Fly 扶手椅 by Pepe Lima is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 金奖 in 家具设计 Competition Category.

金家具· 2022

Fly 扶手椅

by Pepe Lima

Client: Móveis James

A' Design Award 金奖 Winner in 家具 Category

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The Design

About Fly 扶手椅

Fly是一款专为室内空间设计的扶手椅。其设计以解构主义构成研究为基础，各个部件看似彼此分离、如同爆裂开来，却又共同构成和谐统一的整体。各面之间的圆润转角柔化了视觉上的断裂感。内部的实木框架支撑着坐面与靠背，并承载其余各个部件。该结构外覆海绵与织物，各部件及椅脚均通过隐藏式螺丝固定。扶手下方的两个尖形构件为扶手与椅脚增强了支撑强度。Fly尺寸为91 x 73 x 80厘米。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 金奖

Fly 扶手椅是 A' Design Award 金奖得主，这是授予一流、绝妙而杰出设计的极为崇高的认可。金奖得主是极具创新、极富远见且璀璨夺目的创作，反映出其设计师的天才、智慧与才干。预计Fly 扶手椅将成为一项备受赞誉、引领潮流、气势恢宏的发明，带来前所未有的价值。这件赢得 A' Design Award 金奖的设计是一个壮观而受人敬重的项目，极大地造福并拓展艺术、科学、设计和技术的边界。Fly 扶手椅激起强烈的渴望，唤起激情，鼓励创造力，令我们着迷。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Fly armchair's greatest differentials are its illusorily disconnected parts, which are presented as something "exploded" and which awaken the spectator's reflection: "how can everything be in its proper place without the aid of wooden crosspiece, screws and supports?" The layers play and the paradoxical perception of a product with totally separate elements, but resulting in a harmonious whole, is also one of the attributes that makes Fly different from other products in the same category.
Dimensions & Packaging: L91 x W73 x H80 cm
Tags: Furniture, modern, plywood, wood, armchair, exploded, deconstructivism, disconnection, confort
Production Technology: Due to the absence of crosspieces and other fixation points, the armchair has an elaborate solid wooden structure inside that at the same time accommodates the seat and backrest, it serves as the main structure for the armchair. Such structure is covered with foam and fabric where the other parts and feet are screwed in a hidden and strategic way. After that, the two pointed "under armrests" are attached to the armchair, which besides being aesthetic, play an important function in the structuring and solidity of the armchair feet and arms.
Design Challenge: The main challenge in the Fly Armchair, was to develop methods to assemble all the parts of the product as invisibly and sturdy as possible.
Inspiration: Contrary to most creations Fly was not born through a source of material inspiration; it is the result of studies of deconstructivist compositions with the objective of creating a product with disconnected elements but that paradoxically could result in a harmonious object. The focus was to use the "organized-chaos" with a concordance of the radii between the edges that soften the discontinuity and convey the impression of something exploded while fitting together with precision and coherence.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2020 in São Bento do Sul / Brazil and finished in March 2021.
Operation Flow: Due to the choice of materials, the armchair is a product totally designed for indoor environments and is not suitable for wet and outdoor environments. Extremely humid environments or direct contact with water can damage and warp the plywood. Direct sunlight should be avoided so as not to fade the plywood and fabric. In the case of synthetic leather, overheating can reduce its life cycle.