Mobius መንበር by William Ridley-Smith is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award in ንድፊ ኣቕሑ Competition Category.
ብሩርኣቕሑ· 2023
Mobius መንበር
Client: Will Ridley-Smith
ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award Winner in ኣቕሑ Category
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The Design
About Mobius መንበር
ሞቢየስ ስትሪፕ ብሓንቲ ገጽን ሓደ ጫፍን ጥራይ ዝተሰርሐ፡ መሳጢ ኣካላውን ሒሳባውን ባህርያት ዘለዎ ሒሳባዊ ነገር እዩ። እዚ ዲዛይን ዘይውድእነት ዘንጸባርቕ ኮይኑ፡ ዋሕዚ ዘለዎን ዘይተወደበ እንቅስቓሴን ስምዒት የፈጥር። ቅርጹ ነዚ ፍርያት ቅርጺን ተግባርን ከዋሃህድ የኽእሎ። መንበር ሞቢየስ ኣብ መንጎ ሒሳብን ዲዛይንን ዘሎ ጽቡቕ ርክብ መንጸባረቒ እዩ።
The Recognition
About the ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award
Mobius መንበር ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award ዝዓወተ እዩ፣ ንጽቡቓት፣ ልዑላትን ዘስደምምን ላዕለዋይ ደረጃ ዘለዎም ዲዛይናት ዝወሃብ ብዘይተለምደ ኣዚዩ ክቡር ኣፍልጦ። ዘዓወቱ ብሩር ፍሉይ ክእለት፣ ተውህቦን ጥበብን ዲዛይነራቶም ዘርእዩ ኣዚዮም ዘብርሁን ብዙሕ ፈጠራውያንን ስራሕቲ እዮም። Mobius መንበር ዝበለጸ፣ ምሳሌ ዝኾነ፣ ብኣገዳሲ መገዲ ሞያውን ብዕምቆት ሓድሽን ስራሕ ክኾን ይጽበ። እዚ ዝዓወተ ዲዛይን ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award ብዙሕ ዝተራእየን ዝደነቐን ፈጠራ እዩ፣ ጥቕሚ ዘምጽእን ደረት ጥበብ፣ ሳይንስ፣ ዲዛይንን ቴክኖሎጂን ዘስፍሕን። Mobius መንበር ብብዙሕ ዝቐንኣሉ ፍጥረት እዩ፣ ድሌታት ዘበራብር፣ ጽቡቕ ስምዒታት ዘምጽእን ሰንቢድን ምድናቕን ዘበራብርን።
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Mobius strip is a mathematical object of most unique physical and mathematical qualities, constructed with only a single side and a single edge. These qualities have been utilised in the Mobius Chair to create an intriguing, timeless piece. The bold design is an embodiment of infinity, creating a feeling of fluidity, of never-ending movement. Its unique shape and structure allow this piece to blend form and function, creating a comfortable piece that may also serve as work of art.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 1700 mm x Depth 780 mm x Height 1000 mm
- Tags
- Furniture, metal, chair, avant garde, art
- Production Technology
- The Mobius Chair is constructed through the use of multiple sections of cast iron. These sections are subsequently welded together. With a rough finish, the chair is then spray painted a deep blue.
- Design Challenge
- The challenge of the Mobius Chair is ensuring that when in use, it is able to sufficiently support an individual and place them such that the chair is not tipped by one’s weight.
- Research
- This design emerged from an exploration of mathematics and the underlying beauty of complex geometry.
- Inspiration
- The Mobius Chair was inspired by the beauty and complexity of mathematics. The mobius strip’s shape has been translated into the chair’s design, creating a continuous loop that appears to have no beginning or end, granting it a feeling of fluidity and authenticity. This design seeks to challenge traditional notions of form and function, offering a unique user experience while being aesthetically striking. The design is a testament to the power of mathematical concepts in art and design.
- Project Duration
- Mobius Chair was designed in February 2023 in Sydney.
- Operation Flow
- Due to it's intriguing design, the Mobius Chair can be displayed as an art piece, a display stand or as a functional piece of furniture. The chair's construction allows it to flex when in use, easing the user into a comfortable position.
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