Nina & Beni Nofoa by Andres Marino Maza is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Auro in Mamanu Meafale Competition Category.

AuroMeafale· 2020

Nina & Beni Nofoa

by Andres Marino Maza

Client: Marinomaza

A' Design Award Auro Winner in Meafale Category

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The Design

About Nina & Beni Nofoa

O le Nina & Beni o se nofoa laupapa mautu na faaosofia e foliga o fausaga o vaa laupapa. E lua fasi laupapa ua punouina i le ausa e faalava aʻe i luga o le nofoaga, e avea muamua ma vae, sosoo ai ma lagolago lima, ma iu ai ina foliga i le vaega o le tuasivi pito i lalo. O le nofoa e faia i le laau ash, cherry, oak po o le walnut mai vaomatua e maua mai i auala gafataulimaina, ma faamaeʻaina i suauu ma pulu faanatura. O ata faataitai na tipiina i se masini axis e lima e taialaina ai le punouina i le ausa ma le faapipiiina o fasi laupapa. O le nofoaga e mafai ona aveese ma fesuiaʻi. O le auala e faafolia ai e faaitiitia ai le maumau o mea faitino.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Auro

O le A' Design Award Auro na manumalo ai Nina & Beni 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 Nina & Beni 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. Nina & Beni 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: Two steam-bent strips cantilever over the seat to serve first as legs then armrest and finally mold to the lumbar area. The Nina & Beni chair is made from 100% sustainably sourced forests.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimensions: W 560 x H 720 x L 500mm
Weight: 8 kg (unboxed)
Main materials: ash, cherry, oak or walnut
Finish: Natural oils and waxes
Tags: Steam bending, solid wood, sustainable, chair design
Production Technology: To achieve the complex geometry of the Nina & beni chair we use a 5 axis CNC to cut 2 molds which we then use to steam bend the solid wood strips to their form. We then use another set of cnc-cut counter molds to make the 3d lamination.
Design Challenge: The most difficult part was designing and building the 3 dimensional molds needed to build the chair.
Research: Sustainability is my design objective.
I use wood because it is the best short carbon cycle material, the complex shapes are steam-bent so as to create as little waste as possible.
These pieces are made from quality materials and designed to last a lifetime.
Inspiration: Inspired by the efficient yet beautiful forms of wooden naval structures. Boat building achieves aerodynamic forms that take advantage of the trees grain with little waste.
Project Duration: This project started in September 2019, was exhibited at The Stockholm Furniture fair in January then at the London design fair in September
Operation Flow: Solid wood chair meant to last a lifetime
Seat is removable and interchangeable.
Image Credits: Photographs taken by https://www.uxio.es/
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