Chic Nofoa by Vasil Velchev is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 A' Design Award Uʻamea in Mamanu Meafale Competition Category.

UʻameaMeafale· 2019

Chic Nofoa

by Vasil Velchev

Client: MAGMA graphics

A' Design Award Uʻamea Winner in Meafale Category

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The Design

About Chic Nofoa

O lenei nofoa e tatau ona avea ma vaega pito sili ona manaia o totonu, o le taulaiga o le mafaufau. Ma e iai lava uiga e fai ai lena mea. O le va'ava'ai vave e tu'u mai ai se fa'atagata, o se ata, e pei o le ata vali 3D o Wassily Kandinsky. Ma mafaufau e mafai ona e maua i totonu o lou potu e pei o se vaega o le siosiomaga. E mamao ese mai le masani pe faʻafefea ona foliga mai se nofoa masani e iai se foliga faʻapitoa ma iloagofie. O le uiga sili ona tulaga ese o lenei nofoa o lona mamanu e le masani ai. O lo'o fa'atusalia le fa'ata'ita'iga fa'ata'ita'i pe a fa'amalieina galuega fa'atino.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Uʻamea

O le A' Design Award Uʻamea na manumalo ai Chic Nofoa, 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 Chic Nofoa 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 Chic Nofoa 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: The most unique feature of this chair is its unusual design. Far from the norms and trends how a typical chair should look like it has a very specific and recognizable shape.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimensions - Width 485 mm x Depth 785 mm x Height 950 mm
Tags: Chic, Chair, Magma, Graphics, Furniture, Design, Bulgaria
Production Technology: Body, seat and backrest can be either wooden or plastic. Legs - chromed pipes.
Design Challenge: Shape of the legs has been changed several times. Using analysis to identify the need of vertical supports.
Research: Following the aim of creating unique and recognizable chair i started to experiment with extremely unusual forms. Several shapes of body and legs have been produced and then evaluated and selected.
Inspiration: The unusual shape of this chair was inspired by the compositions of the famous painter Wassily Kandinsky. It represents geometric abstraction where the art is in favor of the functionality.
Project Duration: Engineering - 3 months, Prototype - in progress, Location - Bulgaria.
Operation Flow: Easy for manufacturing, easy for assembling.
Team Members: Vasil Velchev
Image Credits: Vasil Velchev