The Bevel Sofa by Sara Hayat is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Samani Competition Category.
ShabaSamani· 2022
The Bevel Sofa
by Sara Hayat
Client: Sara Hayat Design
Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award Winner in Samani Category
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About The Bevel Sofa
Sofa ya Bevel ni mchanganyiko wa umaridadi uliopunguzwa wa chic na wa kawaida, ambao unachanganya mtindo na upholstery wa velvet au suede ili kuibua hali ya joto na ya kuvutia kwa nafasi yako ya kuishi. Inapatikana katika maelfu ya rangi na maumbo ili kukidhi mahitaji yako, muundo huu maridadi na wa wasifu wa chini unasisitiza mitindo ndogo iliyo na maumbo dhabiti ya kijiometri. Kipande kimeundwa ili kiwe cha kutofautisha lakini kinafanya kazi. Kutoka kwa upana wa matakia hadi pembe ya backrest, kila kitu kinapangwa kwa makusudi ili kuwafanya wateja kujisikia joto, kupumzika na kushikilia wakati wa kutumia kipande hiki.
The Recognition
About the Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award
The Bevel Sofa ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima kubwa unaotolewa kwa miundo bora inayotofautishwa kwa ubunifu, ustadi na busara. Washindi wa Shaba ni kazi za ufundi mwingi na bunifu ya kushangaza zinazothibitisha uzoefu mpana, mawazo na ustadi wa wabunifu wao. The Bevel Sofa inatarajiwa kuwa kitu kinachothaminiwa sana, kupendwa na kuenziwa, ambacho ni cha kitaalamu na bunifu kwa kiasi kikubwa. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award unajumuisha mbinu bora katika sanaa, sayansi, usanifu na teknolojia, na ni bora kwa umakini wake kwa undani. The Bevel Sofa hutosheleza mahitaji kwa uzuri, hugusa hamu, huvutia hisia na kuvutia udadisi.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The sofa is made from several cushions linked together and placed on a wooden platform. The cushions are made from special gel foam and high density foam, along with wooden frames and spring to give the pillows their one of a kind shape. The details added to the sofa like the belt and the legs supporting the platform, adds a unique flair to the design. From the angles of the backrest to the width of each cushion, the piece is intentionally designed to make anyone using the piece to feel warm, relaxed and to feel like they're being held.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Dimensions (mm) of the Sofa:
W3352.8 x D1016 x H685.8
Cushion size: W558.8 x D558.8
Seat: H406.4 - Tags
- Sofa, comfort, accent sofa, modern furniture, art
- Production Technology
- After sketching several iterations on paper, with a help of an architect, we made a 3D model of the item. We iterated further several times before finalizing the design. This saved us a lot of material, time and money if we were physically making all the iterations. Using CAD, we fashioned the cushions such so it was provide maximum comfort. We then added the accents like the wooden mahogany frame and the leather belts. By visualizing it on the computer, we could make sure that it would be physically possible to achieve the look we wanted. After that it was sent to the fabricators to bring it to life.
- Design Challenge
- The hardest part was trying to come up with a way for the bevel aspect of it to take shape and be functional at the same time. The other challenge was to link all the cushions together seamlessly.
- Research
- We played around with multiple different combination of foams like high density foams, gel foams, foams infused with gel, feathered down cushions, silicon layers on top of high density foams, before coming up with the most comfortable and functional combination. After that, we had to experiment and figure out how to get the perfect beveled edges and overall roundedness of the shape. After several different experiments, we lined the cushions with some rubber to keep it from losing shape.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration for this piece was actually from another piece of furniture i had designs. We wanted a tetris type sofa where different pieces come together to make a warm and comfortable sofa. While working with different shapes and figuring out how we wanted to present this idea, we settled on the beveled edges for each cushion, which inspired the rest of the piece too.
- Project Duration
- Started in Feb 2021 in Denver and Lahore and Finished in Nov 2021 in Denver and Lahore.
- Operation Flow
- It is a sofa used to rest and sit.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Sara Hayat, 2021
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