Vague Nofoa e Leai se Tua by Rodrigo Erthal

Vague Nofoa e Leai se Tua by Rodrigo Erthal is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Auro in Mamanu Meafale Competition Category.

AuroMeafale· 2021

Vague Nofoa e Leai se Tua

by Rodrigo Erthal

Client: Movetto

A' Design Award Auro Winner in Meafale Category

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The Design

About Vague Nofoa e Leai se Tua

O le Vague o se nofoa e leai se tua e faia i pi'o faifaipea o le fausaga. O vaaiga eseese ta'itasi e fa'aalia ai se fa'atulagaga fetaui lelei ma ese. O le Vague e faia i paipa u'amea e 5/16 inisi le lautele o le li'o, e fa'api'oina e ala i le punou ma fa'atasia i le uelo. O le fogāfua e fa'auma i le vali eletise po'o se fa'auma u'amea 'apamemea. O fua e 400 mm le lautele, 390 mm le loloto ma le 420 mm le maualuga. O pi'o na fa'aosofia mai i galu laiti o se mataua vai e pa'ū i totonu o se vaitafe ma le fausaga o laulā'au. E mafai ona fa'aaogāina le Vague e fai ma nofoa po'o se mea teuteu.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Auro

O le A' Design Award Auro na manumalo ai Vague Nofoa e Leai se Tua, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu o le tulaga muamua, matagofie ma maoaʻe. O ē manumalo i le Auro o galuega fou tele, matuā vaai i le lumanaʻi ma susulu e faaalia ai le atamai, le poto ma le tomai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Vague Nofoa e Leai se Tua e avea ma mea fou e matuā vivii, e faatulaga ai uiga fou ma tetele, e tuuina mai ai se tau e leʻi iai muamua. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Auro o se galuega ofoofogia, ua faaaloalogia, e aogā tele ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Vague Nofoa e Leai se Tua e fatuina ai lagona malosi o le manaʻo, faaosofia le tuinanau, faalauiloa le fatufatuaʻi ma faamalosia i tatou.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Vague is a de-constructed stool with structural curves which form its shape. An astonishing piece of furniture, for every different angle from which it is seen reveals a harmonious composition.

The metal-cast stools bring out the poetry of what was the sketch inception; lines previously drawn morph into tubes and highlight the environment as a ready-to-enjoy object of art.
Dimensions & Packaging: 400mm x 390mm x 420mm (Width x Depth x Height)
Tags: Stool, Design art, Contemporary, Timeless, Wave, Vague, Copper
Production Technology: Vague uses as material steel tubes with 5/16 inch diameter and the production is made by bending and welding (TIG type).
After that, it receives an electrostatic paint or a copper coating finish.
Design Challenge: The hardest part of creating Vague was the cad 3d modeling.
Several studies have been done to achieve the perfect shape.
Research: Vague was inspired by nature, combining the structure of the leaves with the rising curves of a water droplet falling into a river, where a perfect, vibrant and continuous ripple takes shape.
Inspiration: Vague is French for wave - a name inspired by the rising curves of a water droplet falling into a river, where a perfect, vibrant and continuous ripple takes shape. The piece’s visual lightness embraces only the bare essential for its purpose, and that inspiration stemmed from carefully observing nature’s wisdom.
Project Duration: Vague was designed in São Paulo on April 2020 and has been produced in southern Brazil since August.
Operation Flow: Vague can be used as a simple stool but also as a piece of art, as its beauty creates a great highlight on environments.
Team Members: Rodrigo Erthal
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Tanner Vote
Image #2: Illustrator Rodrigo Erthal
Image #3: Illustrator Rodrigo Erthal
Image #4: Illustrator Rodrigo Erthal