Madison Igicu cy'Icyicaro by Gerardo Ríos

Madison Igicu cy'Icyicaro by Gerardo Ríos is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2016 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma in Igishushanyo cy'Imitako Competition Category.

IcyumaImitako· 2016

Madison Igicu cy'Icyicaro

by Gerardo Ríos

Client: G. Rios Furniture & Design

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma Winner in Imitako Category

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The Design

About Madison Igicu cy'Icyicaro

Madison ni igicu cy'icyicaro cyateguwe kwicaza abantu bakuru batatu byibura. Igishushanyo cyakozwe mu giti cy'ikigereki cya Ubudage (German beech) gikomeye hamwe n'inkingi z'ubumba za sitili idashira (stainless steel), naho aho kwicara hapfundikijwe n'ifombo rikomeye (high density foam). Imiterere y'imifatanyo (mortise and tenon joints) itanga imbaraga, mu gihe amaguru agoramye n'icyicaro cyoroheje bitanga isura yoroshye. Ibigeragezo byemeje ko iki gicu gishobora kwihanganira ibiro bigera kuri 300 mu mikoreshereze ya buri munsi. Igicu gifite uburebure bwa milimetero 1300, ubugari bwa milimetero 450, n'uburebure bwo hejuru bwa milimetero 370. Imiterere yacyo yibutsa ubwubatsi bw'imodoka bwo mu myaka ya nyuma ya 1950, kandi bihuza neza n'imyubakire igezweho.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma

Madison Igicu cy'Icyicaro ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma, ishimwe ry'agaciro ritangwa ku bishushanyo byiza bihuza ibyo umwuga n'inganda bikeneye ku bihangano byashushanyijwe neza. Abegukanye icyuma bagaragaza ubuhanga bukomeye, ubumenyi bwihariye, imyumvire y'inzobere n'ubushobozi bwo guhanga bw'ababikoze. Madison Igicu cy'Icyicaro biteganyijwe ko izaba igihangano cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifatika kandi gifite udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye icyuma gihuza uburyo bwiza bukoreshwa mu nganda kandi gifite ibiranga bya tekiniki bifite ubushobozi, bifatanye n'ubumenyi n'impano. Madison Igicu cy'Icyicaro yubahwa kubera gukora neza, kandi yashushanyijwe kugira ngo inoze ubuzima, ifashe gutuma isi iba nziza.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This comfortable bench has a good size to sit up to 3 persons, and at the same time it has a light and beautiful design.
Dimensions & Packaging: 1300mm W x 450mm D x 370mm H
Tags: Modernism, spatial idealism, lounge bench, decorative, furniture
Production Technology: Built in solid German Beech wood, with stainless steel cylindrical supports and upholstered with high density foam. The joint system is mortise and tenon, using Italian high end machinery.
Design Challenge: To achieve a visual lightness on the structure, without losing resistance.
Research: The design of the joinery and the angles of the structure were studied and tested carefully so that this piece could withstand daily use and up to 300 kg of weight without breaking. 4 prototypes were built.
Inspiration: Part of the Cosmic collection inspired on the cars around 1959. The angle of the legs resembles a rising rocket, and the upholstered surface seems to float upon four metal cylinders that supports it, providing the illusion of an airplane wing. The collection expresses modernism and the spatial idealism present in the early 60's, with a modern and renovated twist that provides a contrast to the upholstery which makes it suitable in almost any contemporary style.
Project Duration: This project took 10 weeks from the first sketches to the final prototype for mass production, made in the laboratory and prototype design in Mérida, Yucatán, México.
Operation Flow: These lightweight forms provide sufficient strength and size to accommodate up to three adults, sitting without a problem and at the same time it is easy to carry and move.
Team Members: Gerardo Ríos
Image Credits: Ricardo López