Thonet Tribute Ikamba by Camilla Marcondes

Thonet Tribute Ikamba by Camilla Marcondes is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2018 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze in Igishushanyo cy'Amasaro Competition Category.

BuronzeAmasaro· 2018

Thonet Tribute Ikamba

by Camilla Marcondes

Client: Camilla Marcondes Design

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

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The Design

About Thonet Tribute Ikamba

Mu kwizihiza isabukuru ry'imyaka 150 y'intebe zizwi za Thonet, iki kamba kikoresha ubu bufatanye bw'ikigenderwaho bw'ibikoresho by'amazu nk'ihimbazo ryacyo rikuru. Kihuza ibikoresho bibiri ari icyuma n'ibiti, igice cyakozwe mu buryo bw'igihe cyacu gifite icapa cy'ubwubatsi. Ibice byose bituzuye ku rupapuro rw'icyuma, ingano n'ibisobanuro by'ibiti byakozwe bigamije uburinganire bw'ibikoresho n'uburemere bworoshye bw'igice.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze

Thonet Tribute Ikamba 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. Thonet Tribute Ikamba 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. Thonet Tribute Ikamba ishimisha ibyo dukeneye, ikora ku byifuzo byacu, itwara amarangamutima yacu kandi ikurura amatsiko yacu.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The jewelry piece uses a great classic of the furniture design as its main headline. All the empty elements on metal sheet, the volume and the wood detail were designed aiming the balance of materials and light weightness.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimensions (mm): Width 66 x Depth 55 x Height 60, Weight: 85g
Tags: Bracelet, Cuff, Thonet, Jewelry, Jewellery, Woven Cane, Web
Production Technology: Materials: Brass, wood, silver plated. The metals pieces are laser cut, bended into a cuff shape then plated separately. The thin wooden sheet is glued to the base metal and the top metal element is fixed by small rivets.
Design Challenge: The project had 2 big challenges. The first and the bigger one was to transform a multi layer braided fiber into a flat single metal sheet. Even being flated, the sheet had to look like the real woven cane web. The other challenge was how to fix the top metal sheet on the base one, since all the metal were plated and welding wasn't an option.
Research: The research was made using a real woven cane chair, measuring the entire braided pattern, sketching over it. After the vetorial drawing, many tests were made to determinate the size of the empty elements.
Inspiration: The 150th anniversary of Thonet's most popular design served as inspiration for the creation. The object of inspiration consists in handed woven cane seat and backrest and a wooden frame structure. The goal was to take the web pattern of the Thonet's chair, but using the metal as the main element of the jewelry.
Project Duration: The project started with its first sketches in September 2011 in Rio de Janeiro/Brazil. After drafts, alterations and prototypes, the project was launched in March 2012.
Operation Flow: Body ornament worn on the wrist or lower forearm
Team Members: Designer: Camilla Marcondes, Laser Cut: Harpia-Tec, Pieces Bending and Assembly: Camilla Marcondes, Silver Plating: Brilhante Folheados
Image Credits: Photographer: Ernane Pinho