Haragana لاؤنج ڪرسي by Tobias Kappeler is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award برونز انعام in فرنيچر ڊيزائن Competition Category.
برونزفرنيچر· 2022
Haragana لاؤنج ڪرسي
Client: Tobias Kappeler Design
A' Design Award برونز انعام Winner in فرنيچر Category
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The Design
About Haragana لاؤنج ڪرسي
هاراگانا هڪ لاؤنج ڪرسي آهي جيڪا موڙيل اسٽيل جي پائيپن ۽ ڪارڪ جي ڊسڪن مان ٺاهي وئي آهي. ڪرسي پنهنجي بنيادي جوڙجڪ تائين محدود ڪئي وئي آهي، تنهنڪري ان ۾ ڪا به ڪشن يا اپولسٽري استعمال نه ڪئي وئي آهي. ان جو خاڪو هڪ آرم چيئر سان مشابهت رکي ٿو، جيتوڻيڪ آرم ريسٽ غير حاضر آهن. 28 سينٽي ميٽرن جي هيٺاهين ويهڻ واري پوزيشن ماڻهن کي پٺتي ٽيڪ ڏيئي ۽ پنهنجي آسپاس جو ڊگهي عرصي تائين جائزو وٺڻ لاءِ سڏ ڪري ٿي. کليل فريم ڪرسي کي بصري طور تي هلڪو رکي ٿو ۽ ان کي اندروني جاين ۾ گهڻي توجهه حاصل ڪرڻ کان سواءِ فٽ ٿيڻ جي اجازت ڏئي ٿو. سادي ڪارڪ ڊسڪون مڙيل نلي نما جوڙجڪ سان تضاد پيدا ڪن ٿيون. هر ڪرسي هٿ سان موڙي، ويلڊ ۽ سنبري وڃي ٿي.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award برونز انعام
Haragana لاؤنج ڪرسي A' Design Award برونز انعام جو کٽيندڙ آهي، تمام گهڻو معزز اعتراف جيڪو تخليقيت، اختراع ۽ ذڪاوت سان ممتاز بهترين ڊيزائنن کي ڏنو وڃي ٿو. برونز جا کٽيندڙ ڀرپور مهارت واريون ۽ نمايان طور تخليقي شاهڪار آهن، جيڪي پنهنجي ڊيزائنرن جي وسيع تجربي، تخيل ۽ ڏاهپ جي تصديق ڪن ٿيون. Haragana لاؤنج ڪرسي کان اميد ڪئي وڃي ٿي ته اهو هڪ تمام گهڻو قدر ڪيل، ساراهيل ۽ پيارو شيءِ هوندو، قابل ذڪر حد تائين پيشه ورانه ۽ جدت وارو. هي ڊيزائن جنهن A' Design Award برونز انعام کٽيو آهي، فن، سائنس، ڊيزائن ۽ ٽيڪنالاجي ۾ بهترين طريقا شامل ڪري ٿو ۽ ننڍين تفصيلن ڏانهن ڌيان ڏيڻ ڪري شاندار آهي. Haragana لاؤنج ڪرسي ضرورتون خوبصورتيءَ سان پوريون ڪري ٿو، خواهشن کي ڇهي ٿو، جذبن کي موهي ٿو ۽ تجسس ڇڪي ٿو.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Haragana is a lounge chair made from bent steel tubes and cork disks for seating. The outline of the chair resembles and reminds of an armchair however there are no cushions or upholstery. The chair is reduced to the essential structure, giving it a light and airy design, which fits perfectly in interior spaces without taking up too much space visually. The simple graphical cork seating disks provide contrast to the more complex underlying tubular structures.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The chair has a width of 75cm, a length of 65cm and a height of 65cm. To add additional support to the legs, a thin stainless steel rod was welded in between the legs. The seating position is purposely low 28cm to ensure people stay seated for longer and enjoy the experience, their surroundings and thoughts that come when taking a break.
- Tags
- Furniture Design, Chair Design, Lounge Chair, Tubular Design, Observation.
- Production Technology
- The chair was made from 19 and 16mm steel tubes and cork. After an extensive study on the design territory “observation” small scale prototyping and sketching the chair was produced fully by hand without any automated machines. Steel tubes were bent by hand and welded together, piece by piece. First the outline, then the inside structure, then the legs and lastly the seating of the chair. After welding it together, the chair was sanded down and spray painted. The cork was sanded and then added.
- Design Challenge
- The challenge was to produce a chair with a complex curved shape that was still symmetrical. This required several attempts and an in-depth observation from several angles. As tubular systems for furniture design have been explored before, the challenge was to come up with a design that is new and still interesting. To keep the light feel of the chair, the structure needed to be strong and stable.
- Research
- The project started with an exploration into the theme of observation and how to create a seating experience that could last for a longer period. A strong driver of the project was prototyping on a scale of 1:10 with steel rods that were spot-welded together. This allowed for quick iterations on different shapes and to explore different curves and their relation with each other. The tools used to produce the chair were very simple, a tube bending machine, a welding machine and a sanding machine.
- Inspiration
- We live in a fast-paced world where everything must happen instantly and thus, we often forget to take a break, lean back and just observe our surroundings. The aim was to create a chair in which you stay and remain seated for a while.
Studying the territory of observation the design invites and resembles this as well. What you see, is actually not what you see. Perceived is an armchair due to the emphasized outline which resembles an armchair, however, there are no armrests. - Project Duration
- The project started in January 2020 and was developed by myself as part of my MA/MSc Innovation Design Engineering degree. The project duration was 4 weeks and was exhibited at the Royal College of Art in February 2020.
- Operation Flow
- Due to its low and comfortable seating point, it invites people to stay seated for longer. In addition, having only the essential structures and the seating of the chair, its light and open design smoothly integrates into the interior without claiming too much attention but still allowing for a more complex shape to be present.
- Team Members
- Tobias Kappeler
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