Cavalletta 高脚凳 by Eduardo Baroni is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 银奖 in 家具设计 Competition Category.

银家具· 2021

Cavalletta 高脚凳

by Eduardo Baroni

Client: Brisa Casa

A' Design Award 银奖 Winner in 家具 Category

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The Design

About Cavalletta 高脚凳

Cavalletta是一款专为住宅和商业空间的酒吧及厨房吧台而设计的高脚凳，适用于不同高度的吧台和多种装饰风格。其木质座面经CNC数控雕刻成符合人体工程学的造型，带来更佳的舒适体验。天然木材之美是本设计的另一大亮点，客户以其高品质木制品而享有盛誉。Cavalletta高脚凳的整体设计彰显轻盈、现代与舒适的特质。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 银奖

Cavalletta 高脚凳是 A' Design Award 银奖得主，这是授予顶级、华美而令人印象深刻的设计的极为崇高的认可。银奖得主是极其卓越、极具创造力的作品，展现出其设计师杰出的专业技能、才华与敏锐。预计Cavalletta 高脚凳将成为一件出色的典范之作，兼具非凡的专业性与深刻的创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 银奖的设计是一项备受瞩目、令人钦佩的发明，造福并拓展艺术、科学、设计和技术的边界。Cavalletta 高脚凳是一件令人羡慕的创作，它唤起渴望，带来积极的情感，并激发惊叹与赞叹。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Cavalletta stool is unique because of its sculpted solid wood seat and its contemporary and visually light structure. The stool is made of Jequitibá wood in a traditional wood shop, except for its seat witch is CNC sculpted into an ergonomic shape for maximum comfort and a organic look. It is suitable for different balcony heights. The beauty of the natural wood is another feature that is highlighted in this project. The overall design invokes lightness, urban style and comfort.
Dimensions & Packaging: 430 x 530 x 760 / package is unitary / Not stackable / Weight is 8Kg
Tags: furniture, stool, kitchen, bar, wood, CNC, ergonomics
Production Technology: The product is produced in natural solid wood (brazilian jequitibá). The seat is CNC sculpted and the frame is made using traditional woodworking technics.
Design Challenge: The main challenge of this project was to develop the seat to its final shape. There was a large ergonomics research to find the ideal measurements to the seat to start modeling the shape in the 3D software. 3 seats prototypes were made for confort tests before the final full prototype was constructed. It was necessary to reach a balance between comfort, aesthetics and cost of production. The final result was a modern yet organic shape that contrasts with the very angled and skinny frame.
Research: For this project the research was basically for ergonomics studies and comfort tests. As the seat primal form was designed a prototype was made for comfort tests and the employees of the factory helped by testing that prototype and giving their feedback. Other two seat prototypes were made to better adjust the functionality and the cost of production as the seat.
Inspiration: This project began by request of the client, a company with a tradition of making contemporary wood furniture. They needed a high stool for its collection but that was the only briefing received from them.

The design of the Cavalletta stool began by its seat. The sculpted seat was designed using the contorn of the human body as starting point. The side view was then defined, shaping the thin and angled legs that gave the stool its name (cavalletta is grasshopper in italian). The final structure was developed following the lightness proposition, using traditional woodworking joints and technics.
Project Duration: This project took about one year since the first sketches until the final prototype was made. As all the prototypes were done inhouse by the client it was a very fast process of testing design options, reviewing and redesigning.
Operation Flow: The stool is pre assembled and does not require any assemblage action from user.
As a light product, the interaction (moving, rotating, cleaning) is very easy. User can grab it by its seat or its legs to lift it.
It is not a rotary stool but as it has no side or back restrains it's access is very easy even in tight spaces.
Image Credits: Image #1: Eduardo Baroni
Image #2: Eduardo Baroni
Image #3: Eduardo Baroni
Image #4: Photographer Mariana Orsi
Image #5: Photographer Fran Parente