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Michael Thonet Tribute Bracelet by Camilla Marcondes |
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FS: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
CM: The main idea for my bracelet design was the 150th aniversary of the most popular Thonet's chair.
FS: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
CM: My focus was to represent the woven cane in a flat metal sheet, not braiding the metal, but using a laser cut technique.
FS: What are your future plans for this award winning design?
CM: I will keep it in my catalog for a while, but only for special orders. I don't want to produce it on a large scale.
FS: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?
CM: The bracelet idea was pretty fast, the hard work was to design it. It was used a real woven cane, measuring the entire braided pattern, sketching over it. After the vetorial drawing, many tests were made to determinate the size of the empty elements. I believe it had taken a whole week to finalize the design.
FS: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
CM: I am a furniture design lover, all my inspiration comes from architecture, geometry. I love Thonet's design, I love even more wood and natural woven, and I already had used it in others designs. I was starting to design a new collection when I read in a magazine about the Thonet's chair celebration. I was in a 'metal laser cut moment' and the idea to represent the woven cane in metal sheet came quickly.
FS: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?
CM: The bracelet had a small production, only 50 units and was sold in my own store. Now, the production is only by order.
FS: What made you design this particular type of work?
CM: Bracelets are my favorite accessory. I love to wear them and love even more to design them. When my inspiration came, I even didn't think in other product.
FS: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?
CM: Lots of them, the Bauhaus designers influence me, brazilian architects like Oscar Niemeyer and Lucio Costa too. But my father was the first one to influence me, teaching me the beauty of shapes.
FS: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?
CM: First of all, paper and pencil. I also have to build the elements to test the size, so scissor, cutter and card paper was used to sketch. For the laser cut metal sheet I used AutoCad software. To assemble all the parts I need goldsmithing tools to shape the metal into a bracelet, fix the two metal layers, etc
FS: What is the most unique aspect of your design?
CM: It's a large and bold bracelet, however it's vey light because the metal sheets are very thin.
FS: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
CM: Yes, Harpia Tec is the metal cutter company which attends me for almost 10 years.
FS: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?
CM: I was very happy with result of this design. I think I achived exactly what I wanted to. The design was highly praised, not only by customers, but brazilian fashion designers and celebrities. So I decided to submit it to A'Design Awards.
FS: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
CM: I improve myself in every work I am in, specially when it's a new experience, a new material, a new technique or even a new partner. In this particular case I improved a lot my vectorial drawing skills and I also had to improve my patience, I'm kidding. I had to re-draw dozens of times this woven pattern until I reach the best fit.
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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