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Oscarina Chigaro by Linda Martins

Oscarina Chigaro by Linda Martins is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Mubairo weBronzi we A' Design Award in Dhizaini yeFenichara Competition Category.


BronziFenichara· 2021

Oscarina Chigaro

by Linda Martins

Client: Studio Linda Martins

Mubairo weBronzi we A' Design Award Winner in Fenichara Category

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The Design

About Oscarina Chigaro

Oscarina chigaro chakagadzirwa nemaoko chakafuridzirwa nefenicha yeBrazil yemazuva ekare (modernist) ye1950s. Basa iri rinoshandisa zvinhu zviviri chete, huni netsanga dzakarukwa (woven cane), zvose izvi zvine chekuita zvakanyanya netsika dzeBrazil dzeumhizha. Mitsara yakatwasuka inosanganiswa nezvimiro zvakagadzirwa nemaoko pamuchina wekuvhiya (lathe). Chikamu chimwe nechimwe chinochekwa, chinopukutwa, chinovhiyiwa uye chinonamirwa, chobva chapendwa nevhaniishi, uye tsanga idzo dzinoiswa mumigero yakachekwa muhuni. Zita rinotaura nezveChechi Huru yeBrasilia yakavakwa naOscar Niemeyer, iyo yakafuridzira mitsara yacho. Chigaro ichi chinoyera 525 ne497 ne858 milimita uye chinokwanisa kushandiswa mudzimba dzakasiyana-siyana.

The Recognition

About the Mubairo weBronzi we A' Design Award

Mubairo weBronzi we A' Design Award wakahwinwa ne Oscarina Chigaro, rukudzo rwakakwirira kwazvo runopiwa kumadhizaini akasiyana anozivikanwa nekugadzira, njere nekungwara. Vakunda veBronzi mabasa ane unyanzvi hwakakwana uye kugadzira kunoshamisa kunosimbisa ruzivo rukuru, pfungwa nehunyanzvi hwevagadziri vawo. Oscarina Chigaro inotarisirwa kuva chinhu chinokudzwa kwazvo, chinoremekedzwa uye chinodiwa, chine hunyanzvi hunoonekwa uye zvitsva. Dhizaini iyi yakahwina Mubairo weBronzi we A' Design Award inosanganisa maitiro akanakisa muhunyanzvi, sayenzi, dhizaini netekinoroji uye yakasiyana nekutarisisa zvidiki. Oscarina Chigaro inogutsa zvinodiwa zvakanaka, inobata zvishuvo, inokwezva manzwiro uye inomutsa kuda kuziva.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Using modernist lines and inspiration, Oscaria is Made by hand, to translates a Brazilian furniture face in the 50', when the constructive and material quality was the most important in a piece. The idea was use just two special and caracterist materials to compose this chair: wood and woven cane. The precepts of the old carpentry, having its parts glued, made one by one, it fuses the old and the new. Noble wood in its purest form.
Dimensions & Packaging
525mm x 497mm x 858 mm
Tags
chair, wood, modernist, comfort, Brazil, design
Production Technology
It is done manually with the aid of a lathe. It is done one by one to ensure a good finish. The wood is cut and sanded, then turned and the pieces glued together to receive varnish. Finally, the cane fabric is fixed in the wooden channels.
Design Challenge
The challenge was to fix the woven cane in the wooden channels. In an artisanal way, we used a string to fix it. Finally, we had the chair with anatomic design in woven cane with the comfort and safety that we desire.
Research
The research was done on the modernist period (big designers and materials used) and the way of artisanal production and we discovered that the constructive and material quality was the most important for a piece in this time. Than we research about materials, and we decided use just two: Wood and woven cane, so caracteristic of Brazil.
Inspiration
Is inspired by the period modernist and big names in the design of the time, like Lina Bo Bardi and Joaquin Tenreiro. As a basis, it uses lines inspired by the Cathedral of Brasilia, a work by Oscar Niemeyer, for this reason, it was named Oscarina. A combination of straight and hand-turned lines with noble and caracterist Brazilian materials such as wood and woven cane. The idea was to develop a chair with elements that point to a common identity in modernist furniture.
Project Duration
The project started in August 2020 and finished in January 2021 in Brazil.
Operation Flow
A chair with a structure well worked in wood, using simple lines, which can be incorporated in various environments, bringing sophistication and lightness. Materializes the basic act of sitting.
Team Members
Linda Martins
Image Credits
Image #1: Rodrigo Ortega
Image #2: Rodrigo Ortega
Image #3: Rodrigo Ortega
Image #4: Rodrigo Ortega
Image #5: Rodrigo Ortega

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