Familial Nofoa by Amirhassan Arefipour is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Apamemea in Mamanu Meafale Competition Category.

ApamemeaMeafale· 2022

Familial Nofoa

by Amirhassan Arefipour

Client: Shiraz University

A' Design Award Apamemea Winner in Meafale Category

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The Design

About Familial Nofoa

O le Familial o se nofoa laupapa na fuafuaina mo le faaaogaina e tamaiti ma tagata matutua. O se gaioiga faigofie e liliu ai le nofoa e liua ai i se tulaga lona lua. O le meaafale e tasi la e tautuaina ai vasega tau matutua se lua, lea e faasaoina ai le avanoa ma faaitiitia ai le aofai o mea e manaomia. Na faamaeaina lelei le fua faatatau ma tulimanu o le nofoa ina ia tumau ai lona lelei mo le tino ma le mafai ona faamalieina. E tali atu le Familial i avanoa nofomau laiti o taulaga e toatele tagata, lea e aoga ai meaafale e tele gaioiga. O le mamanu e faapaleni ai le foliga ma le galuega.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Apamemea

O le A' Design Award Apamemea na manumalo ai Familial 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 Familial 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. Familial 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: The gentle, delicate spirit of children, along with adults need for functionality, were considered in designing this chair. That both children and adults can use this chair is an advantage that helps overcome both space limitations and the scarcity of materials.
Tags: Multifunctional, Chair, Family, Wooden, Familial
Production Technology: Wood
Design Challenge: The primary challenge was to design an ergonomic chair by identifying the ideal geometry and then fine-tuning the angles to achieve functionality. The dual objectives of aesthetics (beauty) and performance (function) were served by creating a novel design that balances between the two.
Inspiration: Living in crowded cities has made living spaces smaller. Designers can benefit everyone by designing multi-purpose devices for these smaller spaces. There is no age limitation for using this chair, both children and adults can comfortably use this chair.
Project Duration: The project was began and completed in April 2022 in Tehran, Iran.
Operation Flow: If the chair’s configuration needs to be changed, all that is needed is a simple motion to turn over and convert the chair. The users of the chair will appreciate its user friendliness and its ease of use.
Team Members: Amirhassan Arefipour