Sushi Primary Function: Àga by Linda Martins is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun-èlò Ilé Competition Category.
FàdákàOhun-èlò Ilé· 2020
Sushi Primary Function: Àga
Client: Studio Linda Martins
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award Winner in Ohun-èlò Ilé Category
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About Sushi Primary Function: Àga
Book Text: Sushi jẹ́ àga tí a ṣe fún inú ilé àti àwọn ibi ìṣọ́ṣọ́ mìíràn. Ètò rẹ̀ ni a fi ọwọ́ ṣe láti inú igi ọlọ́lá, tí a sì ṣe ní ìlà tí ó rọrùn àti àwọn igun geometric tí ó ṣe kedere. Àwọn ẹ̀ka rẹ̀ ni a ṣe ní ọ̀kọ̀ọ̀kan tí a sì lẹ̀ pọ̀, ní ìbámu pẹ̀lú àwọn ọ̀nà iṣẹ́ gbẹ́nàgbẹ́nà ìbílẹ̀. Àwọn aṣọ tí ó ní ìsọ̀ tí a hun ń mú ìtura wá sí ibi ìjókòó àti ibi ìfẹ̀yìntì tí ó rí bí àpò yíká, nígbà tí àwọn àlàyé idẹ ń parí iṣẹ́ náà. Ibi ìfẹ̀yìntì náà ni a gbé kalẹ̀ ní ọ̀nà tí ó jẹ́ kí a lè yí aṣọ padà lẹ́yìn-ọ̀-rẹyìn. Àga náà ní ìwọ̀n 520 mm ní fífẹ̀, 500 mm ní ìjìnlẹ̀ àti 810 mm ní gíga.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award
Sushi Primary Function: Àga jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ onípọ̀nlé lọ́nà àrà ọ̀tọ̀ tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe ìpele gíga jùlọ tó dára tó sì ń kan ọkàn. Àwọn olùborí Fàdákà jẹ́ àwọn iṣẹ́ tó ń tàn yòò gidigidi tó sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá púpọ̀ tí wọ́n ń ṣàfihàn ìmọ̀ ìjìnlẹ̀, ẹ̀bùn àti ìmọ̀ràn àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Sushi Primary Function: Àga yóò jẹ́ iṣẹ́ àgbàyanu, àpẹẹrẹ rere, ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun jinlẹ̀. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award yìí jẹ́ ohun ìmúṣẹ̀dá tó hàn gbangba gidigidi tí a mọrírì tó ń ṣe anfàní tó sì ń tì ààlà iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ síwájú. Sushi Primary Function: Àga jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ń ṣe ìlara, tó ń jí ìfẹ́ inú, tó ń mú ìmọ̀lára rere wá tó sì ń jí ìyàlẹ́nu àti ìyanu.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Created by hand, the Sushi chair translates the precepts of the old carpentry, having its parts glued, made one by one, it fuses the old and the new, with its contemporary lines. It is a funny chair, that reflect the purpose of the object in a geometric composition. The structure in wood, use angles and seemingly simple shapes and offers comfort and surprise. Noble wood in its purest form.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 520mm x Depth 500mm x Height 810mm
- Tags
- chair, wood, sushi, funny , comfort
- Production Technology
- The structure was handmade of noble wood, wood in its purest form. Textured fabrics bring the comfort of the piece and details in brass.
- Design Challenge
- The big challenge was to find a way to fix the cylindrical backrest, in a non-definitive way, so that in the future the fabric can be replaced. As the chair is produced by hand, the parts are permanently glued.
- Research
- The research was done on the form of artisanal production first. Creating lines that could be reproduced, but that keeped their complexity. Then, geometric shapes were added that gave the piece a contemporary and cheerful air.
- Inspiration
- The project brief was to design a comfortable chair, with simple lines in wood and with a iconic visual. Sushi, like there name, is a funny chair, but it can be sophisticated, its depends by the enviroment.
- Project Duration
- The chair was designed in 2019 in Rio Grande do Sul. The production phase, started and finished in Sao Paulo in March of 2020.
- Operation Flow
- A chair with a structure well worked in wood, using simple lines, which can be incorporated in various environments, bringing joy, sophistication and lightness. Materializes the basic act of sitting.
- Team Members
- Linda Martins
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Rodrigo Ortega
Image #2: Rodrigo Ortega
Image #3: Rodrigo Ortega
Image #4: Rodrigo Ortega
Image #5: Rodrigo Ortega
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