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Haragana Loungestol av Tobias Kappeler

Designet Haragana Loungestol av Tobias Kappeler er en høyt ansett vinner av den svært prestisjetunge 2022 A' Design Award i Bronse i konkurransekategorien Møbeldesign.


BronseMøbler· 2022

Haragana Loungestol

av Tobias Kappeler

Klient: Tobias Kappeler Design

Vinner av A' Design Award i Bronse i kategorien Møbler

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Designet

Om Haragana Loungestol

Haragana er en loungestol laget av bøyde stålrør og korkskiver. Stolen er redusert til sin mest grunnleggende struktur, slik at det ikke brukes puter eller polstring. Konturen minner om en lenestol, selv om armlener mangler. Den lave sittehøyden på 28 centimeter inviterer til å lene seg tilbake og betrakte omgivelsene over lengre tid. Den åpne rammen holder stolen visuelt lett og gjør at den passer inn i interiøret uten å kreve mye oppmerksomhet. De enkle korkskivene skaper en kontrast til den buede rørformede strukturen. Hver stol bøyes, sveises og slipes for hånd.

Anerkjennelsen

Om A' Design Award i Bronse

Haragana Loungestol er vinner av A' Design Award i Bronse, en høyt prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles enestående design som utmerker seg ved kreativitet, oppfinnsomhet og skarpsindighet. Bronsevinnere er rikt dyktige og påfallende kreative gjenstander som bekrefter designernes store erfaring, fantasi og ressurssterkhet. Haragana Loungestol forventes å være en høyt ansett, beundret og verdsatt gjenstand som er bemerkelsesverdig profesjonell og nyskapende. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Bronse, rommer beste praksis innen kunst, vitenskap, design og teknologi og utmerker seg ved sin omtanke for detaljer. Haragana Loungestol tilfredsstiller behov på en strålende måte, berører ønsker, sjarmerer følelser og vekker nysgjerrighet.

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Krediteringer, teammedlemmer og tekniske detaljer levert av designeren.

Unike Egenskaper
The Haragana is a lounge chair made from bent steel tubes and cork disks for seating. The outline of the chair resembles and reminds of an armchair however there are no cushions or upholstery. The chair is reduced to the essential structure, giving it a light and airy design, which fits perfectly in interior spaces without taking up too much space visually. The simple graphical cork seating disks provide contrast to the more complex underlying tubular structures.
Dimensjoner og Emballasje
The chair has a width of 75cm, a length of 65cm and a height of 65cm. To add additional support to the legs, a thin stainless steel rod was welded in between the legs. The seating position is purposely low 28cm to ensure people stay seated for longer and enjoy the experience, their surroundings and thoughts that come when taking a break.
Stikkord
Furniture Design, Chair Design, Lounge Chair, Tubular Design, Observation.
Produksjonsteknologi
The chair was made from 19 and 16mm steel tubes and cork. After an extensive study on the design territory “observation” small scale prototyping and sketching the chair was produced fully by hand without any automated machines. Steel tubes were bent by hand and welded together, piece by piece. First the outline, then the inside structure, then the legs and lastly the seating of the chair. After welding it together, the chair was sanded down and spray painted. The cork was sanded and then added.
Designutfordring
The challenge was to produce a chair with a complex curved shape that was still symmetrical. This required several attempts and an in-depth observation from several angles. As tubular systems for furniture design have been explored before, the challenge was to come up with a design that is new and still interesting. To keep the light feel of the chair, the structure needed to be strong and stable.
Forskning
The project started with an exploration into the theme of observation and how to create a seating experience that could last for a longer period. A strong driver of the project was prototyping on a scale of 1:10 with steel rods that were spot-welded together. This allowed for quick iterations on different shapes and to explore different curves and their relation with each other. The tools used to produce the chair were very simple, a tube bending machine, a welding machine and a sanding machine.
Inspirasjon
We live in a fast-paced world where everything must happen instantly and thus, we often forget to take a break, lean back and just observe our surroundings. The aim was to create a chair in which you stay and remain seated for a while.
Studying the territory of observation the design invites and resembles this as well. What you see, is actually not what you see. Perceived is an armchair due to the emphasized outline which resembles an armchair, however, there are no armrests.
Prosjektvarighet
The project started in January 2020 and was developed by myself as part of my MA/MSc Innovation Design Engineering degree. The project duration was 4 weeks and was exhibited at the Royal College of Art in February 2020.
Driftsflyt
Due to its low and comfortable seating point, it invites people to stay seated for longer. In addition, having only the essential structures and the seating of the chair, its light and open design smoothly integrates into the interior without claiming too much attention but still allowing for a more complex shape to be present.
Teammedlemmer
Tobias Kappeler

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