Press Release
Porto Relax Chair by Frans Schrofer - Studio Schrofer Receives the Silver A' Design Award in Furniture Design
The international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Frans Schrofer - Studio Schrofer for furniture design
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
COMO, Italy, April 28, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ Porto Relax Chair by Frans Schrofer - Studio Schrofer, designed for BoConcept, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2021 - 2022 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Silver A' Design Award Explained
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
Regarding Porto Relax Chair
Porto is a lounge chair designed for comfort and privacy at home. The chair has a large elliptical headrest that shields the seated person from visual and auditory distractions during conversations held in person or online. Converging angles and curves form a sculptural shape that embraces the body and supports the lower back. A swivel and tilt mechanism allows a full 360 degrees view and responds to body movement. The mechanism is fitted in the base of the seat and upholstered afterwards for a seamless appearance. A matching footrest completes the chair.
About Frans Schrofer - Studio Schrofer
Frans has an insatiable passion for tools. He completed several mechanical educations and holds a degree from the Design Academy in Eindhoven. In 1984, Frans Schrofer founded Studio Schrofer. He had the vision to create furniture designs that balanced sculptural beauty with ergonomic excellence. Nearly forty years on, Studio Schrofer has grown from a passion into an international business with a multi-disciplinary team. Today, his innovative outlook, technical prowess and appreciation for organic and feminine forms dictate that comfort and multi-functionality be central to his designs.
Award Record
Frans Schrofer - Studio Schrofer 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. The competition 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. Entries typically include chairs, tables, sofas, beds, cabinets and shelves. Awarded furniture designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/furniture
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission 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. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated 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. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates 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, the upload of a work and the 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. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/127361
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/127361
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!127361
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/312126
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://bit.ly/3xfqEt7
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Porto Relax Chair
- Function
- Relax Chair
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Light Gray, Gainsboro, Silver, Sienna and Dark Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- BoConcept
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Frans Schrofer - Studio Schrofer
- Country
- Netherlands
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #127361
Credits
- Image Credits
- Photographer Christian B, Porto, 2021.; Photographer Stéphane Maffait, Porto, 2021.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Porto addresses style, comfort and privacy requirements for the aesthetically discerning home owner. The signature feature of the Porto is the elliptically shaped headrest that enhances the visual appearance of the occupant while ensuring privy reception of the relaying party. Porto is sculptural and dynamic with converging angles and curves shaped to embrace the body. The 360 degrees swivel and tilt mechanism, responds to the body movements and is assembled in the base of the seat and upholstered afterwards for a seamless appearance.
- Inspiration
- Satellites and radars, a global necessity for the modern age on their ability to transmit and receive signals for intelligence gathering. Their stealthy design determines the maximum range of vision, their accuracy of locating and their ability to distinguish and detect targets. We incorporated elements of satellites and radars to create a vividly attractive relax chair to send strong non-verbal signals of confidence, intelligence and elegance.
- Research
- The Covid pandemic accelerated the demand for relax chairs as more professionals and students required both privacy and comfort shifting from on-site work/school locations to home-work/study mobile locations. According to the 2020 consensus teleworking more than a third of the households with median incomes of $65,100/yr. teleworked (doubled from the previous year). For those in a higher income bracket of $200,000/yr. the percentage who converted to teleworking was even higher, 73.1%. As teleworking increased, so was the demand on the networks, satellites, digital communications. This directly affected on how home furniture was used as a "substitute" for work furniture.
- Realization and Technology
- Porto is produced in a one-mold cold foam technology with a metal frame insert for reinforcement. The swivel and tilt mechanism provides a 360 degrees panoramic experience which widens the perspective while focusing on topic. The tilt mechanism responds to the body movement and is assembled in the base of the seat and upholstered afterwards for a seamless appearance. BoConcept provides an extensive array of fabrics and leathers for personal customization for any interior.
- Operation and Interaction
- The Porto is a personal harbor of warmth, artistic expression and ultimate privacy, embracing the body from head to to (with the accompanying footrest) supporting lower back in ergonomic perfection. The swivel mechanism widens the perspective of the user while focusing on topic. The tilt mechanism responds to the body movements. Addressing privacy, communication, comfort needs and style requirements of aesthetically sensitive individuals, Porto by BoConcept delivers all within financial affordability.
- Project Duration and Location
- Porto is designed by Studio Schrofer for BoConcept which is located in Denmark. The project is finished and presented to the market in 2021.
- Specifications
- Product Dimensions: Height: 1080 mm Width: 780 mm Depth: 850 mm Seat height: 410 mm Height of armrest: 520 mm
- Keywords
- Relax Chair, Swivel Mechanism, Tilt Mechanism, Armchiar, fauteuil, BoConcept, Studio Schrofer, Furniture
