Limonio Àga Ìjẹun by Justin Wheatcroft 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
Limonio Àga Ìjẹun
Client: Square Roots
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award Winner in Ohun-èlò Ilé Category
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About Limonio Àga Ìjẹun
Limonio jẹ́ àga ìjẹun tí wọ́n ṣe fún inú ilé pẹ̀lú onírúurú ọ̀nà àṣepọ̀ àpẹẹrẹ. Àga náà ní àwọn ìlà tí ó mọ́ tónítóní àti ibi ìfẹ̀yìntì tí ó rọrùn tí ó dàbí ẹ̀dá alààyè, èyí tí ó yàtọ̀ sí àwọn ẹsẹ̀ tínrín tí ó tẹ́ẹ́rẹ́ díẹ̀díẹ̀, tí ó ń dá ìwọ̀ntúnwọ̀nsì tí kì í ṣe déédéé sílẹ̀. Fírémù tí ó hàn síta ni a fi mọ́ tónítóní, tí a sì parí rẹ̀ pẹ̀lú àwọn ohun ọ̀ṣọ́ idẹ. Ibi ìfẹ̀yìntì onígi pẹpẹ tí a tẹ̀ àti ibi ìjókòó ni a so pọ̀ nípasẹ̀ àwọn igi líle onígun mẹ́rin tí a fi idẹ so pọ̀. Fóòmù tí ó nípọn púpọ̀ àti ìdúró tí ó tẹ́ẹ́rẹ́ díẹ̀díẹ̀ ní ń fún àga náà ní ìrísí fẹ́rẹ́. Ìṣèjáde ń so àwọn ọ̀nà iṣẹ́ ilé-iṣẹ́ pọ̀ mọ́ iṣẹ́ ọwọ́.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award
Limonio Àga Ìjẹun 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 Limonio Àga Ìjẹun 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. Limonio Àga Ìjẹun 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
- Its clean lines, the contrast between a fine simplified biomorphic shaped back and the thin yet strong legs creates an elegant asymmetrical balance. Its lightweight appearance, the exposed minimal frame enhanced with brass detail, ensure its function as a dining chair and as a modern and sophisticated design piece.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- w480 / d530 / h760
0.17cbm / pce
Packed two in a box. - Tags
- Minimal, postindustrial, craft, masquerade, comfort, lightness, elegance
- Production Technology
- The chair gains it lightness through a strong tapered stance and high density foam. Connections between the bent plywood backrest and seat are via solid wood trapezoids pegged with brass.
- Design Challenge
- In the dozen years that we have been collaborating with designers and and designing our own chairs, we are constantly reacting to the thoughts and comments of our commercial parters, be they retail sellers, hotel specifiers, interior designers or architects. Our goal is always to create something that is unique, that can inhabit its own design space and introduce some new ideas. For the Limonio, we concentrated upon the detail. The brass pinned trapezoid connectors and the mask like shape of the backrest define this piece.
- Research
- We were trying to design a chair that could happily sit in surroundings of different design language. The chair should be light in weight and appearance to juxtapose with our dominantly weighty tables. It should convey the personality and humor of our brand and play to our mixed production practices of technology and craftsmanship.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by the great designs and shapes from last century, exploring new minimal frames in which distinctives details can be integrated without being strident. Using know how and craft-oriented makers, from a postindustrial approach, the piece is unique. I call it Limonio as it is fresh and soft, but still has character (acid) like the drink.
- Project Duration
- Ten months. March 2019 - Jan 2020.Developed between Barcelona and Ho Chi Minh City. It will be exhibited at VIFA (Vietnam) March 2020.
- Operation Flow
- This chair has character, confidence and humor, however it is not boorish and self centered. It happily sits alongside pieces of different style and personality. Whilst it gathers attention and admirers, it does not scream look at me.
- Patents
- Pending patent number
- Team Members
- Jose Ballesteros
Edward Stoddart
Mauro Zamaro
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