Desafinado بينچ by Cass Saldanha is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award برونز انعام in فرنيچر ڊيزائن Competition Category.
برونزفرنيچر· 2026
Desafinado بينچ
Client: SAL+Co
A' Design Award برونز انعام Winner in فرنيچر Category
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The Design
About Desafinado بينچ
ڊيسافينادو هڪ بينچ آهي جيڪا توازن ۽ اعتدال جي مطالعي طور ڊزائين ڪئي وئي آهي. هن جي شڪل اسڪينڊينيوين وضاحت جي پيروي ڪري ٿي، سڌين ليڪن ۽ سادي جاميٽري سان، جيڪا برازيلي بروٽلسٽ ماڊرنزم جي وزن ۽ سڌائي سان گڏيل آهي. گهٽ تناسب هڪ آرامده ويهڻ جي انداز جي دعوت ڏين ٿا، ۽ سيٽ ۽ پُٺي جي وچ ۾ ورهاڱو بصري ڇڪتاڻ پيدا ڪري ٿو. هڪ ڄاڻي واڻي ٺاهيل اوورهينگ سيٽ ۽ پُٺيءَ کي مخالف طرفن ۾ متوازن رکي ٿو. هيءَ بينچ لڳ ڀڳ مڪمل طور تي يورپي اوڪ ڪاٺ مان ٺهيل آهي جنهن تي ڪارو داغ (اسٽين) لڳل آهي، ۽ برازيلي سيڊل چمڙي مان هٿ سان سبيل هڪ سنهو ڪشن سيٽ کي مڪمل ڪري ٿو.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award برونز انعام
Desafinado بينچ 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. Desafinado بينچ 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. Desafinado بينچ 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 Desafinado bench is conceived as a study in balance and restraint. Rooted in Scandinavian design, it relies on simple, straight lines and clear geometry. The low-lying proportions invite a relaxed posture, while the split between back and seat creates a visual tension. An intentional overhang balances the extended seat and back to opposite directions, turning structure into function.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Materials:
Black Stained Oak
Seat in saddle leather
Dimensions:
Width: 130 inches or 39624 mm
Depth: 16 inches or 4876.8 mm
Height: 22 inches or 6705.6 mm
Seat Height: 12 inches or 3657.6 mm - Tags
- Bench, Brazilian, wood, Balance, furniture
- Production Technology
- The bench is built almost entirely from a single material: European oak. Finished with a black stain, the wood emphasizes grain, mass, and shadow. This restrained material choice reinforces the clarity of the design, allowing form, proportion, and structure to define the piece without distraction.
The bench is complemented with a thin, hand-stitched seat cushion upholstered in authentic Brazilian saddle leather forced from local small business. - Inspiration
- The piece draws from Scandinavian clarity, but it is grounded in Brazilian brutalist modernism. Its forms are direct and architectural rather than delicate or refined. The bench avoids excessive polish, embracing weight, presence, and material honesty. This subtle roughness distinguishes it from Japanese minimalism and reinforces its brutalist character.
- Project Duration
- Conceived in Miami in 2022, the project evolved through an intensive four-month prototyping phase and reached its final form in August of that year. The bench exists as a true one-of-one piece; all remaining prototypes were deliberately destroyed upon completion, reinforcing its singularity.
- Operation Flow
- Beyond simple seating, the Desafinado Bench invites multiple uses: a surface to recline or stretch, a platform for books and objects, or an architectural element that works as a space divider or low table. It shifts easily between function and presence, adapting to the way the body and the room engage with it.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Cass Saldanha, 2022.
This design is available for reproduction. Please contact the Designer if you have interest in discuss intellectual property and licensing the rights. - Image Credits
- Cassiano Saldanha
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