Nina & Beni Cadièra by Andres Marino Maza

Nina & Beni Cadièra by Andres Marino Maza is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award d'Aur in Dissènh de Mobilièr Competition Category.

AurMobilièr· 2020

Nina & Beni Cadièra

by Andres Marino Maza

Client: Marinomaza

A' Design Award d'Aur Winner in Mobilièr Category

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The Design

About Nina & Beni Cadièra

Nina & Beni es una cadièra de fusta massissa inspirada per las formas de las estructuras dels batèus de fusta. Doas bendas corbadas a la vapor se projèctan en cantilever sus lo sèti, servissent primièr de cambas, puèi d'acotadors, e finalament se modelant a la zòna lombara. La cadièra es facha de fraisse, cerièr, garric o noguièr provenents de bòsques gerits de manièra durabla, e es acabada amb òlis e ciras naturals. De mòtles talhats sus una maquina de cinc axes guidan la corbadura a la vapor e la laminacion de las bendas de fusta. Lo sèti es amovible e intercambiable. Lo metòde de modelatge limita lo malgastament de material.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Aur

Nina & Beni Cadièra a ganhat la distincion A' Design Award d'Aur, una reconeissença immensament prestigiosa acordada a de designs de primièra qualitat, meravilhoses e excellents. Los ganhaires de l'Aur son de creacions extrèmament innovantas, visionàrias e esbleugissentas, que reflectisson lo prodigi, la sabença e la proeça de lors designers. S'espèra que Nina & Beni Cadièra siá una invencion fòrça lausada, que dintra de tendéncias e monumentala, que provesís un valor sens precedent. Aqueste design ganhaire de la distincion A' Design Award d'Aur es un projècte espectaclós e respectat, que fa un grand ben e fa avançar las frontièras de l'art, de la sciéncia, del design e de la tecnologia. Nina & Beni Cadièra crea de sentiments intensos de desirs, evòca la passion, encoratja la creativitat e fascina.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Two steam-bent strips cantilever over the seat to serve first as legs then armrest and finally mold to the lumbar area. The Nina & Beni chair is made from 100% sustainably sourced forests.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimensions: W 560 x H 720 x L 500mm
Weight: 8 kg (unboxed)
Main materials: ash, cherry, oak or walnut
Finish: Natural oils and waxes
Tags: Steam bending, solid wood, sustainable, chair design
Production Technology: To achieve the complex geometry of the Nina & beni chair we use a 5 axis CNC to cut 2 molds which we then use to steam bend the solid wood strips to their form. We then use another set of cnc-cut counter molds to make the 3d lamination.
Design Challenge: The most difficult part was designing and building the 3 dimensional molds needed to build the chair.
Research: Sustainability is my design objective.
I use wood because it is the best short carbon cycle material, the complex shapes are steam-bent so as to create as little waste as possible.
These pieces are made from quality materials and designed to last a lifetime.
Inspiration: Inspired by the efficient yet beautiful forms of wooden naval structures. Boat building achieves aerodynamic forms that take advantage of the trees grain with little waste.
Project Duration: This project started in September 2019, was exhibited at The Stockholm Furniture fair in January then at the London design fair in September
Operation Flow: Solid wood chair meant to last a lifetime
Seat is removable and interchangeable.
Image Credits: Photographs taken by https://www.uxio.es/
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