Vani Nofoa by Alexandre Kasper is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Apamemea in Mamanu Meafale Competition Category.

ApamemeaMeafale· 2021

Vani Nofoa

by Alexandre Kasper

Client: Kasper.arq (Alexandre Kasper) + CGS Móveis

A' Design Award Apamemea Winner in Meafale Category

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The Design

About Vani Nofoa

Na mamanuina le Nofoa Vani e tusa ai ma faiga fa'apipi'i a Scandinavia, ma se aluga'iga i totonu e fa'asa'o sa'o ai le vaega lumbar, e galue lelei i si'osi'omaga potu taumafa ma o nofoa lima mo si'osi'omaga laiti, e fetaui ma mana'oga o le tagata fa'aoga. O le manatu o se oloa e fa'aleleia lelei ai le avanoa fa'atasi ma faiga galuega faufale a Brasil ma Scandinavia, natia ai le vaega atoa o le aluga'iga, fa'aaoga ai le malosi o tekinolosi, e su'esu'e ai galuega masini lavelave ina ia maua atoatoa le sa'o o laina i le oloa.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Apamemea

O le A' Design Award Apamemea na manumalo ai Vani Nofoa, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu ese e iloga i le fatufatuaʻi, le atamai ma le poto. O ē manumalo i le Apamemea o mea e iai le tomai atoa ma fatufatuaʻi mataʻina e faamaonia ai le poto masani tele, le mafaufau ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Vani Nofoa e avea ma mea e vivii tele, ua pelepelea, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Apamemea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili i le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi ma e sili ona lelei i le mataituina o mea itiiti. Vani Nofoa e faamalieina matagofie manaʻoga, pa i manaʻo, faalataina lagona ma faaosofia le fia iloa.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: With a complex machining, the Vani chair unites the highest manufacturing power, machined in 5 axes, its anatomical backrest in wood plus its joint in finger join behind the resistance and main lashing of the product, its turned back feet function as industrial pillars, already the upholstered part fills the comfort that the armchair indicates having an inner cushion that chambers the lumbar bringing immediate comfort to the user.
Dimensions & Packaging: 600mm.x600mm.x810mm.
Tags: armchair, chair, vani, comfort, joinery, brazilian design, inspiration, minimalism
Production Technology: Vani chair developed through machines with 5 flexing axes, promoting the greatest complexity of the product, joints with finger system and Brazilian joinery technique.
Design Challenge: The biggest difficulty was to develop an ergonomic backrest, changing the part of the idea that armchairs need cushions, we integrated it into the backrest, bringing the same comfort to the backrest with a minimalism in its design.
Research: The concept used was the idea of a product that optimizes space combined with the techniques of Brazilian and Scandinavian carpentry, and hiding the entire part of the tapestry, the idea was to optimize both the construction and the use of the product making it a unique and comfortable product.
Inspiration: The Vani Chair was designed based on Scandinavian woodworking techniques, with the ergonomics of the chair more inclined than the conventional one, making it more comfortable to sit, read, watch or talk.
Project Duration: started in October 2019 and completed in December 2020
Operation Flow: A Vani chair was developed with maximum comfort, with a cushion that projects the lumbar correctly, it works in dining room environments and as armchairs for small environments, adjusting according to the customer's need.
Patents: Alexendare Kasper, 2020, KASPER.ARQ PARTNERSHIP CGS MÓVEIS
Team Members: Alexandre Kasper
Image Credits: Alexandre Kasper Brazilian designer in partnership with CGS Móveis