Mix and Match Kiti cha Benchi by Joao Faria is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Samani Competition Category.
ChumaSamani· 2020
Mix and Match Kiti cha Benchi
by Joao Faria
Client: Emotional Objects
Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award Winner in Samani Category
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About Mix and Match Kiti cha Benchi
Mix and Match ni mkusanyiko wa viti vya benchi vilivyobuniwa kwa ajili ya hoteli, maeneo ya kuingilia na majengo ya kibiashara. Kila benchi lina uso wa veneer ya mbao ya oak, walnut au tineo, ukiwa na matundu yanayoshikilia viti mahali pake. Viti hivyo vimeondolewa miguu na vinapokea utaratibu (mekanizma) unaovifunga kwenye benchi na kuviruhusu kuzunguka kwa uhuru. Kuna ukubwa tatu wa benchi zenye uwezo wa kubeba viti viwili, vitatu au vinne, na aina sita za viti zinatolewa. Meza ndogo na sehemu za kuchaji USB zinaweza kuongezwa, hivyo kufanya mchanganyiko mbalimbali kuwa wa uwezekano.
The Recognition
About the Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award
Mix and Match Kiti cha Benchi 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. Mix and Match Kiti cha Benchi 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. Mix and Match Kiti cha Benchi 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
- Mix and Match is a fun and original way to sit and wait.
This is another Emotional Object that makes us smile every time we look at it. Designed mostly for hotels, entrances and commercial buildings, there are three sizes of wooden benches available and six different chairs to choose from. A small table and USB sockets for charging phones and tablets are also available. The customization options are almost unlimited. - Dimensions & Packaging
- There are three sizes on the Mix and Match collection, for two, three or four chairs.
Large bench: 3050 x 300 x 200; medium bench: 2350 x 300 x 200; small bench: 1650 x 300 x 200.
This product is delivered in several packages, depending on the parts selected.
The wood veneers available for the benches are oak, walnut and tineo.
The chairs are made of fabric, synthetic leather, polycarbonate or polypropylene, depending on the model. - Tags
- Emotional Objects, Mix and Match, Fun seat, Seat, Wood benches
- Production Technology
- This piece is produced in two distinct stages: first, the creation of a wooden bench, in which there are holes for fitting chairs. This part has a very simple and discreet design so that the chairs can shine. Second, selection of the chairs for placement on the wooden benches. All the different models are adapted, their legs are removed and a mechanism developed for this object is placed in each one. This will allow them to be secured embedded in the wooden bench. The main materials are three different wood veneers, lacquer and chair's materials.
- Design Challenge
- As this object is intended for commercial uses, the main challenge was the choice of chairs with all the certifications required by hospitality and contract projects.
- Research
- The inspiration for our objects comes from the most unusual ways. But we are passionate about our work and every time we have an idea we give it a name and a number and explore it until its last consequences. If it is original, we will find a way to make it. Designed mostly for hotels, entrances and commercial buildings, Mix and Match is a fun way to sit and wait, that makes us smile every time we look at it. This object was designed in 2019, in Portugal. The first prototype was presented at Valencia fair, last September, just to see the acceptance. It was a success and we decided to go forward.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration for this object was born of all the magnificent chairs that exist in the market and we all love. If we go back to the middle of the 20th century, we realize that the chairs that make us sigh today were (magnificently) drawn at that time.
There is nothing left to invent ... just reinvent and pay tribute.
Following this concept, Mix and Match revisits some of these classics in a funny way, decontextualizes them, removes some elements and presents them with a twist. - Project Duration
- This object was designed in the 1st semester of 2019, in Portugal.
- Operation Flow
- The use of this object is as basic and natural as breathing. People sit on the chairs and can rotate them freely on the bench. As an option, there is the possibility of placing a usb charging plug to charge mobile phones and even small tables to use a laptop.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to João Faria, 2019.
- Image Credits
- Images: creator (João Faria/Founder/CEO).
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