Bica Lounge Lounge Chair (ᱞᱟᱩᱸᱡ ᱪᱮᱭᱟᱨ) by Alexandre Caldas is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Competition Category.
ᱠᱟᱥᱟᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ· 2021
Bica Lounge Lounge Chair (ᱞᱟᱩᱸᱡ ᱪᱮᱭᱟᱨ)
Client: Bicachair
A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ Category
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About Bica Lounge Lounge Chair (ᱞᱟᱩᱸᱡ ᱪᱮᱭᱟᱨ)
Bica Lounge ᱚᱠᱟ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ-ᱟ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱞᱟᱩᱸᱡ ᱪᱮᱭᱟᱨ, ᱚᱱᱟ 1950 ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱚᱨᱰᱩᱜᱤᱡ ᱪᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱮᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ। ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱩᱞ ᱨᱮᱠᱷᱟ (lines) ᱠᱚ ᱟᱢᱟᱱᱟᱜ-ᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱟᱨᱦᱚᱸ ᱰᱷᱮᱨ ᱥᱩᱠᱷ-ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱤ (comfort) ᱮᱢᱟᱭ ᱤᱫᱤᱭᱟᱭ। Bica Lounge ᱚᱠᱟ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ-ᱟ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱯᱟᱨᱝ ᱪᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱪᱮᱡ ᱞᱚᱝ (chaise longue) ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱨᱮ, ᱟᱨ ᱤᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱟᱯ 800 ᱵᱟᱭ 600 ᱵᱟᱭ 800 ᱢᱤᱞᱤᱢᱤᱴᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ। ᱤᱱᱟᱜ ᱯᱷᱨᱮᱢ (frame) ᱥᱴᱤᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱚᱠᱟ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱟᱭᱢᱟ ᱨᱤᱥᱟᱭᱤᱠᱤᱞ (recycled) ᱟᱨ ᱨᱤᱥᱟᱭᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱦᱚᱤᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱵᱟᱭ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱰᱤᱜᱨᱤᱡᱤᱝ (degreasing) ᱟᱨ ᱯᱷᱤᱱᱤᱥᱤᱝ (finishing) ᱥᱚᱞᱭᱩᱥᱟᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ। ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚᱨᱠ (cork) ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱟᱪᱲᱟ ᱚᱰᱚᱠ (upholstery) ᱯᱚᱨᱰᱩᱜᱤᱡ ᱠᱚᱨᱠ ᱨᱤᱛᱤ-ᱨᱮᱣᱟᱡ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱨᱦᱟᱣ ᱮᱢᱟᱭ ᱤᱫᱤᱭᱟᱭ, ᱟᱨ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱚᱱᱴᱨᱮᱠᱴ ᱤᱱᱴᱮᱨᱤᱭᱚᱨ ᱵᱟᱨ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱡᱩᱛ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ।
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
Bica Lounge Lounge Chair (ᱞᱟᱩᱸᱡ ᱪᱮᱭᱟᱨ) ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Bica Lounge Lounge Chair (ᱞᱟᱩᱸᱡ ᱪᱮᱭᱟᱨ) ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Challenge was to create a unique product based on a classic Portuguese design from the 50s but for another function . Appealing design and comfort were the non-negotiable starting points. But more than that , we seek to embrace an environmental and social responsibility increasingly important .
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 800 x 600 x 800
- Tags
- Lounge Chair BICALounge, BICAlounge, Portuguese lounge Chair, Portugues contemporary lounge chair, Alexandre Caldas Lounge Chair,BICAchair Lounge , Cork Lounge chair,
- Production Technology
- In this project we used steel as one of the most recycled and recyclable materials in the world. We also looked for waterless degreasing and finishing solutions and for upholstery, we choose a natural product, that use in our days has a highly technological process of production able to be used both in bouth home and contract market.
- Design Challenge
- It was simple . It was Designed in my head for almost 20 years , so to be honest , it was easy !
The must difficulte part was to find in Portugal a machine that could bend the 28mm round tube with the perfection I wanted . - Research
- This whole project has as inspiration a Lisbon chair from 1950 . The initial idea was to grab those cultural roots and completely transform the concept, both in design and use. Then we matured the idea and made it deliberately contemporary, i.e. to build a piece with as many parts as possible that respected the environment and at the same time supported the local economy. One of the fundamental questions was the search for sustainable solutions for its construction (wood, steel, fabrics, finishes, etc.) and leave a social contribution with its commercialization.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by the original BICAchair from 1950, the BICAlounge tried to raise the standard of comfort without ever distorting the original lines . In fact, the challenge was to create a highly versatile piece, with a consensual design, beautiful and extremely comfortable, without ever escaping the basic principles composed of two unique pieces that make up the model. The use of natural cork was an added element to honour the art of the Portuguese tradition in cork transformation, unique in the world. It was the way to make this model even more Portuguese .
- Project Duration
- This piece was idealised in 2001 and materialised only as a prototype in 2016 for a 5 star Hotel project ( TOUREL AVANTGARDE in Porto / Portugal). In April 2021 it will be officially presented to the general public.
- Operation Flow
- This Lounge chair is a compromise between a traditional chair and a "chaise Long " . the comfort is enviable as are its proportions . We were able to spend hours sitting down effortlessly .
- Image Credits
- Alexandre Caldas
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