DESIGN NAME: Sushi
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Chair
INSPIRATION: The project brief was to design a comfortable chair, with simple lines in wood and with a iconic visual. Sushi, like there name, is a funny chair, but it can be sophisticated, its depends by the enviroment.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Created by hand, the Sushi chair translates the precepts of the old carpentry, having its parts glued, made one by one, it fuses the old and the new, with its contemporary lines. It is a funny chair, that reflect the purpose of the object in a geometric composition. The structure in wood, use angles and seemingly simple shapes and offers comfort and surprise. Noble wood in its purest form.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: A chair with a structure well worked in wood, using simple lines, which can be incorporated in various environments, bringing joy, sophistication and lightness. Materializes the basic act of sitting.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The chair was designed in 2019 in Rio Grande do Sul. The production phase, started and finished in Sao Paulo in March of 2020.
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Furniture Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: The structure was handmade of noble wood, wood in its purest form. Textured fabrics bring the comfort of the piece and details in brass.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Width 520mm x Depth 500mm x Height 810mm
TAGS: chair, wood, sushi, funny , comfort
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: The research was done on the form of artisanal production first. Creating lines that could be reproduced, but that keeped their complexity. Then, geometric shapes were added that gave the piece a contemporary and cheerful air.
CHALLENGE: The big challenge was to find a way to fix the cylindrical backrest, in a non-definitive way, so that in the future the fabric can be replaced. As the chair is produced by hand, the parts are permanently glued.
ADDED DATE: 2020-02-28 19:09:09
TEAM MEMBERS (1) : Linda Martins
IMAGE CREDITS: Image #1: Rodrigo Ortega
Image #2: Rodrigo Ortega
Image #3: Rodrigo Ortega
Image #4: Rodrigo Ortega
Image #5: Rodrigo Ortega
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