DESIGN COMPETITION
THE ARCHITECT'S CHAIR
THE ARCHITECT'S CHAIR
The future unfolds within the present. Technologies, products, and ideas are in constant evolution, each striving for new frontiers in design, materiality, and performance. Crafting the design of a chair demands not only innovation but also the ability to explore the unexplored, often residing solely in the realm of imagination. Thus emerges C-bon, born from the fusion of the technological and the contemporary, in simple lines that take shape and draw inspiration from what becomes its primary differential: materiality.
By incorporating Graphene as a fundamental structural element and blending it with metallic alloys, the chair acquires traits and characteristics that render it singular. Graphene, holder of some of the most exceptional known physical and chemical properties, enables an array of incomparable qualities: strength, safety, conductivity, malleability, and lightness. All these attributes converge to bestow upon the chair a status of innovative exclusivity.
Like a true rare gem, C-bon is a unique and striking piece. It defies gravity in its inclinations and curves, supported by just two points on the ground. Its ergonomic tilt is reminiscent of the molecular structure of its raw material: the hexagonal organization composed of 120-degree angles conditions and defines its design. The undulations in the seat not only present a modern aesthetic but also ensure comfortable repose.
C-bon embodies a harmonious balance between science and art, an unparalleled example of how innovation and aesthetics merge to create a unique piece capable of redefining the standards of a simple chair into something extraordinary and functional.
Graphene is one of the allotropic forms of carbon, just like diamond, coal and graphite, from witch it comes, caracterized by the hexagonal organization of the atoms . It was isolated for the first time in 2004, in England, by scientists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov. It is characterized for being a material of high transparency, light, malleable, resistant to impact and flexion, excellent thermal and electrical conductor, among other properties.
Graphene is the lightest and strongest material in the world (200 times stronger then steel), surpassing even diamond. As it is a disruptive technology, graphene tends to compete with existing technologies and replace materials that have been in use for decades. Its applications allow the development of products with hight mecanical resistance, data transmission capacity and energy savings. (Excerpt taken from UCS graphene).
