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Vani Mpando by Alexandre Kasper

Vani Mpando by Alexandre Kasper is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Fenicha Competition Category.


BronzeFenicha· 2021

Vani Mpando

by Alexandre Kasper

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

Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award Winner in Fenicha Category

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The Design

About Vani Mpando

Mpando wa Vani wapangidwa motsatira njira za Scandinavian zolumikizira matabwa, wokhala ndi mpando wamkati womwe umachirikiza msana wakumunsi molondola, umagwira ntchito m'malo odyelera komanso ngati mipando yokhala ndi mikono m'malo ang'onoang'ono, kusinthika malinga ndi zofunika za wogwiritsa ntchito. Lingaliro la chinthu chomwe chimapangitsa kuti malo akhale abwino kophatikizira njira za umisiri waku Brazil ndi Scandinavia, kubisa gawo lonse la nsalu yophimba, kupindula ndi mphamvu za ukadaulo, limafufuza makina ovuta kuti mawonekedwe owongoka apezeke molondola mu chinthucho.

The Recognition

About the Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award

Vani Mpando ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka kwambiri komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe abwino kwambiri omwe amaonekera ndi luso lolenga, kuchenjera ndi nzeru zakuthwa. Opambana a Bronze ndi zinthu zaluso kwambiri ndi zolenga modabwitsa zomwe zimatsimikizira zochitika zazikulu, kulingalira ndi kuchenjera kwa opanga awo. Vani Mpando akuyembekezeka kukhala chinthu choyamikiridwa, chosirira ndi chokondedwa, chaukatswiri wapadera ndi chatsopano. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award awa amaphatikiza machitidwe abwino kwambiri a luso, sayansi, kapangidwe ndi ukadaulo ndipo ndi abwino kwambiri chifukwa cha kusamala kwawo zazing'ono. Vani Mpando amakwaniritsa zosowa mokongola, kukhudza zilakolako, kukopa mitima ndi kudzutsa chidwi.

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

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