Flow Setulo Sa Matsoho by Mattice Boets is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Fenitjhara Competition Category.

BoronseFenitjhara· 2022

Flow Setulo Sa Matsoho

by Mattice Boets

Client: Mattice Boets

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

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The Design

About Flow Setulo Sa Matsoho

Phallo ke setulo sa letsoho se bululetsoeng ke ho phalla ha metsi. Moqapi o qalile e le lejoe le se nang letho, mokhoa o bonolo ka ho fetisisa oa setulo. Eaba metsi a phalla, a phalla ho pota-pota lefika le motho ea lutseng. Ke tšebelisano pakeng tsa lefika le metsi e entseng moralo ona. Sephetho ke setulo sa matsoho se bōpehileng hantle ho pota-pota 'mele oa motho. Moqapi o ikhetha ka ho feletseng ho tloha mahlakoreng 'ohle. Ka tsela e itseng, setulo sa letsoho se fetoha karolo ea hau. Moralo oa Flow o kopantsoeng le 'mala o moputsoa o tebileng, o pheta pale ea hore na e kile ea ba teng joang.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award

Flow Setulo Sa Matsoho 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. Flow Setulo Sa Matsoho 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. Flow Setulo Sa Matsoho 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: Flow is an armchair inspired by the flow of water. It’s a design that captures a static image of water flowing over rocks, two different elements that while in motion form one coherent entity and shape themselves around whatever crosses its path. It is as if the person sitting on the armchair were a rock, while the water flows around the person’s body. This creates a design that perfectly fits around the human body while being entirely unique from every angle.
Dimensions & Packaging: The armchair has a seating height of 46 cm measured at its highest point. It is 57 cm wide, 62 cm deep and 70 cm tall.
Tags: Flow, armchair, chair, Mattice, Boets, design, water, blue, rock, furniture
Production Technology: Flow consists of a steel inner frame that is pressed and then welded together. The chair is split up into multiple pieces which are then slid into the frame and attached. This creates a strong and durable construction. Foam in variable densities is used throughout the chair providing support where needed.
Design Challenge: During the development of the armchair, a prototype of hard foam was made. To speed up the development cycle, I made the prototype myself by sculpting a large block of foam by hand. Although I attempted to use section references, its organic design was too complex to be of any help. As a last resort, I sculpted the block of foam by eye with little to no tools. The prototype turned out great, but it was by far the most challenging aspect of realizing this project in time.
Research: The idea of Flow sparked during a walk near a local river. I find it interesting to look at things and wonder what they could become. From the flow of water, the interaction of plants and their environment to the way in which organisms grow. Although its relevance in the world of design is often overlooked since it doesn’t necessarily provide any immediate practical benefit, it does allow us to tell a story not in words but in physical matter.
Inspiration: Inspired by one of the oldest and most recognizable elements of nature, water and stone. Its shape creates a sense of familiarity and trust on an instinctive level, yet its form is unlike anything else. The design started as a bare rock, the simplest form of a chair. Then the water came, flowing all around the rock and the person. It is the interaction between this simple rock and the water that created this design.
Project Duration: The project started in October of 2019 in Kortrijk, Belgium and was finalized in January of 2020.
Operation Flow: The armrests in combination with the slightly reclined seating area provide a comfortable and relaxed position. When sitting, the inner foam adapts slightly while the back provides sufficient support. In a way, the armchair becomes part of you. Its deep blue color of water reminds us of how the design came to be.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Mattice Boets, 2020.