El disseny Cork Block Sofà de Miguel Arruda és un guanyador molt estimat del prestigiós 2021 A' Design Award d'Argent en la Categoria de Competició de Disseny de Mobiliari.

ArgentMobiliari· 2021

Cork Block Sofà

de Miguel Arruda

Client: Miguel Arruda Arquitectos Associados, Lda

Guanyador del A' Design Award d'Argent en la Categoria de Mobiliari

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El Disseny

Sobre Cork Block Sofà

Cork Block és un sofà modular fet d'aglomerat de suro reciclat. El material combina granulat de suro amb poliuretà, tots dos reciclats i units amb un aglutinant dins d'un motlle metàl·lic sota pressió i calor. Els blocs resultants són cohesius, elàstics i agradables al tacte. Nou blocs formen la configuració d'un sol seient i tretze blocs formen la configuració de doble seient. Els blocs es tallen en sis formes, de manera que són possibles moltes combinacions. Els blocs seleccionats es poden substituir per versions entapissades en diferents colors. Els suports per a l'esquena i els braços permeten diversos nivells de comoditat.

El Reconeixement

Sobre el A' Design Award d'Argent

Cork Block Sofà és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Argent, un reconeixement extraordinàriament prestigiós concedit a dissenys d'alta gamma, esplèndids i impressionants. Els guanyadors d'Argent són obres tremendament brillants i summament creatives que il·lustren la perícia, el talent i la perspicàcia excepcionals dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que Cork Block Sofà sigui una obra meravellosa i de gran lluïment, remarcablement professional i profundament innovadora. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Argent és un invent molt notable i admirat que beneficia i fa avançar els límits de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia. Cork Block Sofà és una creació molt envejada que evoca desitjos, introdueix sentiments positius i desperta sorpresa i admiració.

Darrere del Disseny

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Crèdits, membres de l'equip i detalls tècnics proporcionats pel dissenyador.

Propietats Úniques: The cork agglomerate, results from a composition of cork granulate with polyurethane,both recycled and consolidated through compression, heat and the use of a binder inside a metal mold. The physical, elastic and tactile quality of the material and the possibility to add upholstery solutions with different colors, provides several different confort and ambience solutions, achieving diferent supports to the coccyx, back and arms, for different effective comfort levels.
Dimensions i Embalatge: Width 120 or 180cm x Height 57cm and Depth 90cm
Etiquetes: Sofa, Seat, Furniture, Cork, Recycled
Tecnologia de Producció: A agglomerate from cork granulate and polyurethane, both recycled and consolidated with a binder, is launched inside a metal mold with 90 x 90 x 38cm, and subjected to pressure and temperature, allowing at the end a compression strength of 100, a recovery of 70 and a weight of 230kg pcm.
This blocks of physical, elastic and tactile quality material, are usually used only for technical acoustic solutions, are cutted allowing six types blocks, intended to combine for two different sofa solutions.
Repte de Disseny: It was necessary to find a binding agent that could merge the recycled cork and plastic particles granting the volume a degree of elasticity and comfort in the sitting position in order to achieve the proper stability and the durability needed for its use. After that first step, finding the right proportions and a reduced number of pieces/bricks needed to assemble each model became a fun but challenging game.
Recerca: The cork agglomerate by Amorim Composits, from recycled cork granulate particle size 2 to 3 mm with polyurethane, generates a rectangular block resulting from the above described operation with 90 x 90 x 19 cm. Its cohesion, elasticity and overlap adherence, suggested the possibility of composing a set of nine blocks of different shapes for a sofa.
In indoor spaces, some volumes can be replaced by identical ones covered with fabric of different colors and with a more flexible interior.
Inspiració: The observation of nature, where the cork oak tree has a strong sculptural volumetry, the technological possibility of recycling cork and the technology employed that allows an adequate degree of elasticity for the new agglomerate designated by reference 5058, naturally gave space to imagine a diversified association of nine blocks that build the single sheet sofa and of thirteen blocks for the double seet layout. Other combinations appeared during the process, which is not closed but rather available for each user design experiences.
Durada del Projecte: The project started in February 2018 and finished in October 2020, both in Lisbon.
Flux d'Operació: The rectangular blocks of the Cork Block Sofa are cut in different shapes, allowing it to have several combinations, intended to combine in several shapes and sitting positions. The physical, elastic and tactile quality of the material and the possibility to add upholstery solutions with different colors, provides several diferent confort and ambience solutions, achieving diferent supports to the coccyx, back and arms, for different effective comfort levels.
Membres de l'Equip: Designer: Miguel Arruda
Crèdits de les Imatges: Image 1:Pedro Sadio, Image 2: Miguel Arruda, Image 3: Pedro Sadio, Image 4: Pedro Sadio, Image 5: Pedro Sadio