Oscarina Karrige by Linda Martins is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Çmimi i Bronztë A' Design Award in Dizajni i Mobiljeve Competition Category.

BronziMobilje· 2021

Oscarina Karrige

by Linda Martins

Client: Studio Linda Martins

Çmimi i Bronztë A' Design Award Winner in Mobilje Category

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The Design

About Oscarina Karrige

Oscarina është një karrige e bërë me dorë, e frymëzuar nga mobiljet moderniste braziliane të viteve 1950. Dizajni përdor vetëm dy materiale, dru dhe kallam të endur, të dyja të lidhura ngushtë me traditën zejtare braziliane. Linjat e drejta kombinohen me forma të xhiruara me dorë, të modeluara në torno. Çdo pjesë pritet, lëmohet, xhirohet dhe ngjitet, më pas llakohet, ndërsa kallami fiksohet në kanale të gdhendura në dru. Emri i referohet Katedrales së Brasilias nga Oscar Niemeyer, e cila frymëzoi linjat e saj. Karrigia ka përmasat 525 me 497 me 858 milimetra dhe përshtatet me shumë ambiente të brendshme.

The Recognition

About the Çmimi i Bronztë A' Design Award

Oscarina Karrige është fitues i Çmimit të Bronztë A' Design Award, një njohje shumë prestigjioze që u akordohet dizajneve të shquara, të dalluara për krijimtari, shpikësi dhe mprehtësi. Fituesit e Bronztë janë objekte shumë të aftë dhe goditëse në krijimtarinë e tyre, që vërtetojnë përvojën e gjerë, imagjinatën dhe shkathtësinë e dizajnerëve të tyre. Oscarina Karrige pritet të jetë një objekt shumë i vlerësuar, i admiruar e i dashur, jashtëzakonisht profesional dhe inovativ. Ky dizajn fitues i Çmimit të Bronztë A' Design Award përfshin praktikat më të mira në art, shkencë, dizajn dhe teknologji dhe shquhet për vëmendjen ndaj detajeve. Oscarina Karrige i plotëson shkëlqyeshëm nevojat, prek dëshirat, magjepson ndjenjat dhe tërheq kureshtjen.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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