Walky Mosebetsi oa Mantlha: Setulo by Armando Mora Medina

Walky Mosebetsi oa Mantlha: Setulo by Armando Mora Medina is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Fenitjhara Competition Category.

BoronseFenitjhara· 2021

Walky Mosebetsi oa Mantlha: Setulo

by Armando Mora Medina

Client: Viviane & Armando Design

Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award Winner in Fenitjhara Category

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The Design

About Walky Mosebetsi oa Mantlha: Setulo

Mongolo oa Buka: Walky ke setulo se etselitsoeng ho tlisa maikutlo a motsamao ka har'a libaka tsa ka hare. Sebopeho se hapa motsotso oa motho ea tsamaeang, 'me litulo tse 'maloa tse behiloeng hammoho li theha maikutlo a bophelo le mosebetsi oa sechaba. Maoto a ka morao a fela ka lieta tsa lehong tse bopiloeng, tse fang setulo semelo se natefisang. Walky e entsoe ka kota e tiileng ea ash le walnut. Sehokelo se bohareng ke lehong le kobehileng le kopantsoeng, le betliloeng le ho bopuoa ka letsoho. Sebaka sa ho lula se sekiloe ka mochine oa CNC, athe mokokotlo, maoto, sebopeho le lieta li bopiloe le ho fetoloa ka letsoho. Setulo se na le bophara ba 500 mm, botebo ba 590 mm le bophahamo ba 790 mm.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award

Walky Mosebetsi oa Mantlha: Setulo ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo e ikhethang e tsejoang ka boqapi, bohlale ba ho qapa le bohlale. Bahapi ba Boronse ke lintho tse nang le bokhoni ka ho felletseng le boqapi bo hlollang tse tiisang boiphihlelo bo bongata, mohopolo le bokhoni ba ho iphumana ba baqapi ba tsona. Walky Mosebetsi oa Mantlha: Setulo e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e nang le boprofeshenale bo bonahalang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa bonong, mahlaleng, moralong le theknolojing mme o hlahella ka ho tsepamisa maikutlo lintlheng tse nyenyane. Walky Mosebetsi oa Mantlha: Setulo e kutloisisa litlhoko hantle, e ama litakatso, e hapa maikutlo mme e tsosa takatso ea ho tseba.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Walky is a chair that challenges the rigidity and monotony existing in design by adding movement and energy over conventional motionless designs. This chair re-defines today's models with three main drivers: Curiosity, Interaction, and Personality.
Walky expresses itself uniquely to every user and evokes emotional memories and connections through its playful walking shoes, transforming the personal interaction with its users into a unique dialogue and memorable moments.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width: 500mm
Depth: 590mm
Height: 790mm
Tags: Chair, Bistro, Moving, Walking, Playful, Character, Shoes
Production Technology: Solid ash and walnut.
Bent-laminated wood routered and hand-shaped to make the central connector of the chair.
Hand-shaped backrest.
CNC Seat
Hand-turned legs, structure, and shoes.
Design Challenge: The hardest part of this project was bringing the idea to life. The design has no flat surfaces or edges, so the construction of the prototype required of previous study mock-ups and high precision craftsmanship to make it possible.
It was a challenge to make the central bent piece that connects the chair parts and to make it look like a dowel. Also, it was tricky to find the right woods and type of joints for the back legs resistant enough to support the weights required.
Research: A thorough secondary and comparative research, of what the market offered and why the chair design world is where it is, indicated a void in motion and personality in chair design. Most of the chair designs only vary through shape and materials and does not address the personal dialogue with the user psyche. Sitting is a personal and dynamic activity, and it makes no sense why the chair design is so static and lacks interaction and dialogue between user and product.
Inspiration: The human has forgotten how to build community, he designs and produces individualistic objects continuously, not focusing on the importance of social and human connections in today's world. Additionally, movement is an essential component of life, and today's pandemic situation has exposed it as a critical void that design must incorporate into interiors. Walky Chair captures the moment of a person walking, and multiplied within a space, provides a sense of dynamism and social activity.
Project Duration: This project started in September 2019 and finished in November 2019 in Savannah, GA. It got the 2020 NYCxDesign Award in the student category and will be part of the SaloneSatellite 2021 Exhibition.
Operation Flow: Walky is a comfortable ergonomic chair made for personal and social activity. The experience the user has when sitting on it is unique, and it varies from person to person. The chair brings back infinite memories, connects with people because of its human attributes, and brings an energetic, playful character to any place it touches. The back legs, combined with the shoes, and their position, make the chair feel light and moving. Walky is a chair that evokes movement without moving.