Bubble Primary Function: Nofoa by Grigorii Gorkovenko

Bubble Primary Function: Nofoa by Grigorii Gorkovenko is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Ario in Mamanu Meafale Competition Category.

ArioMeafale· 2021

Bubble Primary Function: Nofoa

by Grigorii Gorkovenko

Client: Gorkovenko design studio

A' Design Award Ario Winner in Meafale Category

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The Design

About Bubble Primary Function: Nofoa

Book Text: O le Bubble o se nofoa na faʻamoemoe e fai ma mea faʻataʻitaʻi faatufugaga e aoina mo fale tumaoti ma totonu o fale lautele. O foliga lāpotopoto e faʻaalia ai le vaivai faʻafefe, ae o le faavae e faʻatino i lima mai le uʻamea alumini malosi, ma faia ai se faʻafeagai i le va o le foliga vaaia ma le mea faitino. Na filifilia le alumini ona o lona faʻavaivai, lea e manatu le tagata mamanu o le sili ona ola o mea faitino uma. O le nofoa e gaosia e ala i le galuega faʻataʻavalevale a lima ma le faʻatinoina, ma o le luga e faʻamaʻa satini mo se iila matte. E valu masina ma le valusefulu kilokalama o uʻamea na manaʻomia, ma tuʻuina atu ai i le nofoa se foliga tulaga ese.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Ario

O le A' Design Award Ario na manumalo ai Bubble Primary Function: 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 Bubble Primary Function: 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. Bubble Primary Function: 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: Bubble chair - is not what it seems. From lightly inflated visual forms you can expect airy lightness: but the frame itself is cast by hand from a very robust aluminium. In front of us we have an interesting example of a conflict between form and content, which completely changes features and perception of the object itself. Choice of using aluminium was determined by its plasticity: in designers opinion, this is the most «alive» material out there.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 8800 mm x Depth 8500mm x Height 10500mm
Tags: chair, art object, collectible design, russian design
Production Technology: During the process of manufacturing the BUBBLE chair, only handcrafted labour was used as well as injection moulding technique. Material used is aluminium which has been purposely satined so it has a noble matte gloss. It took 8 months and 80kg of metall for a casting professional to manufacture the piece. Metal was given freedom, which in its turn has given it a unique texture, so the energy of the of the object can literally be felt by your skin.
Design Challenge: Designer calls his style «serious fun». This style can be found in all of his latest objects. Hard and soft. Hot and cold. Tender and brutal. At the junction of the opposites is where you find everything that is of most interest.
Research: In the past few years the designer of BUBBLE has been gravitating towards rounded inflated shapes. Since his early childhood he has been dreaming about sitting on top of a hot air balloon - and today he has a great opportunity to make his dream come true. But on a different level and with a different philosophy.
Inspiration: Use of natural materials and manual labour is done out of respect to traditional approach, where the master shares warmth of his hands and part of his inner-self. BUBBLE for its creators is almost a living creature, a metal monster with a gentle soul. When you sit in it, you can almost sense its friendliness, support and security.
Project Duration: 8 months
Khabarovsk city, Russian Federation
Operation Flow: It is an interior oxymoron, a toy for people who appreciate a paradox. Soft on the outside, hard on the touch, strange in its form, with unusual texture. It also posseses an appropriate temper: in the shadow BUBBLE projects a cosmic chill, in the sun it becomes a real «hot thing» (what else can you expect from aluminium). This chair can be an art piece in the hallway of a collector, or it can attract visitors attention in the lobby of a public space. But what can be said about BUBBLE for sure - is that nobody can call it boring.
Team Members: Grigory Gorkovenko
Image Credits: Alexei Mun