Panca Rivola Banco de Exterior by Andrea Brunazzi

Panca Rivola Banco de Exterior by Andrea Brunazzi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Prata in Design de Mobiliário Competition Category.

PrataMobiliário· 2022

Panca Rivola Banco de Exterior

by Andrea Brunazzi

Client: Rivola

A' Design Award de Prata Winner in Mobiliário Category

24,997
Verified Award Winner
Verify Award Status for #139642

Visit Site View at A' Design Award Press Release Award Badge

Colors

The Design

About Panca Rivola Banco de Exterior

A Panca Rivola é um banco de exterior concebido para parques, jardins e outros espaços públicos. O banco consiste num único bloco monolítico de forma orgânica que evoca a pedra polida pelo tempo e pelas intempéries. A Panca Rivola é fabricada em pó de mármore reconstituído, o que permite a produção em diversas cores. O bloco pesa 650 quilogramas, resiste ao vandalismo e pode ser lavado. A base curva permite uma colocação segura em terrenos irregulares. Está disponível um assento sem costas em conjunto, no mesmo material, e produz-se por encomenda uma versão em aço polido.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Prata

Panca Rivola Banco de Exterior conquistou o A' Design Award de Prata, um reconhecimento extraordinariamente prestigiado atribuído a designs de topo de gama, deslumbrantes e impressionantes. Os vencedores da Prata são obras tremendamente brilhantes e extremamente criativas que ilustram a perícia, o talento e a acuidade excecionais dos seus designers. Espera-se que Panca Rivola Banco de Exterior seja uma obra maravilhosa e de referência, notavelmente profissional e profundamente inovadora. Este design vencedor do A' Design Award de Prata é uma invenção muito notável e admirada, que beneficia e faz avançar as fronteiras da arte, da ciência, do design e da tecnologia. Panca Rivola Banco de Exterior é uma criação imensamente invejada que desperta desejos, traz sentimentos positivos e faz nascer espanto e deslumbramento.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Rivola: Monolithic seat, organic design. It was designed to be positioned outdoors (parks, gardens, etc.). It has no problems if the ground on which it rests is not level.
A seat designed to integrate with the natural landscape, a shape that seems shaped by time and atmospheric agents, a monolith, a sculpture.
There is also the version in polished steel which is produced to order.
Dimensions & Packaging: Length 180 cm
High 43 cm
Depth 60 cm
Tags: Bench, seat, nature, marble, stone, natural shape
Production Technology: Rivola is made of reassembled marble powder (in PDM) and therefore can be produced in various colors.
The bench was also designed to resist vandalism; it is a full block of 650 kg, it can be washed. It is possible to combine the coordinated pouf of the same material.
Design Challenge: An object that is easy to make was studied, which had a low production cost, which used natural materials, which met the criteria of comfort, easy positioning, which integrated well into the environment by being able to decide on the color and the stone used. A project that might seem simple and intuitive but that has solved a number of technical difficulties. The success of the object can be seen from the sales numbers that continue with enthusiasm over the years.
Research: The Italian landscape inspires creativity to create an object in recycled stone, granite, marble; shapes smoothed by time and atmospheric agents, wrinkled, rough surfaces, polished by water. Rivola was created to integrate into the environment and become part of it. The project had to be easily reproducible in series possibly with various colors and have a low production cost.
Inspiration: The Italian landscape inspires the creation of artifacts that rework the sensations transmitted by the most varied rocks, from granite to marble, smooth or rough surfaces that can be reproduced on the seat, also obviating functional problems. A natural shape but reproduced in a serial way with the possibility of coloring it "in paste".
Project Duration: The project started in 2010 in Torino, the cooperation with Metalco (the producer) is still alive. Rivola was exhibited in London on 2011 at Design 100% London. The bench continues to be sold all over the world, Europe, Asia, the Americas etc.
Operation Flow: A seat designed to integrate with the natural landscape, a shape that seems shaped by time and atmospheric agents, a monolith, a sculpture.
Team Members: Andrea Brunazzi
Image Credits: Main Image Image #1 : Andrea Voltolina
Image #3 : Andrea Voltolina
Image #1 : Ada Brunazzi
Image #2 : Ada Brunazzi
Image #4 : Ada Brunazzi