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Nubed Dušek by Manuel Fuentes

Nubed Dušek by Manuel Fuentes is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Гвоздена награда A' Design Award in Дизајн постељине Competition Category.


ГвозденаПостељина· 2023

Nubed Dušek

by Manuel Fuentes

Client: Nubed

Гвоздена награда A' Design Award Winner in Постељина Category

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The Design

About Nubed Dušek

Nubed je dušek dizajniran za udoban odmor. Dušek ima zaobljene ivice i navlaku od elastičnog poliestera koja prati konture tela. Unutra, stotine mini-opruga izrađenih od visokoelastične poliuretanske pene stvaraju nezavisne zone odmora. Čvrstina ovih zona varira duž dušeka kako bi se svakom delu tela pružila odgovarajuća podrška. Vazduh slobodno struji kroz unutrašnje prostore, što poboljšava ventilaciju pene. Svaki sloj se seče mašinom sa kompjuterskim upravljanjem i lepi za sledeći.

The Recognition

About the Гвоздена награда A' Design Award

Nubed Dušek је добитник Гвоздене награде A' Design Award, престижног признања које се додељује добрим дизајнима који испуњавају професионалне и индустријске захтеве очекиване од добро осмишљених творевина. Добитници Гвоздене награде показују велико умеће, високу специјализацију, стручно разумевање и креативне способности својих твораца. Очекује се да Nubed Dušek буде високо цењена, дивљена и вољена творевина која је практична и иновативна. Овај дизајн награђен Гвозденом наградом A' Design Award уграђује најбоље праксе индустрије и има компетентна техничка својства повезана са знањем и талентом. Захваљујући темељности, Nubed Dušek заслужује поштовање и осмишљен је да пружи побољшања квалитета живота која помажу да свет буде бољи.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Is a mattress with an unique look, with rounded corners to remind us that going to bed should be smooth and relaxing. The stretch fabric easily contours to the body. Inside there are hundreds of minisprings made of high resilience foam that create independent resting minizones that vary their firmness along the mattress to provide the right support to each part of the body. Thru its interior spaces the air moves freely solving the ventilation problems that is present in most foam mattres.
Dimensions & Packaging
1350 x 1900 x 220 mm (Full size)
Tags
Mattress, high resilience polyurethane foam, rest, sleep, dream
Production Technology
The design of the core and comfort layers were made applying ergonomic principles with CAD software. Using a CNC contouring machine each layer was cut in two dimensions from a high resilience polyurethane foam block. The layers are glued together with hotmelt adhesive. The cover was cut and sewn and it is made from polyester stretch fabric.
Design Challenge
To find a way to make a mattress that was different from the average mattress and its look had to communicate this in the first impression. The design of the core or support system was challenging because it had to be functional and offer both support and comfort at the same time all these was possible selecting proper fabrication materials and using technologies like CAD software and CNC machines.
Research
The goal of the project was to present an innovative type of mattress, starting from the design of the support system which was possible thanks to an ergonomic and mechanical analysis of a mattress. The support forces of the system were calculated according to the body’s weight distribution resulting in different comfort areas with different amount of support.
Inspiration
In the world there are people who see and make things in a different way from other people and dream about making changes in aspects of life that really matters. All of them want to make a difference in this world. Every important project or task starts with a dream and those dreamers need the perfect place to start dreaming, a peaceful and comfortable mattress that reminds them how unique they are.
Project Duration
Started in 2019 and finished in 2021 in Mexico City.
Operation Flow
The user only needs lay down and the mattress will work adapting to the body and providing the right amount of support. No matters if the person sleeps on its back, side or stomach the minisprings inside will gently compress and contour to the body helping to release pressure. In case the mattress would need to be move it is easy to do it because it is light weight but very resistant.
Patents
Patented MX/u/2016/000304
Team Members
Manuel Fuentes

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