Limonio Cadeira de Jantar by Justin Wheatcroft

Limonio Cadeira de Jantar by Justin Wheatcroft is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Prata in Design de Mobiliário Competition Category.

PrataMobiliário· 2020

Limonio Cadeira de Jantar

by Justin Wheatcroft

Client: Square Roots

A' Design Award de Prata Winner in Mobiliário Category

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The Design

About Limonio Cadeira de Jantar

Limonio é uma cadeira de jantar concebida para interiores com diferentes estilos de design. A cadeira apresenta linhas limpas e um encosto biomórfico simplificado que contrasta com pernas finas e afuniladas, criando um equilíbrio assimétrico. A estrutura aparente é mantida minimalista e é complementada por detalhes em latão. O encosto em madeira laminada curvada e o assento são unidos por trapézios de madeira maciça fixados com latão. A espuma de alta densidade e a postura afunilada conferem à cadeira uma aparência leve. A produção combina métodos industriais com trabalho artesanal.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Prata

Limonio Cadeira de Jantar 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 Limonio Cadeira de Jantar 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. Limonio Cadeira de Jantar 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: Its clean lines, the contrast between a fine simplified biomorphic shaped back and the thin yet strong legs creates an elegant asymmetrical balance. Its lightweight appearance, the exposed minimal frame enhanced with brass detail, ensure its function as a dining chair and as a modern and sophisticated design piece.
Dimensions & Packaging: w480 / d530 / h760
0.17cbm / pce
Packed two in a box.
Tags: Minimal, postindustrial, craft, masquerade, comfort, lightness, elegance
Production Technology: The chair gains it lightness through a strong tapered stance and high density foam. Connections between the bent plywood backrest and seat are via solid wood trapezoids pegged with brass.
Design Challenge: In the dozen years that we have been collaborating with designers and and designing our own chairs, we are constantly reacting to the thoughts and comments of our commercial parters, be they retail sellers, hotel specifiers, interior designers or architects. Our goal is always to create something that is unique, that can inhabit its own design space and introduce some new ideas. For the Limonio, we concentrated upon the detail. The brass pinned trapezoid connectors and the mask like shape of the backrest define this piece.
Research: We were trying to design a chair that could happily sit in surroundings of different design language. The chair should be light in weight and appearance to juxtapose with our dominantly weighty tables. It should convey the personality and humor of our brand and play to our mixed production practices of technology and craftsmanship.
Inspiration: Inspired by the great designs and shapes from last century, exploring new minimal frames in which distinctives details can be integrated without being strident. Using know how and craft-oriented makers, from a postindustrial approach, the piece is unique. I call it Limonio as it is fresh and soft, but still has character (acid) like the drink.
Project Duration: Ten months. March 2019 - Jan 2020.Developed between Barcelona and Ho Chi Minh City. It will be exhibited at VIFA (Vietnam) March 2020.
Operation Flow: This chair has character, confidence and humor, however it is not boorish and self centered. It happily sits alongside pieces of different style and personality. Whilst it gathers attention and admirers, it does not scream look at me.
Patents: Pending patent number
Team Members: Jose Ballesteros
Edward Stoddart
Mauro Zamaro