Press Release
Exocet Multifunctional Chair by Stéphane Leathead Wins the Golden A' Design Award in Furniture Design
Stéphane Leathead honored for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2014 - 2015 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, March 28, 2015 /DesignNewswire/ Exocet Multifunctional Chair by Stéphane Leathead, designed for Exocet, has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2014 - 2015 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided 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 Exocet Multifunctional Chair
Exocet is a multifunctional chair made of Baltic birch and aluminium. The chair is built from a series of identical curved slats assembled around a central cylinder. The use of one basic slat shape supports an efficient fabrication process. Exocet can be set in several configurations, including a standard chair, a rocking long chair and a folded form. To change the shape, the user releases the pressure with the handle, moves the sections around the cylinder and tightens the handle again. The result is a chair with many positions and very few parts.
About Stéphane Leathead
Designarium is a consulting firm specializing in brand development and management, graphic design and furniture design, led by creative director, Stephane Leathead. The ultimate goal of the agency is to contribute to their clients' successes while enjoying every step of the creative process. In the past 10 years, Stephane designed numerous branding projects that often included three-dimensional forms (aspects). Consequently, furniture design was a natural progression for him. A recipient of national and international recognition for his branding and graphic design projects, Leathead's minimalistic style and artistic approach shine through his creations for Designarium, his new endeavour.
Award Record
This recognition makes Stéphane Leathead 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/38341
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/38341
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!38341
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/146952
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.designarium.ca
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
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press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Exocet Multifunctional Chair
- Function
- Multifunctional Chair
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Silver, Rosy Brown, Gray, Lavender and Burly Wood
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Exocet
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Stéphane Leathead
- Country
- Canada
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2014 - 2015
- Design ID
- #38341
Credits
- Image Credits
- Photographer Stéphane Leathead, Exocet, 2014.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- EXOCET is a new concept chair. Its unique & clever design allows to transform it in order to get the desired shape. The EXOCET is crafted from a single main piece, a slat. A series of identical slats assembly is simply rotated on a cylinder.
- Inspiration
- It started with a simple questioning. Can we create a long chair offering more than 3 back positions? And can it rock as well? And can it be made of very few pieces? Could a chair be designed using smooth curves instead hard straight lines? And most importantly, can it be simple yet innovative & elegant? I started designing with one obsession using only one basic shape allowing a very efficient fabrication process.
- Research
- The slat shape was the key element. It was imperative to design the slat so that it would maximize comfort through the various possible positions.
- Challenge
- Finding solution to limit friction as much as possible. To select the proper material to produce the cylinder and handles to avoid deterioration.
- Realization and Technology
- Baltic Birch & Aluminium
- Operation and Interaction
- You can transform it by releasing the pressure with the handle. You move the section around the cylinder to create the desired configuration and you tighten the handle.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in July 2014. The first hand made prototype was created in August 2014. The first public exhibition took place in Toronto at the Interior Design Show in January 22 to 25, 2015.
- Specifications
- Standard chair configuration: Width: 660 mm, Length: 1524 mm, Height: 1220 mm. Rocking long chair configuration Width: 660 mm, Lenght: 2185 mm, Height: 610 mm. Folded chair configuration Width: 660 mm, Lenght: 1524 mm, height: 460 mm. Weight: 68 kg
- Keywords
- design, innovation, elegance, style, amazing, less is more, beautiful, clever, rocking long chair, multifunctional
