Press Release
Bronze A' Design Award in Furniture Design Goes to Vani Chair by Alexandre Kasper
The international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Alexandre Kasper for furniture design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Vani Chair by Alexandre Kasper, designed for Kasper.arq (Alexandre Kasper) + CGS Móveis, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category. The result belongs to the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
More About Vani Chair
The Vani Chair was designed based on Scandinavian joinery techniques, with an internal cushion that projects the lumbar correctly, works in dining room environments and as armchairs for small environments, adjusting according to the user's need. the idea of a product that optimizes the space combined with the techniques of the Brazilian and Scandinavian carpentry, hiding the whole part of the tapestry, benefiting from the technological power, it explores complex machining so that the linearity is perfectly found in the product.
About Alexandre Kasper
Alexandre Kasper, a renowned Brazilian architect and product designer, has been shaping the furniture market with his innovative creations for over a decade. With a career marked by excellence, Kasper has garnered numerous prestigious awards, including the A’ Design Award, the European Design Award, and national honors such as the Museu da Casa Brasileira Award, the Brasil Design Award, and the Museu do Objeto Brasileiro Prize. Kasper’s work has been showcased on international stages such as the Salone del Mobile (Isalone) and ICFF, cementing his global recognition.
Award Record
This recognition makes Alexandre Kasper a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
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/118106
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/118106
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!118106
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/291681
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.instagram.com/p/CK1UZffjiYK/
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
- Vani Chair
- Function
- Chair
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Dark Olive Green, Gray, Sienna and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Kasper.arq (Alexandre Kasper) + CGS Móveis
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Alexandre Kasper
- Country
- Brazil
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #118106
Credits
- Image Credits
- Alexandre Kasper Brazilian designer in partnership with CGS Móveis
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- With a complex machining, the Vani chair unites the highest manufacturing power, machined in 5 axes, its anatomical backrest in wood plus its joint in finger join behind the resistance and main lashing of the product, its turned back feet function as industrial pillars, already the upholstered part fills the comfort that the armchair indicates having an inner cushion that chambers the lumbar bringing immediate comfort to the user.
- Inspiration
- The Vani Chair was designed based on Scandinavian woodworking techniques, with the ergonomics of the chair more inclined than the conventional one, making it more comfortable to sit, read, watch or talk.
- Research
- The concept used was the idea of a product that optimizes space combined with the techniques of Brazilian and Scandinavian carpentry, and hiding the entire part of the tapestry, the idea was to optimize both the construction and the use of the product making it a unique and comfortable product.
- Challenge
- The biggest difficulty was to develop an ergonomic backrest, changing the part of the idea that armchairs need cushions, we integrated it into the backrest, bringing the same comfort to the backrest with a minimalism in its design.
- Realization and Technology
- Vani chair developed through machines with 5 flexing axes, promoting the greatest complexity of the product, joints with finger system and Brazilian joinery technique.
- Operation and Interaction
- A Vani chair was developed with maximum comfort, with a cushion that projects the lumbar correctly, it works in dining room environments and as armchairs for small environments, adjusting according to the customer's need.
- Project Duration and Location
- started in October 2019 and completed in December 2020
- Specifications
- 600mm.x600mm.x810mm.
- Keywords
- armchair, chair, vani, comfort, joinery, brazilian design, inspiration, minimalism
