Niemeyer II 扶手椅 by Joana Santos Barbosa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 金獎 in 傢俱設計 Competition Category.

金傢俱· 2022

Niemeyer II 扶手椅

by Joana Santos Barbosa

Client: InsidherLand

A' Design Award 金獎 Winner in 傢俱 Category

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The Design

About Niemeyer II 扶手椅

由Joana Santos Barbosa設計嘅Niemeyer II扶手椅，其圓潤造型受到Oscar Niemeyer現代主義建築卡諾阿斯之家嘅啟發。呢張扶手椅設計精緻，融入建築細節，簡約而不簡單，極具標誌性。軟墊工藝一絲不苟，接縫精簡至最少，以重現從空中俯瞰時平屋頂往後延展嘅線條。採用特殊編織bouclé布料包覆，呢張溫馨嘅扶手椅以溫柔嘅擁抱迎接使用者，成為房間入面最舒適嘅地方。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 金獎

Niemeyer II 扶手椅是 A' Design Award 金獎得主，這是授予一流、絕妙而傑出設計的極為崇高的認可。金獎得主是極具創新、極富遠見且璀璨奪目的創作，反映出其設計師的天才、智慧與才幹。預計Niemeyer II 扶手椅將成為一項備受讚譽、引領潮流、氣勢恢宏的發明，帶來前所未有的價值。這件贏得 A' Design Award 金獎的設計是一個壯觀而受人敬重的項目，極大地造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Niemeyer II 扶手椅激起強烈的渴望，喚起激情，鼓勵創造力，令我們著迷。

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