Mama 社區椅 by Baldanzi and Novelli is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 辦公室傢俱設計 Competition Category.

銀辦公室傢俱· 2022

Mama 社區椅

by Baldanzi and Novelli

Client: Sifang Furniture

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 辦公室傢俱 Category

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The Design

About Mama 社區椅

Mama係一款可疊放嘅椅，專為會議室、培訓室、等候區同室外環境等社區空間而設計。呢款椅有配扶手同唔配扶手兩款選擇，仲可以排成一行連接埋一齊。單體式結構採用加入百分之二十玻璃纖維增強嘅聚酰胺，形成一體成型嘅椅身，完全可回收再造。椅背表面設有圓潤嘅微凸紋理，減少接觸面積，有助身體自然透氣散熱。弧形表面確保符合人體工學嘅舒適感。最多可以垂直疊放十張椅。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Mama 社區椅是 A' Design Award 銀獎得主，這是授予頂級、華美而令人印象深刻的設計的極為崇高的認可。銀獎得主是極其卓越、極具創造力的作品，展現出其設計師傑出的專業技能、才華與敏銳。預計Mama 社區椅將成為一件出色的典範之作，兼具非凡的專業性與深刻的創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銀獎的設計是一項備受矚目、令人欽佩的發明，造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Mama 社區椅是一件令人羨慕的創作，它喚起渴望，帶來積極的情感，並激發驚嘆與讚嘆。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Stackable, easy to connect, available with or without armrests, Mama is a chair for community ideal for conferences and training courses, but also for informal meetings, waiting and outdoor activities.
Designed in Italy by Baldanzi & Novelli and made in China by Sifang, Mama is a completely recyclable stackable chair with high technical performance, but which expresses simplicity, lightness and elegance.
Dimensions & Packaging: without armrests: 555 mm x 555 mm x 850 mm
with armrests: 690 mm x 555 mm x 850 mm
Tags: chair, conference chair, contract chair, multipurpose chair, connectable chair, stackable chair, meeting room, training room, outdoor chair
Production Technology: It’s made with a monocoque structure in polyamide reinforced with 20 percent glass fiber. The backrest has an original surface characterized by rounded micro reliefs designed to reduce the supporting surface, thus favoring the natural transpiration of the body. The curves and inclination of all surfaces ensure maximum ergonomic comfort. The design of the armrests, as well as that of the structure of the legs and their particular inclination, have been conceived to optimize the vertical stacking of up to 10 chairs; the joint system has also been optimized to connect the seats horizontally both with and without armrests.
Design Challenge: Making a chair in a single plastic body has some technical difficulties due to the characteristics that a community chair must have. Calculating thicknesses, comply with all the international rules and standards and keep an attractive design is the real challenge.
Research: Analysis of chairs on the market with similar proposals and features. Our intent was to reduce the components to achieve the same goal.
Inspiration: The main source of inspiration was making a lightweight chair in single-piece. The seatback has a surface inspired by the surface of the sea.
Project Duration: The project startet in March 2020 in Ponsacco (PI) and finished in December 2021 in Ponsacco (PI)
Operation Flow: Mama has all the characteristics of the community chair: combinable in rows, stackable, with and without armrests.