Tomeo Fafo Metallic Nofoa by Hugo Charlet Berguerand

Tomeo Fafo Metallic Nofoa by Hugo Charlet Berguerand is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Ario in Mamanu Meafale Competition Category.

ArioMeafale· 2020

Tomeo Fafo Metallic Nofoa

by Hugo Charlet Berguerand

Client: Hugo Charlet Design Studio

A' Design Award Ario Winner in Meafale Category

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The Design

About Tomeo Fafo Metallic Nofoa

I le vaitau o le 60s, o le vaʻai vaʻaiga na atiaʻeina muamua meafale palasitika. Le taleni a le au mamanu faia ai ma le eseese o le mea na mafua ai lona le taua tele. Na tau fai vaʻai uma ia tagata mamanuina ma tagata faʻatau. O nei aso, ua tatou iloa aʻi ona siosiomaga faʻamataʻu. E ui i lea, o nofoaga mo faleʻaiga e tumau pea ona tumu i nofoa palasitika. E mafua ona o le maketi e ofoina faʻaʻeseʻese isi filifiliga. O le ata o le lalolagi o loʻo tumau pea le nofoia ma tagata gaosi o meafale uʻamea, e oʻo i nisi taimi toe lolomiga mamanu mai le tuai o 19th seneturi… O iinei na fanau mai ai Tomeo: o se aso nei, malamalama ma le nofoa faʻaputuputu uʻamea nofoa.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Ario

O le A' Design Award Ario na manumalo ai Tomeo Fafo Metallic Nofoa, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu sili ona lelei, matagofie ma mataʻutia. O ē manumalo i le Ario o galuega susulu tele ma fatufatuaʻi e faaalia ai le poto, le taleni ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Tomeo Fafo Metallic Nofoa e avea ma galuega matagofie, o se fesuiaiga mo isi, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou loloto. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Ario o se mea e iloga, ua mataʻina e aogā ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Tomeo Fafo Metallic Nofoa o se mea e fiafia i ai le toatele, e fafagu ai manaʻoga, aumaia ai lagona lelei ma tupu ai le ofo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Tomeo’s structure has a surprising and innovative geometry which clearly differentiates it from other products on the market. It is as if the skeleton of the chair has come out of its body, the seat is narrower than the backrest at the rear and the chair legs jut out towards the sides. The armrests protrude from the backrest at a forty-five-degree angle to meet the front chair legs. The feet of which are directly below the front edge of the seat giving the impression that the seat and the backrest are suspended inside the structure.
Dimensions & Packaging: 510 x 560 x 820 without armrests
590 x 550 x 820 with armrests
Tags: chair, furniture, design, outdoor, metal, elegant, outdoor furniture, decoration, chairs, armchair.
Production Technology: The above photos show Tomeo’s prototypes made from plastic tubes and 3D printed pieces assembled together. The seat is made from rubber and from plastic rods for the second version. The real chair will be made from bended steel pipes welded together and the seat will be made from metallic rods or plastic rubber.
Design Challenge: The challenge was to give Tomeo a shape that would clearly differentiate it from existing products but that would still not be beyond what the consumer would accept in terms of innovation. In addition, I worked to make this innovative structure equally as robust as that of traditional chairs and to build the 1:1 prototypes.
Research: My design process strongly relied on my intuition coupled with a great knowledge and understanding of the history of furniture design. Everyday life, society, my imagination, my history and my dreams are all ingredients for my subconscious soup. If my designs reveal indisputably a part of myself they are also a reflection of the world we are living in.
Inspiration: This design takes its inspiration from the meticulous and exhaustive observation of contemporary furniture market, as well as from trends and aesthetic language evolution. The initial goal wasn't only to achieve an appealing appearance but also to propose a unique geometry that will differentiate Tomeo from all other chairs of its category.
Project Duration: This project started in 2019 and was finished in 2020 in Milan.
Operation Flow: Tomeo’s uniqueness comes from its original structure. Considerable attention was dedicated to the look, which had to be simple but contemporary. Many pieces of metallic furniture on the market are strongly inspired from older designs from the 20th century. Tomeo is truly different from what already exists because the design itself questions the traditional chair structure. It was also designed to be light and stackable to meet essential consumer needs.
Image Credits: image #1: Photographer Hugo Charlet berguerand, tomeo, 2020.
image #2: Photographer Hugo Charlet berguerand, tomeo, 2020.
image #3: Photographer Hugo Charlet berguerand, tomeo, 2020.
image #4: Photographer Hugo Charlet berguerand, tomeo, 2020.
image #5: Photographer Hugo Charlet berguerand, tomeo, 2020.