Niemeyer II 扶手椅 by Joana Santos Barbosa 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

Niemeyer II 扶手椅

by Joana Santos Barbosa

Client: InsidherLand

A' Design Award 金奖 Winner in 家具 Category

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The Design

About Niemeyer II 扶手椅

由Joana Santos Barbosa设计，Niemeyer II扶手椅的圆润造型灵感源自奥斯卡·尼迈耶的现代主义建筑卡诺阿斯住宅。这款扶手椅拥有精致的设计与建筑细节，既简约又极具标志性。其软包工艺精细考究，将缝线精简至必要，以再现从俯视角度观察平屋顶向后延伸的动态效果。这款温馨的扶手椅采用特制毛圈织物面料，以温柔的拥抱迎接使用者，成为室内最舒适的所在。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 金奖

Niemeyer II 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Niemeyer II 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。Niemeyer II 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: This is an armchair with a challenging design.
Having a strong narrative speaking behind its organic forms, the creative process was developed in a cohesive dialogue between the general rounded design and the focus on the correct location of the seams.
The symbolism is strong and so it’s the design itself. This armchair is almost minimal in its inner hidden complexity. Reduced to the essential, the design and the details create a graceful symbiosis between form and function.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimensions Height 86cm 33,86in Width 94cm 37,00in Depth 92cm 36,22in Seat Height 44cm 17,32in
Tags: roundarmchair, roundchair, chunkychair, modernchair, bouclechair
Production Technology: Fully handcrafted in the city of Porto, located in the North of Portugal, this armchair is produced by local artisans. The use of traditional techniques is applied to create new contemporary designs.

Product details
Upholstery in InsidherLand Woollen fabric
Base in oak finished in matt varnish
Design Challenge: Challenges are part of the design process and a completely round armchair is no exception.
Inside, the wooden structure presents the necessary complexity for its clean exterior appearance. The construction process included several adjustments, both in the wooden structure and in the exact collation of the seams, to reach the final design, in which we find a total simplicity.
Another anticipated challenge was related to the stability of the chair. By reducing the contact of the base with the floor we were able to offer an enormous freedom to the design. However, several improvements have been defined for its stability.
This armchair is also available with a swivel option.
Research: Being influenced by the assumptions modernist architecture such as freedom of forms and volumetric organicity, the goal was to create a free design. The handmade production was a process of adjustments between the free sketches, the technical drawings and the real scale modeling. The construction was carried out in full-scale prototypes. While upholstery was improved, the structure had to be adapted to the new demands. Since its launch, this armchair has quickly been a commercial success.
Inspiration: The rounded armchair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer and its rounded forms are influenced by the House of Canoas designed in 1951.
The modern flat roof offers its flowing forms to the round seat. The backward movement of the curve that frames a large granite boulder is recreated by the location of the diagonal seams that flow all around the arms and seat of the armchair. Seen from above, it really recreates the exact movement into the comfortable seat.
Project Duration: It took about a year to create the armchair and was released in September 2019 at Maison and Objet in Paris.
Operation Flow: Having a refined design and meticulous upholstery work, the Niemeyer II armchair is a best-seller among the designs created by Joana Santos Barbosa.
It is a luxurious armchair that catches the eye of the public, being both a minimal design, yet a statement piece.
Upholstered in a special woven bouclé, this armchair receives people with a gentle embrace and feels the most comfortable place in the room. It is also available with a swivel option.
Image Credits: Video: InsidherLand
Images white background: InsidherLand
Image in a house ambience: Weco Gallery