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Formation Baraza La Mawaziri by Oliver Bowien

Formation Baraza La Mawaziri by Oliver Bowien is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Samani Competition Category.


ChumaSamani· 2022

Formation Baraza La Mawaziri

by Oliver Bowien

Client: Scala Luxury

Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award Winner in Samani Category

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The Design

About Formation Baraza La Mawaziri

Baraza la Mawaziri la Uundaji linaweza kutumika kama kifua cha kulala, ubao wa pembeni au kitengo cha burudani. Kuna milango 5 na droo 2 ambazo zimevikwa ngozi ya mbuzi na kufunguliwa pande tofauti, zingine hufunguliwa kwa njia za kipekee. Kifuniko kimekamilishwa kwa utomvu wa kioo unaong'aa uliong'aa kwa mkono na miguu ya chuma imebandikwa kwa nikeli iliyong'aa. Kipengele cha sculptural kinaonyeshwa kwa sura ya encasement na miguu, wakati ustadi unatokana na utungaji wa vipengele na matumizi ya vifaa.

The Recognition

About the Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award

Formation Baraza La Mawaziri ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima unaotolewa kwa miundo mizuri inayokidhi mahitaji ya kitaalamu na ya kiviwanda yanayotarajiwa kutoka kwa kazi zilizobuniwa vizuri. Washindi wa Chuma huonyesha ustadi mkubwa, utaalamu wa hali ya juu, uelewa wa kitaalamu na uwezo wa kibunifu wa waumbaji wao. Formation Baraza La Mawaziri inatarajiwa kuwa kazi inayothaminiwa sana, kupendwa na kuenziwa, ambayo ni ya vitendo na bunifu. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award unajumuisha mbinu bora za tasnia na una sifa za kiufundi zenye uwezo zilizounganishwa na ujuzi na kipaji. Formation Baraza La Mawaziri inaheshimiwa kwa uangalifu wake na imebuniwa kutoa maboresho ya ubora wa maisha yanayosaidia kuufanya ulimwengu kuwa mahali bora zaidi.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
The Formation Cabinet can serve as a bedroom chest or sideboard, an entertainment unit or can be an inspirational concept for a customized furniture piece. There are 5 doors and 2 drawers which are mantled in goatskin and open in different directions, some of them in an very unusual way. The encasement is finished in a hand polished gloss crystal resin. The solid metal legs are polished nickel.
Dimensions & Packaging
Dimensions: W 152cm x D 43cm x H 106cm
Tags
goatskin, parchment, sculptural, cabinet, artistic, sideboard, chest
Production Technology
The design of this piece was initially created with a design and rendering software allowing to create precise 1:1 templates for the different shapes which were then manufactured and assembled by hand.

The prototypes for the legs were hand shaped from wood in a free-style hand sculpturing manner. The wooden prototypes were then used to create molds and casted in brass with a nickel-plating.
Design Challenge
The shape of this piece was supposed to be unusual, sophisticated but yet functional. Each compartment needed to be sized correctly to provide space for common articles providing easy access to the enclosed compartments, as well as more permanent storage space such as drawers. The combination of both presented design challenges to not interfere with each other. Self closing hardware was used to provide a sophisticated experience such as the slow, steady and noiseless self-closing of doors and drawers.
Research
Research conducted on how to create a center piece that is sculptural, unique in shape while utilizing sophisticated building methods and precious materials. A great deal of time was spent pondering how to create a fully functional interplay of these criteria's. Extensive experiments were conducted on how to shape the legs and integrate them in to the body as well as how to combine all elements allowing each of them having different but yet harmonizing materials.
Inspiration
The inspiration for this piece came from one of the nine components that are currently present in this piece which initially were created for a completely different purpose. Adding different shapes and forms with the goal of each element having its own shape and identity, but yet combine all of them in a way to create harmony and cohesiveness in a sophisticated manner.
Project Duration
The idea for this piece initiated around 2010 but was conceptualized, built and officially introduced by Scala Luxury in March of 2016.
Operation Flow
The doors and drawers of this piece open in unusual ways, opening and closing doors and drawers is meant to be a pleasant experience, due to softly self-closing mechanisms. This piece carries a secret compartment to store most personal belongings.
Patents
© 2021 Oliver Bowien - All rights reserved.
Team Members
Oliver Bowien
Image Credits
© 2021 Oliver Bowien - All rights reserved.

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