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Niemeyer II Kursi Gacmo Leh by Joana Santos Barbosa

Niemeyer II Kursi Gacmo Leh by Joana Santos Barbosa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Abaalmarinta Dahabka ah ee A' Design Award in Naqshadeynta Farnijarka Competition Category.


DahabFarnijar· 2022

Niemeyer II Kursi Gacmo Leh

by Joana Santos Barbosa

Client: InsidherLand

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

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The Design

About Niemeyer II Kursi Gacmo Leh

Waxaa naqshadeeyay Joana Santos Barbosa, qaababka wareegsan ee kursiga gacmaha leh ee Niemeyer II waxaa saameeyay Guriga Casriga ah ee Canoas ee Oscar Niemeyer. Isagoo leh naqshad sare oo leh faahfaahinta dhismaha, kursigan gacmaha leh waa mid yar oo fudud laakiin waa qalab muujiya. Shaqada dahaarida waa mid taxaddar leh, iyadoo tolmada la yaraystay ilaa muhiimka ah, si loo soo celiyo dhaqdhaqaaqa dib u socda ee saqafka fidsan marka laga eego muuqaal hawada. Waxaa lagu dahaaray bouclé gaara oo la tolayay, kursigan gacmaha leh ee soo dhaweynaya wuxuu dadka ku soo dhaweeyaa si qabow oo qabsasho ah, waxaana uu dareensiinaayaa inuu yahay meesha ugu raaxada badan qolka gudihiisa.

The Recognition

About the Abaalmarinta Dahabka ah ee A' Design Award

Niemeyer II Kursi Gacmo Leh waa guuleystaha Abaalmarinta Dahabka ah ee A' Design Award, aqoonsi sharaf aad u weyn oo la siiyo naqshado heerka koowaad ah, cajiib ah oo aan caadi ahayn. Guuleystayaasha Dahabka waa hal-abuurro cusub oo aad u badan, aragti fog leh oo si indho-qabsi ah u dhalaalaya, kuwaas oo ka tarjumaya caqli, xikmad iyo xirfadda naqshadeeyayaashooda. Niemeyer II Kursi Gacmo Leh waa shaqo la filayo inay noqoto hal-abuur aad loo ammaano, dejisa isbeddello cusub oo weyn, keenta qiimo aan hore loo arag. Naqshadahan ku guuleystay Abaalmarinta Dahabka ah ee A' Design Award waa shaqo cajiib ah oo la ixtiraamo, waxtar weyn leh oo hormarisa xuduudaha farshaxanka, sayniska, naqshadaynta iyo tignoolajiyada. Niemeyer II Kursi Gacmo Leh waa shaqo abuurta dareenno xoog leh oo rabitaan ah, kicisa xiiso, dhiirigelisa hal-abuur una soo jiidata.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
This is an armchair with a challenging design.
Having a strong narrative speaking behind its organic forms, the creative process was developed in a cohesive dialogue between the general rounded design and the focus on the correct location of the seams.
The symbolism is strong and so it’s the design itself. This armchair is almost minimal in its inner hidden complexity. Reduced to the essential, the design and the details create a graceful symbiosis between form and function.
Dimensions & Packaging
Dimensions Height 86cm 33,86in Width 94cm 37,00in Depth 92cm 36,22in Seat Height 44cm 17,32in
Tags
roundarmchair, roundchair, chunkychair, modernchair, bouclechair
Production Technology
Fully handcrafted in the city of Porto, located in the North of Portugal, this armchair is produced by local artisans. The use of traditional techniques is applied to create new contemporary designs.

Product details
Upholstery in InsidherLand Woollen fabric
Base in oak finished in matt varnish
Design Challenge
Challenges are part of the design process and a completely round armchair is no exception.
Inside, the wooden structure presents the necessary complexity for its clean exterior appearance. The construction process included several adjustments, both in the wooden structure and in the exact collation of the seams, to reach the final design, in which we find a total simplicity.
Another anticipated challenge was related to the stability of the chair. By reducing the contact of the base with the floor we were able to offer an enormous freedom to the design. However, several improvements have been defined for its stability.
This armchair is also available with a swivel option.
Research
Being influenced by the assumptions modernist architecture such as freedom of forms and volumetric organicity, the goal was to create a free design. The handmade production was a process of adjustments between the free sketches, the technical drawings and the real scale modeling. The construction was carried out in full-scale prototypes. While upholstery was improved, the structure had to be adapted to the new demands. Since its launch, this armchair has quickly been a commercial success.
Inspiration
The rounded armchair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer and its rounded forms are influenced by the House of Canoas designed in 1951.
The modern flat roof offers its flowing forms to the round seat. The backward movement of the curve that frames a large granite boulder is recreated by the location of the diagonal seams that flow all around the arms and seat of the armchair. Seen from above, it really recreates the exact movement into the comfortable seat.
Project Duration
It took about a year to create the armchair and was released in September 2019 at Maison and Objet in Paris.
Operation Flow
Having a refined design and meticulous upholstery work, the Niemeyer II armchair is a best-seller among the designs created by Joana Santos Barbosa.
It is a luxurious armchair that catches the eye of the public, being both a minimal design, yet a statement piece.
Upholstered in a special woven bouclé, this armchair receives people with a gentle embrace and feels the most comfortable place in the room. It is also available with a swivel option.
Patents
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Image Credits
Video: InsidherLand
Images white background: InsidherLand
Image in a house ambience: Weco Gallery

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