Flow ᱵᱚᱥᱟ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ by Mattice Boets is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Competition Category.
ᱠᱟᱥᱟᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ· 2022
Flow ᱵᱚᱥᱟ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ
Client: Mattice Boets
A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ Category
Verified Award Winner
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About Flow ᱵᱚᱥᱟ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ
ᱯᱷᱞᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱞᱤᱸᱡᱤᱱ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱦᱟᱛᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱵᱚᱥᱟ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱠᱷᱟᱹᱞᱤ ᱫᱷᱤᱨᱤ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱮᱦᱚᱵ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱥᱚᱨᱚᱞ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱤᱱᱟᱹ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱦᱮᱡ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ, ᱫᱷᱤᱨᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱚᱥᱟᱣᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱟᱲᱮ ᱯᱟᱥᱮ ᱞᱤᱸᱡᱤᱱ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ᱾ ᱫᱷᱤᱨᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱛᱟᱞᱟᱨᱮ ᱡᱚᱯᱚᱲᱟᱣ ᱜᱮ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱞᱮᱫᱟ᱾ ᱚᱨᱡᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱵᱚᱥᱟ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱦᱚᱯᱚᱱ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱦᱚᱲᱢᱚ ᱟᱲᱮ ᱯᱟᱥᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱹᱜᱤ ᱥᱟᱹᱦᱤᱛ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱡᱷᱚᱛᱚ ᱥᱮᱫ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱯᱩᱨᱟᱹᱯᱩᱨᱤ ᱵᱷᱮᱜᱟᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱮᱠᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱜᱮ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱵᱚᱥᱟ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱦᱟᱹᱴᱤᱧ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱵᱚᱱ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱯᱷᱞᱚ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱡᱤᱞᱤᱧ ᱱᱤᱞᱟᱹ ᱨᱚᱝ ᱢᱮᱥᱟ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱠᱟᱹᱦᱱᱤ ᱵᱟᱛᱟᱣᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱮ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱪᱮᱫ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ᱾
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
Flow ᱵᱚᱥᱟ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ 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᱾ Flow ᱵᱚᱥᱟ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ 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
- Flow is an armchair inspired by the flow of water. It’s a design that captures a static image of water flowing over rocks, two different elements that while in motion form one coherent entity and shape themselves around whatever crosses its path. It is as if the person sitting on the armchair were a rock, while the water flows around the person’s body. This creates a design that perfectly fits around the human body while being entirely unique from every angle.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The armchair has a seating height of 46 cm measured at its highest point. It is 57 cm wide, 62 cm deep and 70 cm tall.
- Tags
- Flow, armchair, chair, Mattice, Boets, design, water, blue, rock, furniture
- Production Technology
- Flow consists of a steel inner frame that is pressed and then welded together. The chair is split up into multiple pieces which are then slid into the frame and attached. This creates a strong and durable construction. Foam in variable densities is used throughout the chair providing support where needed.
- Design Challenge
- During the development of the armchair, a prototype of hard foam was made. To speed up the development cycle, I made the prototype myself by sculpting a large block of foam by hand. Although I attempted to use section references, its organic design was too complex to be of any help. As a last resort, I sculpted the block of foam by eye with little to no tools. The prototype turned out great, but it was by far the most challenging aspect of realizing this project in time.
- Research
- The idea of Flow sparked during a walk near a local river. I find it interesting to look at things and wonder what they could become. From the flow of water, the interaction of plants and their environment to the way in which organisms grow. Although its relevance in the world of design is often overlooked since it doesn’t necessarily provide any immediate practical benefit, it does allow us to tell a story not in words but in physical matter.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by one of the oldest and most recognizable elements of nature, water and stone. Its shape creates a sense of familiarity and trust on an instinctive level, yet its form is unlike anything else. The design started as a bare rock, the simplest form of a chair. Then the water came, flowing all around the rock and the person. It is the interaction between this simple rock and the water that created this design.
- Project Duration
- The project started in October of 2019 in Kortrijk, Belgium and was finalized in January of 2020.
- Operation Flow
- The armrests in combination with the slightly reclined seating area provide a comfortable and relaxed position. When sitting, the inner foam adapts slightly while the back provides sufficient support. In a way, the armchair becomes part of you. Its deep blue color of water reminds us of how the design came to be.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Mattice Boets, 2020.
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