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Selena Kursi by Aciole Felix

Selena Kursi by Aciole Felix is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award in Naqshadeynta Farnijarka Competition Category.


LacagFarnijar· 2025

Selena Kursi

by Aciole Felix

Client: Morada Decor

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

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The Design

About Selena Kursi

Selena waa kursi laga sameeyay alwaax Jequitiba iyo caws dabiici ah. Qaab-dhismeedka waxaa lagu qaabeeyay farsamo CNC oo faahfaahsan, taasoo abuurta dusha sare oo siman oo isku xiran oo aan lahayn isku-xirno muuqda. Shaqo farshaxan gacmeed ayaa dhammaystirta isu-geynta iyo ku-dhejinta cawska. Cawsku wuxuu ka bilaabmaa dhabarka kursiga ilaa fadhiga, isagoo sameynaya qayb isku xiran oo ku darta fudayd muuqaal ah mug adag oo mid ah. Dahaar biyo ku salaysan ayaa la isticmaalaa si loo yareeyo saameynta deegaanka. Selena waxay isku darsataa muuqaal fudud oo yar iyo qaab-dhismeed adag oo loogu talagalay inuu jiilal badan sii jiro.

The Recognition

About the Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award

Selena 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. Selena 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. Selena Kursi waa hal-abuur dad badan ay doonayaan, kicisa rabitaanno, keena dareenno wanaagsan oo abuura yaab.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Selena was designed with the aim of having a light and minimalist look. It represents a little of what we tried to convey with these innovative surfaces and transitions, resulting in the smooth shapes of a resistant and durable chair. The continuity of the straw produces a minimalist effect, and the transparency of this material generates lightness in a monolithic volume. The chair is a tactile object, to understand its complexity it is necessary to feel each transition, fit and surface.
Dimensions & Packaging
Width 0.560 mm
Depth 0.600 mm
Height 0.840 mm
Tags
minimalist design, cnc machining, jequitiba wood, portuguese straw, form and function, contemporary design, sustainable design
Production Technology
A project focused on detailed cnc programming. Added to artisanal processes that require a lot of experience and care, in the use of organic materials, such as Jequitibá wood, and natural straw.
It highlights the resistance created in the machining processes, generating precision in assembly. And its water-based finish guarantees lower environmental impact. This makes the product durable and sustainable, thinking about pieces that will be used for generations.
Design Challenge
Search for fluid surfaces, without encounters, without visible obstacles, the process of fixing the natural straw, to form the smooth piece, search for exclusive tools and solutions with partners, was a great and time-consuming challenge, but delivered an exceptional result. Furthermore, it increased our creative repertoire.
The challenge was to make an aesthetically minimalist chair, which at the same time was structurally robust, and with this appearance was ergonomically attractive.
Research
The research into the design of the brief showed us that the natural puts us in a very positive way, in tune with our ancestry, awakening intrinsic sensations that welcome us, influencing human well-being, which is why the final objective of the project was to deliver a contemporary product , made with natural materials and organic shapes.
There was also a great effort in researching technology and tools that could execute according to the project.
Inspiration
In-depth CNC machining techniques were essential to define the shape of the chair, this was exploited to the maximum.
The search for fluid and smooth surfaces, characteristics that make the piece so interesting, and that hide the formal complexity, with different visual elements.
Also the natural straw, starting at the back, moving towards the seat, generates a continuous element of visual lightness and the impression that the chair does not have many stops, making the product even more fluid.
Project Duration
The project began in Lagoa Vermelha, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil on April 2, 2023 and ended in March 2024.
Operation Flow
The natural straw in the seat initially creates hesitation, and the feeling when sitting is one of surprise, comfort and security.
Designed with an organic shape and fluid lines, at the same time complex and intriguing, it becomes a product that also appeals to the sense of touch, going beyond ergonomics and visuals, interacting with human curiosity.
Visually light in a product with materials as noble and known for their robustness as wood, this product conveys softness and elegance.
Team Members
Design - Aciole Felix
Prototyping - Eduardo Bossardi
Approval - Rafael Schmidt
Search - Juliano Schmidt
Image Credits
Pherphoto fotografias

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