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Bubble Primary Function: Kursi by Grigorii Gorkovenko

Bubble Primary Function: Kursi by Grigorii Gorkovenko is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award in Naqshadeynta Farnijarka Competition Category.


LacagFarnijar· 2021

Bubble Primary Function: Kursi

by Grigorii Gorkovenko

Client: Gorkovenko design studio

Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award Winner in Farnijar Category

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The Design

About Bubble Primary Function: Kursi

Book Text: Bubble waa kursi loo qorsheeyay inuu noqdo shay farshaxan la ururiyo oo loogu talagalay guryaha gaarka ah iyo goobaha dadweynaha ee gudaha. Qaababka wareegsan waxay soo jeedinayaan jilicsanaan buufisan, hase yeeshee qaabka ayaa gacanta lagu shubay iyagoo laga sameeyay aluminium adag, taasoo abuureysa is-hor-imaad u dhexeeya muuqaalka iyo maaddada. Aluminium waxaa loo doortay tuubnaanshihiisa, kaas oo naqshadeeyaha uu u tixgeliyo maaddada ugu nooshaha badan. Kursiga waxaa lagu soo saaraa farsamada gacanta iyo shubidda, dushiisana waxaa lagu dhameeyay satin si loo helo dhalaal aan iftiin badnayn. Sideed bilood iyo siddeetan kiiloogaraam oo bir ah ayaa loo baahday, taasoo siisa fadhiga qaab dhismeed gaar ah.

The Recognition

About the Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award

Bubble Primary Function: Kursi waa guuleystaha Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award, aqoonsi sharaf aad u sarreeya oo la siiyo naqshado heerka ugu sarreeya oo quruxsan oo soo jiidasho leh. Guuleystayaasha Lacagta waa shaqooyin aad u dhalaalaya iyo hal-abuur sare leh oo muujiya khibrad, hibo iyo hufnaan naqshadeeyayaashooda. Bubble Primary Function: Kursi waa shaqo la filayo inay noqoto shaqo quruxsan oo tusaale ah, xirfad cad leh oo hal-abuur qoto dheer leh. Naqshadahan ku guuleystay Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award waa hal-abuur aad loo dareemo oo la ammaano, waxtar leh oo hormariya xuduudaha farshaxanka, sayniska, naqshadaynta iyo tignoolajiyada. Bubble Primary Function: Kursi waa hal-abuur dad badan ay doonayaan, kicisa rabitaanno, keena dareenno wanaagsan oo abuura yaab.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Bubble chair - is not what it seems. From lightly inflated visual forms you can expect airy lightness: but the frame itself is cast by hand from a very robust aluminium. In front of us we have an interesting example of a conflict between form and content, which completely changes features and perception of the object itself. Choice of using aluminium was determined by its plasticity: in designers opinion, this is the most «alive» material out there.
Dimensions & Packaging
Width 8800 mm x Depth 8500mm x Height 10500mm
Tags
chair, art object, collectible design, russian design
Production Technology
During the process of manufacturing the BUBBLE chair, only handcrafted labour was used as well as injection moulding technique. Material used is aluminium which has been purposely satined so it has a noble matte gloss. It took 8 months and 80kg of metall for a casting professional to manufacture the piece. Metal was given freedom, which in its turn has given it a unique texture, so the energy of the of the object can literally be felt by your skin.
Design Challenge
Designer calls his style «serious fun». This style can be found in all of his latest objects. Hard and soft. Hot and cold. Tender and brutal. At the junction of the opposites is where you find everything that is of most interest.
Research
In the past few years the designer of BUBBLE has been gravitating towards rounded inflated shapes. Since his early childhood he has been dreaming about sitting on top of a hot air balloon - and today he has a great opportunity to make his dream come true. But on a different level and with a different philosophy.
Inspiration
Use of natural materials and manual labour is done out of respect to traditional approach, where the master shares warmth of his hands and part of his inner-self. BUBBLE for its creators is almost a living creature, a metal monster with a gentle soul. When you sit in it, you can almost sense its friendliness, support and security.
Project Duration
8 months
Khabarovsk city, Russian Federation
Operation Flow
It is an interior oxymoron, a toy for people who appreciate a paradox. Soft on the outside, hard on the touch, strange in its form, with unusual texture. It also posseses an appropriate temper: in the shadow BUBBLE projects a cosmic chill, in the sun it becomes a real «hot thing» (what else can you expect from aluminium). This chair can be an art piece in the hallway of a collector, or it can attract visitors attention in the lobby of a public space. But what can be said about BUBBLE for sure - is that nobody can call it boring.
Team Members
Grigory Gorkovenko
Image Credits
Alexei Mun

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