Sushi Tiyana by Linda Martins is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu in Tiyarina Kamay Competition Category.

QullqiTiyarina· 2020

Sushi Tiyana

by Linda Martins

Client: Studio Linda Martins

A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu Winner in Tiyarina Category

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The Design

About Sushi Tiyana

Sushi nisqaqa huk tiyanam, wasikunapaq hukkuna ukhupaqwan kamarisqa. Kay ruraymi qhapaq k'ullumanta makiwan ruwasqa, chuya rikch'aq lliñakunawan sut'i geometriya k'uchukunawanpas rurasqa. Kay t'aqakunaqa sapankama rurasqam kanku, k'askachisqataq, ñawpa carpintería ruray kachariykunata qatispa. Textura kaq p'achakunam tiyay patapaq allin tarpuyta apamun, hinaspa cilindru wasa ch'akipaq, latón t'aqakunataq kay ruwayta hunt'achinku. Wasa ch'akiqa hinatam takyachisqa, p'achata qhipapaq turkanapaq. Kay tiyanaqa 520 mm kinraymi, 520 mm ukhu, 810 mm sayaywan.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu

Sushi Tiyana A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu mishak kan, ancha jatun yupaychay, kayta hanak, sumak shinallatak mancharina diseñukunaman kun. Qullqi mishak kashkakunaka ancha achikyaska shinallatak ancha mushuk ruraykunami, paykunata rurakkunapak yachayta, yuyayta shinallatak ushayta rikuchinku. Sushi Tiyana ruray yachak, ñawpak shinallatak mushuk yuyayta charik sumak rurashka kanata munanku. Kay Qullqi Premiu japishka diseñuka ancha riksishka shinallatak yupaychashka yuyay kan, arti, siensia, diseñu shinallatak tekinolojía ñawpak ñankunata kichuk. Sushi Tiyana achka runakunapak munashka rurashka kan, munayta kallarichin, alli yuyaykunata kun shinallatak mancharichin.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Created by hand, the Sushi chair translates the precepts of the old carpentry, having its parts glued, made one by one, it fuses the old and the new, with its contemporary lines. It is a funny chair, that reflect the purpose of the object in a geometric composition. The structure in wood, use angles and seemingly simple shapes and offers comfort and surprise. Noble wood in its purest form.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 520mm x Depth 500mm x Height 810mm
Tags: chair, wood, sushi, funny , comfort
Production Technology: The structure was handmade of noble wood, wood in its purest form. Textured fabrics bring the comfort of the piece and details in brass.
Design Challenge: The big challenge was to find a way to fix the cylindrical backrest, in a non-definitive way, so that in the future the fabric can be replaced. As the chair is produced by hand, the parts are permanently glued.
Research: The research was done on the form of artisanal production first. Creating lines that could be reproduced, but that keeped their complexity. Then, geometric shapes were added that gave the piece a contemporary and cheerful air.
Inspiration: The project brief was to design a comfortable chair, with simple lines in wood and with a iconic visual. Sushi, like there name, is a funny chair, but it can be sophisticated, its depends by the enviroment.
Project Duration: The chair was designed in 2019 in Rio Grande do Sul. The production phase, started and finished in Sao Paulo in March of 2020.
Operation Flow: A chair with a structure well worked in wood, using simple lines, which can be incorporated in various environments, bringing joy, sophistication and lightness. Materializes the basic act of sitting.
Team Members: Linda Martins
Image Credits: Image #1: Rodrigo Ortega
Image #2: Rodrigo Ortega
Image #3: Rodrigo Ortega
Image #4: Rodrigo Ortega
Image #5: Rodrigo Ortega