Hana Nofoa by Pablo Vidiella is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Auro in Mamanu Meafale Competition Category.

AuroMeafale· 2022

Hana Nofoa

by Pablo Vidiella

Client: HenkaLab

A' Design Award Auro Winner in Meafale Category

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The Design

About Hana Nofoa

O le Nofoa Hana o se meaafale matagofie e fa'aosofia e le natura o la'au. E pei o se fugalaau, e fuga Hana i ni petals se lua o se fofo faʻatulagaina ma aoga i manaʻoga o se nofoa, faʻapipiʻi le pito i tua, nofoa ma fusi le tino o le tagata faʻaoga. O mea e fa'aaogaina e mafai ona na'o laupapa malo, fa'aleleia ai ona pupuni ma le matagofie fa'anatura.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Auro

O le A' Design Award Auro na manumalo ai Hana Nofoa, 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 Hana Nofoa 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. Hana Nofoa 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: Hana Chair is an elegant, daring and cutting edge piece of furniture inspired by plant nature. Like a flower, Hana blossoms into two petals as a structural and functional solution to the requirements of a chair, by embracing both the backrest and the seat. The human eye is used to curved lines and surfaces, they have always been present in nature. Its attractive shape, together with the warmth of the material, makes the user to come closer and interact with it in a natural way.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 560mm x Depth 550mm x Height 800mm
Weight 6.5kg
Tags: furniture, hana, chair, wood, modern, exclussive, henkalab, pablo vidiella
Production Technology: The choice of material had to fulfil a fundamental premise: to be a living material, with its own unique DNA and footprints. This material could not be other than solid wood, in this case charcoal ash. It can also be manufactured used different woods, such as iroko or walnut. The planks of solid ash are machined three-dimensionally using a 5 axis CNC milling router (numerical control), following a 3D drawing, equally combines technology and craftsmanship.
Design Challenge: Since the project requires a complex wood milling process, I had to deeply explore the necessary cutting requirements to achieve such complex geometries using the smallest possible thicknesses, in order to achieve maximum lightness and fluidity of the piece.
Research: The starting point was to solve the main needs of a chair, which are to house the seat and backrest in a comfortable, embracing and natural way. In this way, inspiration arises in leaves and flowers.
Inspiration: Inspired by plant nature and living forms, Hana Chair is conceived from geometric simplicity and evolves to become a new complex living being that fulfills both structural and practical chair requirements.
Project Duration: This project is completely new and unseen until now. Started and finished in Madrid in March 2022.
Operation Flow: Hana Chair interacts with the observer in a natural way. The human eye is more used to curved lines and surfaces, they have always been present in nature, they surround us. That instinct lingers in our animal subconscious, and the soft, natural forms give us tranquility and pleasure. Its attractive shape, together with the warmth of the material, makes the user to come closer, touch it, sit on it.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Pablo Vidiella, 2022.
Team Members: Pablo Vidiella
Image Credits: Image #1: Creator Pablo Vidiella, 2022, Optional Image #1: Creator Pablo Vidiella, 2022, Optional Image #2: Creator Pablo Vidiella, 2022.