Press Release
Rodrigo Erthal Is Honored with the Golden A' Design Award for Vague Stool in Furniture Design
Rodrigo Erthal honored for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ Vague Stool by Rodrigo Erthal, designed for Movetto, has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Golden A' Design Award
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
Regarding Vague Stool
Vague is a backless chair formed by continuous structural curves. Each viewing angle reveals a different harmonious composition. Vague is made of steel tubes with a diameter of 5/16 inch, shaped by bending and joined by welding. The surface receives an electrostatic paint or a copper coating finish. The dimensions are 400 mm in width, 390 mm in depth and 420 mm in height. The curves were inspired by the ripples of a water droplet falling into a river and by the structure of leaves. Vague can be used as a seat or as a decorative object.
About Rodrigo Erthal
Rodrigo Erthal is a designer from Rio de Janeiro, with a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design (B.I.D.) from PUC-RJ (class of 2001) Furniture is not only where his biggest professional accomplishments are, but also his personal expressiveness. His signature is deconstructing run-of-the-mill standards of any kind of product, coming up with alternatives so as to always seek the best possible experience. Erthal has come a long way from his inception as an industrial designer: his time at powerhouse companies such as Índio da Costa and Fahrer - where he was lead designer and team re-brander - have helped him fine tune his skills and further develop them.
Award Record
Rodrigo Erthal is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Furniture Design Award
The A' Furniture Design Award is an international furniture competition recognizing good furniture designs by best furniture designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to furniture designers, product designers, industrial design studios and furniture brands from all countries. Typical entries include chairs, tables, sofas, beds, cabinets and shelves. The awarded furniture designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/furniture
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/109181
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/109181
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!109181
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/283675
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://movetto.com.br/produto/banco-vague/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Vague Stool
- Function
- Stool
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Gray, Dark Gray, Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray and Saddle Brown
- Images
- 4
- Client
- Movetto
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Rodrigo Erthal
- Country
- Brazil
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #109181
Credits
- Image Credits
- Photographer Tanner Vote; Illustrator Rodrigo Erthal
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Vague is a de-constructed stool with structural curves which form its shape. An astonishing piece of furniture, for every different angle from which it is seen reveals a harmonious composition. The metal-cast stools bring out the poetry of what was the sketch inception; lines previously drawn morph into tubes and highlight the environment as a ready-to-enjoy object of art.
- Inspiration
- Vague is French for wave - a name inspired by the rising curves of a water droplet falling into a river, where a perfect, vibrant and continuous ripple takes shape. The piece’s visual lightness embraces only the bare essential for its purpose, and that inspiration stemmed from carefully observing nature’s wisdom.
- Research
- Vague was inspired by nature, combining the structure of the leaves with the rising curves of a water droplet falling into a river, where a perfect, vibrant and continuous ripple takes shape.
- Challenge
- The hardest part of creating Vague was the cad 3d modeling. Several studies have been done to achieve the perfect shape.
- Realization and Technology
- Vague uses as material steel tubes with 5/16 inch diameter and the production is made by bending and welding (TIG type). After that, it receives an electrostatic paint or a copper coating finish.
- Operation and Interaction
- Vague can be used as a simple stool but also as a piece of art, as its beauty creates a great highlight on environments.
- Project Duration and Location
- Vague was designed in São Paulo on April 2020 and has been produced in southern Brazil since August.
- Specifications
- 400mm x 390mm x 420mm (Width x Depth x Height)
- Keywords
- Stool, Design art, Contemporary, Timeless, Wave, Vague, Copper
