Aero Bookcase Boekenkast by Gerardo Ríos is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2017 A' Design Award in IJzer in Meubelontwerp Competition Category.
IJzerMeubels· 2017
Aero Bookcase Boekenkast
by Gerardo Ríos
Client: Gerardo Ríos
A' Design Award in IJzer Winner in Meubels Category
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The Design
About Aero Bookcase Boekenkast
Aero Bookenkast is een vrijstaande boekenkast geïnspireerd op de vliegtuigen van de jaren 1920. De poten en de hoofdconstructie volgen gebogen lijnen die doen denken aan de vroege luchtvaart en de organische stijl van die periode. Het frame is gemaakt van massief Tzalam-hout, en de planken combineren gelamineerd natuurlijk eikenhout met gekleurd gelamineerd glas. De omgekeerd gebogen houten planken houden boeken dicht bij elkaar. De glazen planken bieden ruimte voor boeken of ornamenten, en het getinte glas weerkaatst gekleurd licht in de ruimte. De oppervlakken zijn afgewerkt met zes lagen polyurethaan.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award in IJzer
Aero Bookcase Boekenkast 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. Aero Bookcase Boekenkast 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. Aero Bookcase Boekenkast 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
- The shape of the legs and the main structure try to emulate the airplanes by helix of those early years and suggest in an exquisite style the organic ART NOVEAU of that period with three shelves of laminated colored glass that gives a touch of distinction and uniqueness to the whole piece, giving different tones of light on the reflected areas.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width: 945mm
Depth: 415mm
Height: 1600mm - Tags
- G. Rios, High design,Aero , Art, Nouveau, Muebles, Librero, Moderno, Colorfull, Unique, Stylish, Wood, Design, Aero
- Production Technology
- Built with sharp cuts with high technology machinery in solid Tzalam wood on the legs, and shelves laminated with natural oak wood (fusionated with heat) and colored laminated glass in different colors to choose. Stained with six layers of polyurethane and laminated glass with various optional colors.
- Design Challenge
- The most difficult part of this furniture was designing the most appropriate joint between legs, both for industrial production, as the esthetic of the piece: The main challenge was to give a continuous form to the elliptical shelves in a gradual but artistic interpretation using different layers.
- Research
- An investigation was realized about the structure and form of the airplanes from 1920 to 1930, from which came the original shapes of the design.
The creative research challenge was the toughest part of this design activity. - Inspiration
- The lines of the aero bookcase, arise from the need to communicate the adventurer spirit to innovate at the beginning of the last century, represented by the wooden planes with special textiles and fabrics that flew through the sky during those years. It is not only a unique stylish accent furniture, but also a piece that inspires and invites to dare and achieve.
- Project Duration
- The design process begun in September 2016 at the factory of G.RIOS at Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, it was finished on December 2016.
- Operation Flow
- The form of the inverted curved shelves make the books stay tight to one another, in the case of the wooden shelves. The crystal shelves can be used either for books or decorative ornaments and thus, take advantage of the reflected light through the tinted glass, that can be customized in different colors, giving a unique personality to the room itself.
- Team Members
- Workshop & design team: G. Ríos Furniture Factory
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