"One Good Chair" Winners Honored
September 16, 2009
All three finalists at World Market Center Las Vegas' "One Good Chair: Fit Right Here" competition walked away winners from an awards ceremony Tuesday at the Las Vegas Market.
Competition and jury chair Lance Hosey said the judges opted to award each finalist $2,000 rather than choosing one $5,000 grand prize winner because there was so much debate about the merits of all three chairs.
The purpose of the competition was to create an iconic eco-chair representing a region-specific design. When people consider the Adirondack chair or the Barcelona chair, concrete images come to mind. "One Good Chair" challenged designers to create a chair that’s expressive of their own favorite environment.
Winners include:
* Andrej Blazon, Movo Mesto, Slovenia for "The Charity Chair." This chair is made from recycled/recyclable materials, and its Escher-like shape is inspired by the cornets worn by the Daughters of Charity order (i.e., a nun's hat).
* Azul Cadenas, Miami Shores, Fla. for "AMTAK Chair." This chair pays homage to the chaise lounges in which Argentinians sit during "asados," or barbecues. Made of bamboo found near the Delta River in Buenos Aires, this chair is a more compact version of the traditional chaise, aimed at urbanites looking to lounge without taking up too much real estate.
* Helene Cany, Cambrai, France for "Sediliegi Chair." Designed to evoke the sensibilities of Turin, Italy, the Sediliegi was inspired by the seats in Fiats and Ferraris (both made in Turin). Made of molded cork, with seating for two people, the lounge chair is easy to transport and comfortable.
"We were pleased to see a range of entries from all over the world," Hosey said. He added that this year's program emphasized regional traits and indigenous materials as well as conservation of resources, including even scrap materials.
Hosey, an architect and author of The Shape of Green: Aesthetics, Ecology, and Design, also is a contributing editor with Architect magazine, where he writes the monthly "ecology" column.
Each of the three winning chairs will be on exhibit during September Las Vegas Market through September 17. Patagonia Legacy and Piper Plastics worked to manufacture the prototypes.
Honorable Mention went to a Chopstick/Steamer stool, designed by Ryan Horsman, Jason Dembski Advisors: Mary-Ann Ray and Robert Mangurian. This chair took cues from the Chinese culture, and re-used traditional, everyday items (dumpling steamers and chopsticks and other materials), fashioning them into a piece of furniture.
Competition and jury chair Lance Hosey said the judges opted to award each finalist $2,000 rather than choosing one $5,000 grand prize winner because there was so much debate about the merits of all three chairs.
The purpose of the competition was to create an iconic eco-chair representing a region-specific design. When people consider the Adirondack chair or the Barcelona chair, concrete images come to mind. "One Good Chair" challenged designers to create a chair that’s expressive of their own favorite environment.
Winners include:
* Andrej Blazon, Movo Mesto, Slovenia for "The Charity Chair." This chair is made from recycled/recyclable materials, and its Escher-like shape is inspired by the cornets worn by the Daughters of Charity order (i.e., a nun's hat).
* Azul Cadenas, Miami Shores, Fla. for "AMTAK Chair." This chair pays homage to the chaise lounges in which Argentinians sit during "asados," or barbecues. Made of bamboo found near the Delta River in Buenos Aires, this chair is a more compact version of the traditional chaise, aimed at urbanites looking to lounge without taking up too much real estate.
* Helene Cany, Cambrai, France for "Sediliegi Chair." Designed to evoke the sensibilities of Turin, Italy, the Sediliegi was inspired by the seats in Fiats and Ferraris (both made in Turin). Made of molded cork, with seating for two people, the lounge chair is easy to transport and comfortable.
"We were pleased to see a range of entries from all over the world," Hosey said. He added that this year's program emphasized regional traits and indigenous materials as well as conservation of resources, including even scrap materials.
Hosey, an architect and author of The Shape of Green: Aesthetics, Ecology, and Design, also is a contributing editor with Architect magazine, where he writes the monthly "ecology" column.
Each of the three winning chairs will be on exhibit during September Las Vegas Market through September 17. Patagonia Legacy and Piper Plastics worked to manufacture the prototypes.
Honorable Mention went to a Chopstick/Steamer stool, designed by Ryan Horsman, Jason Dembski Advisors: Mary-Ann Ray and Robert Mangurian. This chair took cues from the Chinese culture, and re-used traditional, everyday items (dumpling steamers and chopsticks and other materials), fashioning them into a piece of furniture.
