Book መንበር by Cass Saldanha is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award in ንድፊ ኣቕሑ Competition Category.
ነሓስኣቕሑ· 2026
Book መንበር
Client: SAL+Co
ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award Winner in ኣቕሑ Category
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About Book መንበር
ቡክ (Book) መጽሓፍ ተኸፊቱ ክሕዝን ከርእን ዝኽእል መንበር እዩ። እቲ ንድፊ ኣብ ጂኦሜትሪን ስምሜትሪን ዝተመስረተ ቅርጻዊ መጽናዕቲ ኮይኑ፡ ነፍሲ ወከፍ ኩርናዕ ብጥንቃቐ እተሓስበሉ እዩ። ቡክ ካብ ጽኑዕ ጻዕዳ ኦክን ኤውሮጳዊ ዋልናትን እተሰርሐ እዩ። ሰለስተ ዝዛዘዉ ኣእጋር ኣብ ዝራኸቡሉ ቦታ፡ ማእከላይ ናይ ኦክ ክቢ ነቲ ቅርጺ የደልድሎ። ኣርባዕተ ናይ ብራስ በትርታት ኣብ ቀንዲ መራኸቢ ነጥብታት ጸቕጢ የፍኩሱን ምርግጋእ ይውስኹን። ነፍሲ ወከፍ ገጽ ብተፈጥሮኣዊ ዘይቲ ብኢድ እተወደአ ኮይኑ፡ እዚ ድማ ማት (ዘይብልጭልጭ) ጠባይ ይህብን ስምዒት ናይቲ ዕንጨይቲ ይዕቅብን። ቁመት ናይቲ መቐመጢ 450 ሚሊሜተር እዩ።
The Recognition
About the ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award
Book መንበር ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award ዝዓወተ እዩ፣ ብፈጠራ፣ ርእሰ ሓይልን ስቕታን ዝፍለዩ ብልጫ ዘለዎም ዲዛይናት ዝወሃብ ኣዚዩ ክቡር ኣፍልጦ። ዘዓወቱ ነሓስ ሰፊሕ ተሞክሮ፣ ምሕሳብን ርእሰ ምምዕባልን ዲዛይነራቶም ዘረጋግጹ ኣዚዮም ክኢላታትን ብዘደንቕ መገዲ ፈጠራውያንን ኣርቴፋክትታት እዮም። Book መንበር ብዙሕ ዝተመነየ፣ ዝደነቐን ዝፈተዎን ብኣገዳሲ መገዲ ሞያውን ሓድሽን ኣቕሓ ክኾን ይጽበ። እዚ ዝዓወተ ዲዛይን ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award ኣብ ጥበብ፣ ሳይንስ፣ ዲዛይንን ቴክኖሎጂን ዝበለጹ ልምድታት ዘጣምር፣ ንዝርዝር ብዝህቦ ኣቓልቦ ድማ ዝበለጸ እዩ። Book መንበር ድልየታት ብጽባቐ የማልእ፣ ንድሌታት ይትንክፍ፣ ንስምዒታት የማርኽን ሕቶ ድማ የሰሕብን።
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Bookchair is more than a stool or a chair. It is a sculptural study in geometry and symmetry. Every angle is meticulously calculated to bridge the gap between furniture and art. While its 18-inch height offers utility, its true purpose is to cradle an open book, an invitation to slow down and reflect. More than a functional object, it is a quiet gesture of intentionality, designed for those who value both form and the written word.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Materials:
European Walnut, White Oak, Brass solid rod.
Dimensions:
Width: 575 mm
Depth: 300 mm
Height: 735 mm
Seat Height: 450 mm - Tags
- Stool, Chair, Brazilian, Wood, Symmetry, Sculpture
- Production Technology
- Crafted from solid white oak and European walnut, the Bookchair balances warmth with structural depth. A central oak disc anchors the piece, distributing force where three angled legs converge. For engineered stability, four 1/3" brass rods act as discreet tension relievers at key junctions. Each surface is hand-finished with natural oils, creating a matte, luminous texture that preserves the wood's tactile essence. It is a marriage of meticulous joinery and organic materiality.
- Inspiration
- Guided by geometry and architectural symmetry, the Bookchair is a study in visual clarity. Inspired by Lina Bo Bardi, whose furniture blended modernist rigor with Brazilian vernacular and handcraft. It blends modernist rigor with Brazilian cultural honesty. This piece honors Brazilian modernism through a balance of function and sculptural form. Whether supporting an open book or standing alone, it exists at the intersection of utility and art. An object to be used, and one to be contemplated.
- Project Duration
- Conceived in Miami in May 2023, this project was prototyped over two months and completed in July 2023. It is an exclusive one-of-one piece; all remaining prototypes were destroyed in July 2023.
- Operation Flow
- The Bookchair can be used as a normal stool seating functionality, but also can serve as a book display.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Cass Saldanha, 2024.
- Team Members
- Cass Saldanha
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