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The Monomorph Stoel troch Wouter Van Riet Paap

The Monomorph Stoel troch Wouter Van Riet Paap is in heech wurdearre winner fan de tige prestizjeuze 2025 A' Design Award yn Izer yn de kompetysje-kategory Meubelûntwerp.


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The Monomorph Stoel

troch Wouter Van Riet Paap

Klant: De Ontwerpdivisie

A' Design Award yn Izer Winner yn de kategory Meubels

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It Untwerp

Oer The Monomorph Stoel

De Monomorph is in stoel dy't konstruearre is mei 39 identike houten eleminten. Wurkje mei allinnich ien foarm om in stoel te meitsjen resulteart yn in heul duorsume, modulêr produkt. Dizze trijehoekige eleminten komme allegear fan ien plaat triplex. De 39 eleminten wurde ferbûn troch stiele staven dy't de rêchleuning, it sittingsflak en de poaten foarmje. De stoel kin ferfiere wurde as in plat pakket en is maklik te moontearjen. It triplex wurdt ferve yn foarselektearre kleuren of kin ûnbehandele brûkt wurde yn de rûge edysje.

De Erkenning

Oer de A' Design Award yn Izer

The Monomorph Stoel is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Izer, in prestisjeuze erkenning foar goede ûntwerpen dy't foldogge oan de profesjonele en yndustriële easken dy't ferwachte wurde fan goed ûntwurpen skeppings. Izerwinners litte grutte feardigens, hege spesjalisaasje, deskundich begryp en kreatyf fermogen fan har makkers sjen. Fan The Monomorph Stoel wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige heech achte, bewûndere en dierbere skepping is dy't praktysk en ynnovatyf is. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Izer yntegrearret de bêste praktiken fan de sektor en hat feardige technyske skaaimerken ferbûn mei kennis en talint. The Monomorph Stoel wurdt respektearre foar syn yngeandens en is ûntwurpen om ferbetteringen fan de kwaliteit fan it libben te leverjen dy't helpe de wrâld ta in bettere plak te meitsjen.

Efter it Untwerp

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Credits, teamleden en technyske details levere troch de ûntwerper.

Unike Eigenskippen
The Monomorph is a chair that is constructed with 39 completely identical plywood elements. These elements are connected by steel rods. The plywood is painted in pre-selected colors but can also be used untreated in the RAW edition. The Monomorph is a relaxing fauteuil, intriguing from all angles.
Ofmjittingen & Ferpakking
The chair has a total depth of 810mm, a total width of 650mm and a total height of 850mm. Materials used are painted plywood, stainless steel tubes with rifling inside and cap screw on the outside.
Labels
chair, fauteuil, plywood,steel, comfortable, modular
Produksjetechnology
The 38 elements are CNC cut after various scale models were made. There has been substantial testing of various elements resulting in different chairs with different levels of comfort. eventually this single shape turned out to be the perfect single shape to create a chair with. There are several variants with 16 identical elements instead of 39, where the seat and backrest are formed with paper cord, used trucktarp or vegan leather.
Untwerpútdaging
The hardest part was to actually find the single shape with which to realize an actual chair that is both beautiful and comfortable. After the shape was found the challange was to make the chair stable. For this several models were build and eventually the real life prototype. First with 16 identical elements with vegan leather used for seat and backrest. Later even more pure, using only that one wooden shape.
Undersyk
As an architect I am always thinking about design and how to make it buildable. In construction the standardisation of elements, or even complete houses, has become more and more important. To keep costs acceptable, to minimize failure and maximize sustainability. But standardisation also limits the architects freedom to actually make a design. That is why I try to design these standardised elements myself in order to make the design leading and the standard elements following. The Monomorph is based on this principle of design lead standardisation. It is a chair constructed with 39 identical elements, which is a wooden triangle with rounded corners. A chair is formed by connecting these 39 elements with steel rods. The same element can be seat, backrest or leg. By adding more elements the chair can even be a sofa.
Ynspiraasje
In nature, an organism existing out of one shape is called a monomorph. The Monomorph chair is the result of my research to find this ideal single shape to create a chair with: One form to define the result. It makes building the chair efficient, creating less waste.
Projektdoer
The chair was designed in Januari 2024 in Utrecht, The Netherlands after several models were made. The first real size prototype was build in March 2024 after which extensive testing at the designers house took place. All in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Operaasjestreamferrin
The chair can be assembled by everyone who can handle a allen wrench.
Patinten
Copyrights belong to Wouter van Riet Paap, 2024

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