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Oscarina Scaun by Linda Martins

Oscarina Scaun by Linda Martins is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Bronz in Design de Mobilier Competition Category.


BronzMobilier· 2021

Oscarina Scaun

by Linda Martins

Client: Studio Linda Martins

A' Design Award de Bronz Winner in Mobilier Category

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The Design

About Oscarina Scaun

Oscarina este un scaun realizat manual, inspirat din mobilierul modernist brazilian din anii 1950. Designul utilizează doar două materiale, lemnul și împletitura de bambus (cânjă), ambele strâns legate de tradiția artizanală braziliană. Liniile drepte se combină cu forme lucrate manual la strung. Fiecare piesă este tăiată, șlefuită, strunjită și lipită, apoi lăcuită, iar împletitura de bambus este fixată în canale tăiate în lemn. Numele face referire la Catedrala din Brasilia, proiectată de Oscar Niemeyer, care a inspirat liniile designului. Scaunul are dimensiunile de 525 pe 497 pe 858 de milimetri și se adaptează cu ușurință unei varietăți de interioare.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronz

Oscarina Scaun a câștigat A' Design Award de Bronz, o recunoaștere extrem de prestigioasă acordată designurilor remarcabile care se disting prin creativitate, ingeniozitate și istețime. Câștigătorii Bronzului sunt artefacte din plin pricepute și izbitor de creative, care atestă experiența vastă, imaginația și resursele designerilor lor. Se așteaptă ca Oscarina Scaun să fie un obiect foarte apreciat, admirat și prețuit, remarcabil de profesionist și inovator. Acest design câștigător al A' Design Award de Bronz încorporează cele mai bune practici din artă, știință, design și tehnologie și este excelent prin atenția la detalii. Oscarina Scaun satisface splendid nevoile, atinge dorințele, vrăjește sentimentele și stârnește curiozitatea.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Using modernist lines and inspiration, Oscaria is Made by hand, to translates a Brazilian furniture face in the 50', when the constructive and material quality was the most important in a piece. The idea was use just two special and caracterist materials to compose this chair: wood and woven cane. The precepts of the old carpentry, having its parts glued, made one by one, it fuses the old and the new. Noble wood in its purest form.
Dimensions & Packaging
525mm x 497mm x 858 mm
Tags
chair, wood, modernist, comfort, Brazil, design
Production Technology
It is done manually with the aid of a lathe. It is done one by one to ensure a good finish. The wood is cut and sanded, then turned and the pieces glued together to receive varnish. Finally, the cane fabric is fixed in the wooden channels.
Design Challenge
The challenge was to fix the woven cane in the wooden channels. In an artisanal way, we used a string to fix it. Finally, we had the chair with anatomic design in woven cane with the comfort and safety that we desire.
Research
The research was done on the modernist period (big designers and materials used) and the way of artisanal production and we discovered that the constructive and material quality was the most important for a piece in this time. Than we research about materials, and we decided use just two: Wood and woven cane, so caracteristic of Brazil.
Inspiration
Is inspired by the period modernist and big names in the design of the time, like Lina Bo Bardi and Joaquin Tenreiro. As a basis, it uses lines inspired by the Cathedral of Brasilia, a work by Oscar Niemeyer, for this reason, it was named Oscarina. A combination of straight and hand-turned lines with noble and caracterist Brazilian materials such as wood and woven cane. The idea was to develop a chair with elements that point to a common identity in modernist furniture.
Project Duration
The project started in August 2020 and finished in January 2021 in Brazil.
Operation Flow
A chair with a structure well worked in wood, using simple lines, which can be incorporated in various environments, bringing 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

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