Vani 椅子 by Alexandre Kasper is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 銅獎 in 傢俱設計 Competition Category.

銅傢俱· 2021

Vani 椅子

by Alexandre Kasper

Client: Kasper.arq (Alexandre Kasper) + CGS Móveis

A' Design Award 銅獎 Winner in 傢俱 Category

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The Design

About Vani 椅子

Vani椅嘅設計以北歐榫接工藝為基礎,內置嘅坐墊能夠正確承托腰部,適用於餐廳環境,亦可作為小型空間嘅扶手椅使用,根據使用者嘅需要進行調節。呢個產品嘅設計理念在於優化空間運用,結合巴西同北歐嘅木工技術,將所有布藝縮埋部分完全隱藏,充分利用科技嘅力量,探索複雜嘅加工工藝,使產品嘅線條完美呈現。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅獎

Vani 椅子是 A' Design Award 銅獎得主，這是授予以創造力、獨創性和敏銳見長的傑出設計的極具聲望的認可。銅獎得主是技藝嫻熟、創意驚人的作品，印證了其設計師豐富的經驗、想像力與機智。預計Vani 椅子將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的物品，兼具顯著的專業性與創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銅獎的設計融入藝術、科學、設計和技術領域的最佳實踐，並因注重細節而出類拔萃。Vani 椅子出色地滿足需求，觸動渴望，迷住情感，並吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: With a complex machining, the Vani chair unites the highest manufacturing power, machined in 5 axes, its anatomical backrest in wood plus its joint in finger join behind the resistance and main lashing of the product, its turned back feet function as industrial pillars, already the upholstered part fills the comfort that the armchair indicates having an inner cushion that chambers the lumbar bringing immediate comfort to the user.
Dimensions & Packaging: 600mm.x600mm.x810mm.
Tags: armchair, chair, vani, comfort, joinery, brazilian design, inspiration, minimalism
Production Technology: Vani chair developed through machines with 5 flexing axes, promoting the greatest complexity of the product, joints with finger system and Brazilian joinery technique.
Design Challenge: The biggest difficulty was to develop an ergonomic backrest, changing the part of the idea that armchairs need cushions, we integrated it into the backrest, bringing the same comfort to the backrest with a minimalism in its design.
Research: The concept used was the idea of a product that optimizes space combined with the techniques of Brazilian and Scandinavian carpentry, and hiding the entire part of the tapestry, the idea was to optimize both the construction and the use of the product making it a unique and comfortable product.
Inspiration: The Vani Chair was designed based on Scandinavian woodworking techniques, with the ergonomics of the chair more inclined than the conventional one, making it more comfortable to sit, read, watch or talk.
Project Duration: started in October 2019 and completed in December 2020
Operation Flow: A Vani chair was developed with maximum comfort, with a cushion that projects the lumbar correctly, it works in dining room environments and as armchairs for small environments, adjusting according to the customer's need.
Patents: Alexendare Kasper, 2020, KASPER.ARQ PARTNERSHIP CGS MÓVEIS
Team Members: Alexandre Kasper
Image Credits: Alexandre Kasper Brazilian designer in partnership with CGS Móveis