Walky Umumaro w'ibanze: Intebe by Armando Mora Medina

Walky Umumaro w'ibanze: Intebe by Armando Mora Medina is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze in Igishushanyo cy'Imitako Competition Category.

BuronzeImitako· 2021

Walky Umumaro w'ibanze: Intebe

by Armando Mora Medina

Client: Viviane & Armando Design

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze Winner in Imitako Category

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The Design

About Walky Umumaro w'ibanze: Intebe

Umwandiko w'igitabo: Walky ni intebe yateguwe kugira ngo izane isura y'imigendekere mu byumba by'imbere. Imiterere yayo yerekana igihe umuntu agenda, kandi intebe nyinshi zishyizwe hamwe zirema isura y'imikorere n'ibikorwa by'imibanire ihuza abantu. Amaguru y'inyuma arangira mu nkweto z'ibiti zibumbwe neza, zituma intebe igira ubwoko bw'ubuzima bworoshye. Walky ikorwa mu giti cy'ash n'ubwoko bw'igiti walnut, byombi bikomeye. Igice cy'ihuza rikuru rikorwa mu biti byometsemo bigobotanya, bikatwa kandi bigashushanywa n'intoki. Icyicaro gikatwa hakoreshejwe imashini ya CNC, mu gihe umugongo, amaguru, inyubako n'inkweto bishushanywa kandi bikazingwa n'intoki. Intebe ifite ubugari bwa 500 mm, ubujyakuzimu bwa 590 mm, n'uburebure bwa 790 mm.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze

Walky Umumaro w'ibanze: Intebe ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze, ishimwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo by'indashyikirwa birangwa no guhanga, ubwenge n'ubushishozi. Abegukanye Buronze ni ibihangano bifite ubuhanga bwinshi kandi bihanga cyane, bishimangira uburambe, ubwenge n'ubushobozi bw'ababihanze. Walky Umumaro w'ibanze: Intebe biteganyijwe ko izaba ikintu cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifite ubunyamwuga n'udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Buronze gikoresha uburyo bwiza mu buhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga kandi kirarenze mu gutaha ku tuntu duto. Walky Umumaro w'ibanze: Intebe ishimisha ibyo dukeneye, ikora ku byifuzo byacu, itwara amarangamutima yacu kandi ikurura amatsiko yacu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Walky is a chair that challenges the rigidity and monotony existing in design by adding movement and energy over conventional motionless designs. This chair re-defines today's models with three main drivers: Curiosity, Interaction, and Personality.
Walky expresses itself uniquely to every user and evokes emotional memories and connections through its playful walking shoes, transforming the personal interaction with its users into a unique dialogue and memorable moments.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width: 500mm
Depth: 590mm
Height: 790mm
Tags: Chair, Bistro, Moving, Walking, Playful, Character, Shoes
Production Technology: Solid ash and walnut.
Bent-laminated wood routered and hand-shaped to make the central connector of the chair.
Hand-shaped backrest.
CNC Seat
Hand-turned legs, structure, and shoes.
Design Challenge: The hardest part of this project was bringing the idea to life. The design has no flat surfaces or edges, so the construction of the prototype required of previous study mock-ups and high precision craftsmanship to make it possible.
It was a challenge to make the central bent piece that connects the chair parts and to make it look like a dowel. Also, it was tricky to find the right woods and type of joints for the back legs resistant enough to support the weights required.
Research: A thorough secondary and comparative research, of what the market offered and why the chair design world is where it is, indicated a void in motion and personality in chair design. Most of the chair designs only vary through shape and materials and does not address the personal dialogue with the user psyche. Sitting is a personal and dynamic activity, and it makes no sense why the chair design is so static and lacks interaction and dialogue between user and product.
Inspiration: The human has forgotten how to build community, he designs and produces individualistic objects continuously, not focusing on the importance of social and human connections in today's world. Additionally, movement is an essential component of life, and today's pandemic situation has exposed it as a critical void that design must incorporate into interiors. Walky Chair captures the moment of a person walking, and multiplied within a space, provides a sense of dynamism and social activity.
Project Duration: This project started in September 2019 and finished in November 2019 in Savannah, GA. It got the 2020 NYCxDesign Award in the student category and will be part of the SaloneSatellite 2021 Exhibition.
Operation Flow: Walky is a comfortable ergonomic chair made for personal and social activity. The experience the user has when sitting on it is unique, and it varies from person to person. The chair brings back infinite memories, connects with people because of its human attributes, and brings an energetic, playful character to any place it touches. The back legs, combined with the shoes, and their position, make the chair feel light and moving. Walky is a chair that evokes movement without moving.