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Bronze Furniture · 2024

Umma Swing

by Ariane Rosa

  • Bronze A' Design Award 2024 in Furniture
  • CLIENT: Ariane Rosa Studio Arquitetura e Design
  • Estimated Number of Design Views: 21,760
  • Verification code 56663E097C · Verify this award
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About Umma Swing

Umma swing is designed to create a coastal, nautical ambiance. This versatile swing adapts very well for indoor or outdoor settings, offering a welcoming retreat for leisure time. The cushions evoke a sense of timelessness and peacefulness by the shore. Its curves and seamless lines distinguish it from other offerings in its category, while its dimensions are carefully crafted to ensure comfort. With its design and attention to detail, the Umma Swing is a testament to a commitment to both functionality and aesthetics.

About the Bronze A' Design Award

Umma Swing 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. Umma Swing 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. Umma Swing splendidly satisfies needs, touches desires, charms feelings, and appeals to curiosity.

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Unique Properties
The elegant curved and continuous lines makes Umma outdoor indoor Swing different from other products in the same category.
Umma Swing is conceived from geometric simplicity and evolves to become a new complex living being that fulfills both structural and practical swing requirements.
Dimensions & Packaging
width: 800mm depth: 800m height: 1100mm
Tags
swing, nautical rope, outdoor furniture, outdoor living, nautical rope swing
Production Technology
Umma Swing is made up only of three materials that permit its indoor outdoor use: aluminium for the frame, a recyclable material, nautical rope and technical fabrics for the upholstery.
Design Challenge
The biggest challenge was finding a technical solution that met the desired aesthetic standard, ensuring comfort and sustainability, and also allowing the creation of multiple pieces from a few basic elements.
Research
The main objective of the project was to make a visually light and elegant outdoor swing to find the right aesthetic balance. Aluminum combined with upholstery in technical material guarantee the necessary sustainability and robustness characteristics of this sustainable project.
Inspiration
Original and elegant, Umma Swing brings a coastal, nautical vibe to any setting. It is perfect for spending some quality chill out time outdoors or indoors.‎ The large cushions hug and take you to a safe place suspended in time, just like when you are on vacation by the shore.
Project Duration
This project started in february 2023
Operation Flow
Umma Swing is mainly for sitting purpose but can also be viewed as piece of art work that can be used both inside and outside doors. The simple lines invite to sit down and enjoy the present moment.

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