Iron Furniture Design · 2019
Chic Chair
- A' Design Award 2019 Iron Winner in Furniture Design
- Awarded April 15, 2019
- CLIENT: MAGMA graphics
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 16,045
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About Chic Chair
This chair is meant to be the most fetching part of the interior, the focus of attention. And it's really have the characteristics to do that. Taking a quick glimpse it leaves an impression of a sculpture, a piece of art, like enlivened 3D painting of Wassily Kandinsky. And imagine that you can have it in your room like a piece of the environment. Far from the norms how a typical chair should look like it has a very specific and recognizable shape. The most unique feature of this chair is its unusual design. It represents geometric abstraction where art is in favor of the functionality.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- The most unique feature of this chair is its unusual design. Far from the norms and trends how a typical chair should look like it has a very specific and recognizable shape.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Dimensions - Width 485 mm x Depth 785 mm x Height 950 mm
- Tags
- Chic, Chair, Magma, Graphics, Furniture, Design, Bulgaria
- Production Technology
- Body, seat and backrest can be either wooden or plastic. Legs - chromed pipes.
- Design Challenge
- Shape of the legs has been changed several times. Using analysis to identify the need of vertical supports.
- Project Duration
- Engineering - 3 months, Prototype - in progress, Location - Bulgaria.
- Operation Flow
- Easy for manufacturing, easy for assembling.
- Research
- Following the aim of creating unique and recognizable chair i started to experiment with extremely unusual forms. Several shapes of body and legs have been produced and then evaluated and selected.
- Inspiration
- The unusual shape of this chair was inspired by the compositions of the famous painter Wassily Kandinsky. It represents geometric abstraction where the art is in favor of the functionality.
- Image Credits
- Vasil Velchev
Colors of Chic Chair
Grand Interview about Chic Chair
I didnt start this project using Wassily Kandinsky's work as a starting point. After completion of the chair it reminded me of his incredible art.
My attempts in design are always to create something never seen before. I can use everything as inspiration, using our surroundings adding a piece of my imagination.
No matter if you have background in electrical engineering or graphic design, all acquired skills during the years, have extremely important role. It helps you think a little bit more practical, becase if an idea cannot be manufactured now, it is simple not for this time.
Yes, these metallic joints connecting the legs to the main construction has been actually transformed into hinges which makes assembling easily.
In most of my projects i can go back and modify them completely even they are finished. In this case though, i dont think more changes are needed, at least not in the design.
We have standards that we need to follow, so all this dimensions are not random. They are result of calculations, experiments and ergonomic tests.
Acrylic plastic body is much more lighter than the wooden. Plastic can give you more color options. It really depends on the usage.
Combining art with industrial design is an unique escape from the boring practical stuff. I think designers should be encouraged to work in this direction.
Balance is the key indeed. In this particular project i could of experiment more with the shape but then came the functionality as restriction and this is where the balance came.
MAGMA graphics started as a graphic design studio and then evolves into product design. The principles of MAGMA is constant transformation not only of the ideas but the studio itself.