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Flora Makiyuq samana tiyana by Victor Leite

Flora Makiyuq samana tiyana by Victor Leite is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu in Tiyarina Kamay Competition Category.


QullqiTiyarina· 2026

Flora Makiyuq samana tiyana

by Victor Leite

Client: Domum Casa

A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu Winner in Tiyarina Category

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The Design

About Flora Makiyuq samana tiyana

Flora nisqaqa huk makiyuq tiyanam, qispilla hinaspa mana kamachisqa samanapaq ruwasqa. Chay mana p'itisqa q'iwi rikch'ayninqa tiyanapa, wasa q'imina hinaspa maki churanakunapa saywankunatam chinkachin, huk t'ikap phanchiyninmanta yuyaychasqa. Chay mana kuskachasqa qaraqa tiyayta, q'imikuyta utaq siriyta atichin achka churakuykunapi, mana ima makinawan nitaq allichaykunawan. Sikinqa takyaq tauari k'ullumantam ruwasqa, qarantaq ñit'isqa q'iwisqa achka rapiyuq k'ullumanta, makiwan tukusqa hinaspa pachamamata waqaychaq imakunawan p'achasqa. Huk qispilla muyu sawnaqa yanapakunmi imaymana llamk'achiykunapi. Floraqa 108, 110 hinaspa 90 sintimitrukunam tupun.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu

Flora Makiyuq samana 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. Flora Makiyuq samana 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. Flora Makiyuq samana tiyana achka runakunapak munashka rurashka kan, munayta kallarichin, alli yuyaykunata kun shinallatak mancharichin.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Flora proposes an intuitive and emotional ergonomics, inspired by the blooming of a flower bud. Its continuous form dissolves boundaries between seat, backrest, and arms, allowing multiple ways of use. With a sculptural design and renewable wood structure, it values body freedom, sustainability, and customization, without losing identity or function.
Dimensions & Packaging
Dimensions: width: 108 cm - depth: 110 cm - height: 90 cm
Seat height: 40 cm
Arm height: 60 cm
Weight: 25 kg
Includes roll cushion, 60 x 15 cm, freely placed.
Structure in tauari wood and curved multilaminate, upholstered with sustainable materials.
Tags
Lounge Chair, Organic Design, Brazilian Design, Sustainable Furniture, Sculptural Seating, Contemporary Craft, Human-Centered Design, Nature-Inspired Furniture, Emotional Design, Curved Wood
Production Technology
Flora blends technological precision and artisanal skill. Its solid tauari wood base is sustainably sourced and finely crafted. The curved shell is molded from pressed multilaminates, finished by hand, and upholstered with eco-conscious materials. The roll cushion is crafted with care and offers flexible use. Entirely produced in Brazil, the process honors local furniture tradition with environmental awareness.
Design Challenge
The challenge was to break traditional ergonomics without losing comfort. Flora invites lying down, not just sitting, requiring a study of informal postures and new support criteria. Production was also a challenge, translating free curves into viable molds. Integrating sustainable materials without compromising aesthetics reinforced the project's vision as a new perspective on rest.
Research
The research aimed to rethink sitting from the perspective of the sensitive, not mechanical, body. Informal postures and daily gestures of rest were observed, leading to an asymmetrical, embracing form. Inspired by a blooming flower, Flora combines user testing, renewable materials, and intuitive design to propose a freer, more emotional, and everyday-connected experience of rest.
Inspiration
Flora was born from the desire to rethink the act of sitting, proposing a free and unstructured rest. Inspired by the shape of a blooming flower bud, its curved shell gently embraces the body. Without rigid divisions, it allows multiple uses, guided by the user's sensibility. More than function, it is a poetic proposal on being in space with affection, freedom, and truth.
Project Duration
The project began in 2020 and was first published in 2021 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Operation Flow
Flora encourages intuitive, sensory interaction, breaking with the frontal use of traditional armchairs. Its curved, asymmetrical shape invites sitting, lying, or leaning freely. The adjustable cushion enhances comfort in various uses. With no mechanisms or adjustments, the piece welcomes spontaneously, promoting a natural flow between body, presence, and rest.
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Copyrights belong to Victor Leite, 2025
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Victor Leite

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