaars in IJzer tonen grote vaardigheid, hoge specialisatie, deskundig inzicht en het creatieve vermogen van hun makers. Silhouette Eetkamerstoel wordt verwacht een hooggewaardeerde, bewonderde en gekoesterde creatie te zijn die praktisch en innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in IJzer heeft gewonnen, integreert de beste praktijken uit de sector en heeft bekwame technische kenmerken die verbonden zijn met knowhow en talent. Silhouette Eetkamerstoel wordt gerespecteerd om zijn grondigheid en is ontworpen om verbeteringen van de levenskwaliteit te bieden die helpen de wereld een betere plek te maken.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Silhouette is a surreal reminiscence of a woman's sensual curves that arise designed in an eye catching dining chair.
The slightly curved seat draws an inviting smile that harmonizes with the structure, revealing the movement of the hips, as parts of a female body. Silhouette shows contours of a mysterious profile and presents the observer with feminine sensuality. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Height 87cm
Width 46cm
Depth 53cm
Seat Height 48cm - Tags
- diningchair, chair, silhouette, luxurychair, organicdesign, modernchair, moderndesign, luxuryfurniture
- Production Technology
- Beech wood structure frame with translucent dark brown finish in high gloss varnish and luxury soft fabric with gold accents.
- Design Challenge
- The creative process of this chair was one of the most "suffered" among the pieces in Joana Santos Barbosa's portfolio. In fact, the design of this chair took more than two years to be completed between back and forth in the process because it carries such a strong symbolism that she wanted to transform it into a clean and sensual design.
The beech wood structure was hand crafted and carved to bring to mind the profile of a female body and was given a translucent brown finish that naturally stands out on the soft beige upholstery with fine golden threads that represent the delicacy of the female personality. - Research
- The design of the Silhouette dining chair was influenced by the sensuality of a woman's curves. Both the woman and the functional object seem to merge naturally. It is thus possible to admire this integration in the surrounding perspectives of the chair, with special focus on the back, in which we identify parts of a body that seem to be living in the object.
The creative process was based on some works by twentieth century painters who applied the same technique of representing people and objects in a single dimension. However, working on the design of the chair in three dimensions, its development was carried out in full-scale prototypes, in order to get a functional and sensual final design that conveyed all its inspiration in an elegant look. - Inspiration
- The representation of several realities seen simultaneously from a single point of view has become fascinating for several twentieth century artists like Paul Klee who drawn musicians and fragments of their musical instruments as an integral part of their own bodies.
The joint dimension of people and objects strongly influenced the Silhouette dining chair, whose elegant wooden structure uncovers parts of a woman’s body who sits on it. - Project Duration
- Since the first sketch, the design took more than two years to be fully developed. The production is entirely made in the city of Porto, located in the north of Portugal.
- Operation Flow
- Being a chair made of a single structure in solid wood, the object cannot be manipulated to acquire other forms. This chair was specially designed for dining spaces that appreciate the high quality of manual manufacturing processes and luxurious finishes.
- Patents
- © InsidherLand
- Image Credits
- © InsidherLand | All images are InsidherLand property
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