Silhouette Silyang Pang-kainan by Joana Santos Barbosa

Silhouette Silyang Pang-kainan by Joana Santos Barbosa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award na Bakal in Disenyo ng Muwebles Competition Category.

BakalMuwebles· 2024

Silhouette Silyang Pang-kainan

by Joana Santos Barbosa

Client: InsidherLand

A' Design Award na Bakal Winner in Muwebles Category

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The Design

About Silhouette Silyang Pang-kainan

Dinisenyo ni Arkitekto Joana Santos Barbosa, ang Silhouette ay isang nakakaakit-pansin na silyang pang-kainan na nagpapaalala sa senswal na kurba ng isang babae. Naimpluwensyahan ng mga artista noong ikadalawampung siglo na nagpinta ng maraming realidad sa isang dimensyon lamang, tulad ng mga musikero na ang kanilang instrumento ay bahagi na ng kanilang sariling katawan, isinaklaw ni Joana ang pinagsanib na dimensyong ito sa isang kamangha-manghang eleganteng disenyo. Ang madilim na balangkas ay naghahayag ng paggalaw ng baywang ng babaeng nakaupo sa bagay, samantalang ang kurba ng upuan ay gumaguhit ng naanyayahang ngiti. Ang Silhouette ay may dalang naratibo at simbolismo at tunay na nakabibighani.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award na Bakal

Ang Silhouette Silyang Pang-kainan ay nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Bakal, isang prestihiyosong pagkilalang iginagawad sa mga mahuhusay na disenyong tumutugon sa mga propesyonal at pang-industriyang kinakailangang inaasahan sa mga mahusay na pagkakadisenyong likha. Ang mga nagwagi ng Bakal ay nagpapakita ng dakilang husay, mataas na espesyalisasyon, dalubhasang pag-unawa at kakayahang malikhain ng kanilang mga lumikha. Inaasahang ang Silhouette Silyang Pang-kainan ay isang lubos na pinahahalagahan, hinahangaan at minamahal na likhang praktikal at makabago. Ang disenyong ito na nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Bakal ay nagsasama ng pinakamahuhusay na kasanayan ng industriya at may mahuhusay na katangiang teknikal na may kasamang kaalaman at talento. Ang Silhouette Silyang Pang-kainan ay iginagalang dahil sa kaingatan nito at idinisenyo upang maghatid ng mga pagpapabuti sa kalidad ng buhay na tumutulong gawing mas mabuting lugar ang mundo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Silhouette is a surreal reminiscence of a woman's sensual curves that arise designed in an eye catching dining chair.
The slightly curved seat draws an inviting smile that harmonizes with the structure, revealing the movement of the hips, as parts of a female body. Silhouette shows contours of a mysterious profile and presents the observer with feminine sensuality.
Dimensions & Packaging: Height 87cm
Width 46cm
Depth 53cm
Seat Height 48cm
Tags: diningchair, chair, silhouette, luxurychair, organicdesign, modernchair, moderndesign, luxuryfurniture
Production Technology: Beech wood structure frame with translucent dark brown finish in high gloss varnish and luxury soft fabric with gold accents.
Design Challenge: The creative process of this chair was one of the most "suffered" among the pieces in Joana Santos Barbosa's portfolio. In fact, the design of this chair took more than two years to be completed between back and forth in the process because it carries such a strong symbolism that she wanted to transform it into a clean and sensual design.
The beech wood structure was hand crafted and carved to bring to mind the profile of a female body and was given a translucent brown finish that naturally stands out on the soft beige upholstery with fine golden threads that represent the delicacy of the female personality.
Research: The design of the Silhouette dining chair was influenced by the sensuality of a woman's curves. Both the woman and the functional object seem to merge naturally. It is thus possible to admire this integration in the surrounding perspectives of the chair, with special focus on the back, in which we identify parts of a body that seem to be living in the object.

The creative process was based on some works by twentieth century painters who applied the same technique of representing people and objects in a single dimension. However, working on the design of the chair in three dimensions, its development was carried out in full-scale prototypes, in order to get a functional and sensual final design that conveyed all its inspiration in an elegant look.
Inspiration: The representation of several realities seen simultaneously from a single point of view has become fascinating for several twentieth century artists like Paul Klee who drawn musicians and fragments of their musical instruments as an integral part of their own bodies.
The joint dimension of people and objects strongly influenced the Silhouette dining chair, whose elegant wooden structure uncovers parts of a woman’s body who sits on it.
Project Duration: Since the first sketch, the design took more than two years to be fully developed. The production is entirely made in the city of Porto, located in the north of Portugal.
Operation Flow: Being a chair made of a single structure in solid wood, the object cannot be manipulated to acquire other forms. This chair was specially designed for dining spaces that appreciate the high quality of manual manufacturing processes and luxurious finishes.