Bronze Furniture · 2022
ValenOK Armchair
- Bronze A' Design Award 2022 in Furniture
- CLIENT: LZ-interiors
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 10,202
- Verification code 1EF1EC5BD2 · Verify this award
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About ValenOK Armchair
ValenOK is an armchair designed for use in cool interiors. The shape of ValenOK is based on the felt boot, a traditional Siberian shoe made of felted wool. The frame is made of lightweight polymer, which reduces the weight and supports ergonomic use. The filling is polyurethane, and the upholstery is a natural fabric of wool and mohair that helps maintain a comfortable temperature. Small mitten pockets are placed on the armrests to keep the hands warm. The armchair is light enough to be moved with one hand.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
ValenOK Armchair is a Bronze A' Design Award winner, a highly prestigious recognition granted to outstanding designs distinguished by creativity, ingenuity, and astuteness. Bronze winners are amply skillful and strikingly creative artifacts that authenticate the vast experience, imagination, and resourcefulness of their designers. ValenOK Armchair is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished object that is notably professional and innovative. This Bronze A' Design Award-winning design incorporates best practices in art, science, design, and technology, and is excellent for its attention to detail. ValenOK Armchair splendidly satisfies needs, touches desires, charms feelings, and appeals to curiosity.
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- Unique Properties
- The streamlined chair is made using a light polymer frame, furniture fillers and natural woolen fabric. Like the prototype, felt boot, the chair is conceived as a light, durable, comfortable and warming piece of furniture. The frame made of lightweight polymer allows to reduce weight and ensure ergonomics during operation, while the natural woolen coating maintains a comfortable temperature. There are mitten pockets on the armrests of the chair, in which you can comfortably warm your hands.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 680 Depth 700 Height 880
- Tags
- Armchair, Valenok, wool armchair, mittens
- Production Technology
- Safe plastic was used to create the frame. Furniture filling polyurethane, and natural wool fabric with mohair content by Pierre Frey.
- Design Challenge
- The main goal of the projects was the idea to embody traditional material, warm emotional component and modern piece of furniture.
- Research
- Saving energy resources today, many people are more responsible for heating their homes and lower the temperature in the room. Referring to the living conditions of previous generations, wanted to use traditional technologies of felting wool in pieces of furniture. Wool is environmentally friendly and helps to keep warm as much as possible. Having tried several methods of felting wool for the production of furniture elements, a compromise option was born using upholstery fabrics made of wool and mohair.
- Inspiration
- In Siberia, in cold seasons, they traditionally used felted wool shoes - felt boots. They served as the prototype for this chair. Like felt boots, the upper layer of the chair is covered with a soft woolen fabric containing mohair. Childhood recollection - they sewed mittens to the kids on an elastic band and passed them through the sleeves so that they would not get lost. Small pockets on the armrests are mittens for your hands.
- Project Duration
- The development of the chair began in September and continued until the end of November 2021 in Moscow, Russia.
- Operation Flow
- This lightweight chair can be moved around the room with one hand. On cooler days, it will keep you warm thanks to its hugging shape and natural fluffy wool upholstery. Your hands will not freeze, they will be warm in the pockets-mittens on the armrests, even during a long time watching your favorite movie.
