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Cork Block Функсияи асосӣ: Диван by Miguel Arruda

Cork Block Функсияи асосӣ: Диван by Miguel Arruda is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Ҷоизаи нуқрагии A' Design Award in Дизайни мебел Competition Category.


НуқраМебел· 2021

Cork Block Функсияи асосӣ: Диван

by Miguel Arruda

Client: Miguel Arruda Arquitectos Associados, Lda

Ҷоизаи нуқрагии A' Design Award Winner in Мебел Category

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The Design

About Cork Block Функсияи асосӣ: Диван

Cork Block як дивани модулӣ мебошад, ки аз агломерати корки коркардшуда сохта шудааст. Ин мавод гранулаи коркро бо полиуретан муттаҳид мекунад, ки ҳарду коркардшуда буда, бо часпонанда дар дохили қолаби металлӣ таҳти фишор ва гармӣ пайваст мешаванд. Блокҳои ҳосилшуда пайваста, чандир ва барои ламс форам мебошанд. Нӯҳ блок тарҳи як нишастаро ташкил медиҳанд ва сездаҳ блок тарҳи ду нишастаро ташкил медиҳанд. Блокҳо дар шаш шакл бурида мешаванд, аз ин рӯ бисёр таркибҳо имконпазир мебошанд. Блокҳои интихобшударо бо версияҳои рӯйкашшуда дар рангҳои гуногун иваз кардан мумкин аст. Такягоҳҳо барои пушт ва дастҳо якчанд сатҳи бароҳатиро таъмин мекунанд.

The Recognition

About the Ҷоизаи нуқрагии A' Design Award

Cork Block Функсияи асосӣ: Диван ғолиби Ҷоизаи нуқрагии A' Design Award аст, ки эътирофи фавқулодда обрӯманд буда, ба тарҳҳои сатҳи олӣ, зебо ва таъсирбахш дода мешавад. Ғолибони нуқра асарҳои бағоят дурахшон ва бениҳоят эҷодкоронаанд, ки таҷрибаи барҷаста, истеъдод ва зиракии тарроҳони худро нишон медиҳанд. Интизор меравад, ки Cork Block Функсияи асосӣ: Диван асари аҷоиб ва намунавӣ бошад, ки ба таври назаррас касбӣ ва амиқан навоваронаанд. Ин тарҳи ғолиби Ҷоизаи нуқрагии A' Design Award ихтирои хеле назаррас ва мавриди таҳсин аст, ки судманд аст ва ҳудуди санъат, илм, тарроҳӣ ва технологияро пеш мебарад. Cork Block Функсияи асосӣ: Диван офаридаест, ки бисёриҳо ба он ҳасад мебаранд ва хостаҳоро бедор мекунад, эҳсосоти мусбат меорад ва ҳайрат ва тааҷҷуб ба вуҷуд меорад.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
The cork agglomerate, results from a composition of cork granulate with polyurethane,both recycled and consolidated through compression, heat and the use of a binder inside a metal mold. The physical, elastic and tactile quality of the material and the possibility to add upholstery solutions with different colors, provides several different confort and ambience solutions, achieving diferent supports to the coccyx, back and arms, for different effective comfort levels.
Dimensions & Packaging
Width 120 or 180cm x Height 57cm and Depth 90cm
Tags
Sofa, Seat, Furniture, Cork, Recycled
Production Technology
A agglomerate from cork granulate and polyurethane, both recycled and consolidated with a binder, is launched inside a metal mold with 90 x 90 x 38cm, and subjected to pressure and temperature, allowing at the end a compression strength of 100, a recovery of 70 and a weight of 230kg pcm.
This blocks of physical, elastic and tactile quality material, are usually used only for technical acoustic solutions, are cutted allowing six types blocks, intended to combine for two different sofa solutions.
Design Challenge
It was necessary to find a binding agent that could merge the recycled cork and plastic particles granting the volume a degree of elasticity and comfort in the sitting position in order to achieve the proper stability and the durability needed for its use. After that first step, finding the right proportions and a reduced number of pieces/bricks needed to assemble each model became a fun but challenging game.
Research
The cork agglomerate by Amorim Composits, from recycled cork granulate particle size 2 to 3 mm with polyurethane, generates a rectangular block resulting from the above described operation with 90 x 90 x 19 cm. Its cohesion, elasticity and overlap adherence, suggested the possibility of composing a set of nine blocks of different shapes for a sofa.
In indoor spaces, some volumes can be replaced by identical ones covered with fabric of different colors and with a more flexible interior.
Inspiration
The observation of nature, where the cork oak tree has a strong sculptural volumetry, the technological possibility of recycling cork and the technology employed that allows an adequate degree of elasticity for the new agglomerate designated by reference 5058, naturally gave space to imagine a diversified association of nine blocks that build the single sheet sofa and of thirteen blocks for the double seet layout. Other combinations appeared during the process, which is not closed but rather available for each user design experiences.
Project Duration
The project started in February 2018 and finished in October 2020, both in Lisbon.
Operation Flow
The rectangular blocks of the Cork Block Sofa are cut in different shapes, allowing it to have several combinations, intended to combine in several shapes and sitting positions. The physical, elastic and tactile quality of the material and the possibility to add upholstery solutions with different colors, provides several diferent confort and ambience solutions, achieving diferent supports to the coccyx, back and arms, for different effective comfort levels.
Team Members
Designer: Miguel Arruda
Image Credits
Image 1:Pedro Sadio, Image 2: Miguel Arruda, Image 3: Pedro Sadio, Image 4: Pedro Sadio, Image 5: Pedro Sadio

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