Forrest Benche by Giuliano Ricciardi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Fenitjhara ya Serapa le ya Kantle Competition Category.

TšepeFenitjhara ya Kantle· 2022

Forrest Benche

by Giuliano Ricciardi

Client: d-Lab studio

Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award Winner in Fenitjhara ya Kantle Category

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The Design

About Forrest Benche

Forrest ke benche ea monolithic e thehileng bokhabane ba eona ho sebopeho se senyenyane le se hloekileng le sebopeho sa eona sa projeke se koahetsoeng ka majoe a porcelain a khabisang bokaholimo. Ka lebaka la likarolo tsena, hoa khoneha ho etsisa ka mokhoa o phethahetseng lejoe leha e le lefe, lehong kapa tšepe ha u ntse u boloka melemo ea theknoloji (ho tšoarella, bonolo, ho hanyetsa, joalo-joalo) eo hangata thepa e joalo e sa faneng ka eona. Mohaho ona o phethoa ke tšehetso ea corten e khantšitsoeng e entsoeng hoo e batlang e fokotseha ke litlolo tse sehiloeng tsa plasma le ka leseli le etelletsoeng pele le behiloeng tlas'a pono e fanang ka lipapali tse monate tsa meriti.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award

Forrest Benche ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang e fuoang meralo e metle e finyellang litlhoko tsa porofeshenale le tsa indasteri tse lebelletsoeng ho lintho tse hlahisitsoeng tse entsoeng hantle. Bahapi ba Tšepe ba bontša bokhoni bo boholo, bokhethehi bo phahameng, kutloisiso ea litsebi le bokhoni ba boqapi ba baqapi ba bona. Forrest Benche e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlahisitsoeng e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e sebetsang le e nang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa ea indasteri mme o na le litšobotsi tsa theknoloji tse nang le bokhoni tse amanang le tsebo le talenta. Ka lebaka la botlalo ba eona, Forrest Benche e tšoanelehela tlhompho mme e entsoe ho fana ka ntlafatso ea bophelo e thusang ho etsa hore lefatše le be sebaka se molemo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Forrest bench is a monolith which bases its elegance to the minimal shape and to its projecting structure covered with porcelain stoneware that embellishes the surfaces. Thanks to these elements, it's possible to perfectly emulate any stone, wooden or metal material while maintaining the technical advantages (durability, lightness, resistance, etc.) that such materials usually do not provide. The structure is completed by the lightened corten support made almost evanescent by plasma cutted pattern.
Dimensions & Packaging: 2400 mm x 800 mm x 400 mm
Tags: bench, gres, corten, led, laser cutting, waterjet, marble, luxury, seat
Production Technology: Plasma cutting for Corten, waterjet cutting for Gres
Design Challenge: The main challenge was to provide lightness to a heavy-looking monolith, by replacing marble with other materials, like the mdf for the support and the porcelain stoneware for coating. These materials, when appropriately cut, would keep the texture continuity and allow to create a storage space. The secondary challenge was to give emphasis to the seat with a corten made support, which the aesthetic and structural features would make the bench complete.
Research: Market research analysis showed that the bench has always perceived as a poor and vaguely crude looks object. It is often made by low quality and easy to find materials. These conditions, reduce elegance and value of a useful object that could enrich an urban landscape, a park, or a museum or residential space. Forrest is the answer to the current need of living in a refined design setting while respecting the sustainable consumption of natural raw materials.
Inspiration: Thinking of a bench, the first picture that comes to mind is probably the “Forrest Gump” movie. The main character, sitting on a bench, deeply describes his life to the different people who exchange seats, while they wait for their buses passing. Bench is a meeting place, it’s a place of exchange, expectation, conversation, meditation and confidence; is not only a place for rest, is a means that brings travellers together, no matter if they know each other.
Project Duration: The project started and ended in September 2019 in Taranto. It obtained the first prize in the "Design With Gres" contest organized by SpazioBianko with Arch. Bernardo D'Ippolito, CEO of KinoWorkshop srl, as jury president and was prototyped to be exhibited at the award ceremony during the Gres & Dress event
Operation Flow: The bearing structure of Forrest consists of a mdf box which could be accessed through a door on the side for storing functions like mats, books, etc. The corten support element has a pure static and decorative function. The associated texture with corten and the specific stoneware crafting and finishing, allow for a better bench definition and adaptation to any stylistic and environmental context. The strip led below has a soft light touch function both for indoor and outdoor settings.
Image Credits: #1 Designer Giuliano Ricciardi, Forrest 01, 2019
#2 Designer Giuliano Ricciardi, Forrest 02, 2019
#3 Designer Giuliano Ricciardi, Forrest 03, 2019
#4 Designer Giuliano Ricciardi, Forrest 04, 2019
#5 Designer Giuliano Ricciardi, Forrest 05, 2019