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Qwerty Canapea Extensibilă by Andrea Cingoli
Qwerty Canapea Extensibilă by Andrea Cingoli
Qwerty Canapea Extensibilă by Andrea Cingoli
Qwerty Canapea Extensibilă by Andrea Cingoli
Qwerty Canapea Extensibilă by Andrea Cingoli

Argint Mobilier · 2018

Qwerty Canapea Extensibilă

by Andrea Cingoli

  • A' Design Award de Argint 2018 in Mobilier
  • CLIENT: CONCEPTICONstudio
  • Estimated Number of Design Views: 36,326
  • Verification code E16C0D4B0B · Verify this award
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About Qwerty Canapea Extensibilă

QWERTY este o canapea extensibilă în formă de tastatură de calculator. Fiecare tastă formează o pernă moale care susține utilizatorul în timp ce lucrează la birou sau acasă. Micromotoare electrice, controlate printr-o unitate de telecomandă, ajustează fiecare pernă-tastă separat, astfel încât întreaga suprafață poate fi remodelată. Telecomanda oferă zece setări prestabilite, iar alte setări pot fi adăugate ulterior. QWERTY poate fi folosit ca o canapea, ca un pat sau ca un suport complet personalizabil. Designul transformă o imagine familiară din viața cotidiană într-o mobilă flexibilă, cu o notă subtilă de ironie.

About the A' Design Award de Argint

Qwerty Canapea Extensibilă a câștigat A' Design Award de Argint, o recunoaștere extraordinar de prestigioasă acordată designurilor de top, superbe și impresionante. Câștigătorii Argintului sunt lucrări extraordinar de strălucite și extrem de creative, care ilustrează expertiza, talentul și perspicacitatea remarcabile ale designerilor lor. Se așteaptă ca Qwerty Canapea Extensibilă să fie o lucrare minunată, de referință, remarcabil de profesionistă și profund inovatoare. Acest design câștigător al A' Design Award de Argint este o invenție foarte notabilă și admirată, care aduce beneficii și împinge limitele artei, științei, designului și tehnologiei. Qwerty Canapea Extensibilă este o creație extrem de invidiată, care trezește dorințe, aduce sentimente pozitive și stârnește uimire și mirare.

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Unique Properties
Sooner or later, we all end up by falling asleep on our computer’s keyboard. Turning the archetypal image of a keyboard into a sofa bed, QWERTY holds you on its soft keys while working in the office or at home, bringing a pinch of irony in our daily life. Anyway QWERTY is much more than a sofa bed. Thanks to micro electric motors controlled by a remote control, every single keycushion is adjustable to give total freedom. In this way, the furniture becomes a unique and comfortable support.
Dimensions & Packaging
W 1100mm X D 3100mm X H 1100mm
Tags
qwerty, vintage, flexibility, luxury, couch, sofa
Production Technology
stainless steel AISI 304, multi density polymer, artificial waterproof and flame retardant leather, electrical and software equipment, latest generation gel batteries.
Design Challenge
The challenge was including such an out of the ordinary functionality in an object that is so familiar to us. The effect that comes from that is a trasfert, between man and object.
Research
I wanted to focus on the user experience and try to combine a functional tool and an image archetype in order to produce an innovative object that guarantees flexibility and functionality, while keeping that familiarity of the object we're used to seeing. By using these familiar images, creating a hybrid of parallel world and languages, we decontextualize these forms and give them new meaning and make our lives better. The object fulfills its task by being innovative, not technological.
Inspiration
The inspiration for QWERTY came from the many times I have fallen asleep on my keyboard. Thus, it became natural to make the keyboard more comfortable. The natural disposition of a keyboard did the rest and made qwerty the extremely adjustable surface it is.
Project Duration
The project was created in 2012 in Teramo, and has won:
IDA Gold winner 2013 in the category of the professional home interior products and the subcategory of interior furniture;
Red Dot Award Design Concept 2016 in the category of furniture.
Operation Flow
The sofa is flexible, each key is adjustable via a special remote. The remote has 10 per-programed settings, but more can be added. Qwerty can become a bed, a sofa, a completely customizeable surface.
Patents
Patented.
Patent No. 001339253-0001
Patent No. 001339253-0002
Patent Holder: Andrea Cingoli
Year:2012
Jurisdiction:EU
Image Credits
CONCEPTICONstudio

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