Madison Nofoa Malolo by Gerardo Ríos is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2016 A' Design Award Uʻamea in Mamanu Meafale Competition Category.

UʻameaMeafale· 2016

Madison Nofoa Malolo

by Gerardo Ríos

Client: G. Rios Furniture & Design

A' Design Award Uʻamea Winner in Meafale Category

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The Design

About Madison Nofoa Malolo

O le Madison o se nofoa malolo ua mamanuina e nofo ai le toʻatolu tagata matutua. O le faavaa e faia i le laau malosi Siamani beech faatasi ai ma lapisi u'amea le'a e le 'ele'ele (stainless steel) e fa'apa'u, ma o le nofoaga e ufiufi i se fufu malosi (high density foam) ma se ie lelei. O sootaga mortise ma tenon e maua ai le malosi, a'o vae fa'apiopio ma le manifi o le nofoaga e fatuina ai se foliga mama ma māmā. O suʻega na faʻamaonia ai e mafai e le nofoa ona tautea le mamafa e oʻo atu i le 300 kilokalama i le faʻaaogaina i aso ta'itasi. O le nofoa e 1300 mm le lautele, 450 mm le loloto ma 370 mm le maualuga. O lona foliga e faʻamanatu mai ai mamanuga taavale o le taufaaiuiuga o tausaga 1950, ma e fetaui lelei i totonu o fale faaonaponei.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Uʻamea

O le A' Design Award Uʻamea na manumalo ai Madison Nofoa Malolo, o se faamaoniga mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu lelei e faataunuu ai manaʻoga faapolofesa ma pisinisi e faamoemoeina mai galuega ua mamanuina lelei. O ē manumalo i le Uʻamea e faaalia ai le tomai tele, le faapitoa maualuga, le malamalama o tagata poto ma le mafai fatufatuaʻi o ē na faia. E faamoemoeina Madison Nofoa Malolo e avea ma mea ua matuā vivii, mataʻina ma pelepelea e aogā ma fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Uʻamea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili o le pisinisi ma e iai uiga faatekonolosi mafai ua fesoʻotaʻi ma le poto ma le taleni. Ona o lona faatuatuaina, e tatau ai Madison Nofoa Malolo ona faaaloalogia ma ua mamanuina e tuuina mai ai faaleleiga o le olaga e fesoasoani e faia ai e le lalolagi se nofoaga e sili atu ona lelei.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This comfortable bench has a good size to sit up to 3 persons, and at the same time it has a light and beautiful design.
Dimensions & Packaging: 1300mm W x 450mm D x 370mm H
Tags: Modernism, spatial idealism, lounge bench, decorative, furniture
Production Technology: Built in solid German Beech wood, with stainless steel cylindrical supports and upholstered with high density foam. The joint system is mortise and tenon, using Italian high end machinery.
Design Challenge: To achieve a visual lightness on the structure, without losing resistance.
Research: The design of the joinery and the angles of the structure were studied and tested carefully so that this piece could withstand daily use and up to 300 kg of weight without breaking. 4 prototypes were built.
Inspiration: Part of the Cosmic collection inspired on the cars around 1959. The angle of the legs resembles a rising rocket, and the upholstered surface seems to float upon four metal cylinders that supports it, providing the illusion of an airplane wing. The collection expresses modernism and the spatial idealism present in the early 60's, with a modern and renovated twist that provides a contrast to the upholstery which makes it suitable in almost any contemporary style.
Project Duration: This project took 10 weeks from the first sketches to the final prototype for mass production, made in the laboratory and prototype design in Mérida, Yucatán, México.
Operation Flow: These lightweight forms provide sufficient strength and size to accommodate up to three adults, sitting without a problem and at the same time it is easy to carry and move.
Team Members: Gerardo Ríos
Image Credits: Ricardo López