Nicolau dos Santos ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ B Fora ᱵᱷᱮᱡᱮᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2021 A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
ᱨᱩᱯᱟᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ· 2021
B Fora ᱵᱷᱮᱡᱮᱞ
Nicolau dos Santos ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ
ᱜᱟᱦᱟᱠ: Iammi
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B Fora ᱵᱷᱮᱡᱮᱞ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ
ᱵᱤ ᱯᱷᱚᱨᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱥᱟᱡᱟᱣ ᱞᱟᱜᱤᱫ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱮᱨᱟᱢᱤᱠ ᱵᱷᱮᱡᱮᱞ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱞᱟᱥᱤᱠ ᱜᱨᱤᱠ ᱟᱢᱯᱷᱚᱨᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱢᱚᱛ ᱮᱢᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱥᱚᱡᱚ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱨᱭᱟ ᱥᱚᱡᱚ ᱦᱟᱛᱟᱭ ᱥᱮᱞᱮᱫ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱟᱱᱩᱯᱟᱛ ᱠᱚ ᱯᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱮ ᱵᱷᱮᱡᱮᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱟᱸᱪᱟ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱚᱰᱚᱠ ᱛᱟᱭᱟ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱤᱝᱜᱩ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱡᱮᱞᱮᱢᱟᱜ ᱠᱨᱤᱥᱴᱟᱞᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱚᱛ ᱨᱮ ᱪᱩᱵᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱵᱷᱮᱡᱮᱞ ᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱚᱰᱚᱜ ᱮᱢᱟᱭ, ᱚᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱠᱚ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸᱭ ᱛᱮ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱵᱤ ᱯᱷᱚᱨᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱧᱩᱸ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱮᱢᱚᱜ ᱞᱟᱜᱤᱫ, ᱵᱟᱦᱟ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱞᱟᱜᱤᱫ ᱟᱨᱵᱟᱝ ᱥᱟᱡᱟᱣ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱵᱷᱮᱡᱮᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱞᱤᱯᱠᱟᱥᱴᱤᱝ ᱛᱚᱨᱮᱠᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱯᱩᱸᱰ ᱥᱮᱨᱟᱢᱤᱠ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾
ᱢᱟᱱᱟᱱ
A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ
B Fora ᱵᱷᱮᱡᱮᱞ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱩᱱᱫᱚᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ B Fora ᱵᱷᱮᱡᱮᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
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ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱠᱤᱴ
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱨᱮᱰᱤᱴ, ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱫᱚᱥᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱵᱤᱵᱚᱨᱚᱬ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
- ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ
- The idea is to redesign the classic greek amphora into a modern piece that perfectly fits our home interiors. A b side has been offered to an amphora to become a B fora. The curvy curves that characterize the vase and the two straight handles have been carefully designed to keep the vase in perfect balance once extracted from the mold. With the waterproof coating on his internal side, the vase can contain liquids inside.
- ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ
- B fora
Material: Whiteware ceramic
External finish (depends on the edition):
Skin: acrylic coloring
My friend: transparent matte finishing
Special: depending on the artist choice
Internal finish: dipped it in the crystalline glossy and waterproof coating
Size: 165 x 120 x h.350 mm
Weight: 1200gr.
Packaging
Dimensions: 210 x 400 x h.150 mm
Material: white recycled cardboard with white shaped foam layer - ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ
- vase, ceramic, interior, greekstyle, homedecor, amphora
- ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ
- The B fora is born in the atelier of the Italian master ceramist Michele Puzzo. After realizing the render images and technical draws of the B fora, the vase has been craved on a plaster cylinder using the traditional pottery lathe and sculpting the femminile curves with an accurate handwork.
The production of the vases has been made with the slipcasting technique.
The shape of the vase has been carved inside the packaging into a layer of foam that prevents the vase from being knocked during the shippings. - ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱧ
- Finding the right balance between the aesthetic of the vase and its possible realization on a production that uses the slipcasting technique.
In particular, the challenge came out during the drying phase, after the vase was taken off from the mold. The narrowest parts of the vase have been designed several times to reach the right balance and avoid the collapse of the vase due to the weight. - ᱜᱚᱵᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟ
- History: the vases have always been connected to the femininity because of their qualities of receiving and containing liquids. The pregnant woman who carries the baby in her lap protecting, feeding, and giving him/her everything needed can be a clear example of it.
Subconscious: in psychology also, the vase has always been associated with women. According to Freud, the vase symbolizes the woman and the relations with the opposite sex.
Alchemy: finally, in Medieval literature we find the Holy Grail, the vase which contains the elixir of life, an image that immediately suggests the woman gift of life. - ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ
- B fora is born from the desire to combine the beauty and harmony of Greek conception of body perfection with our contemporary graceful female body silhouette.
Combining the Greek and the modern canons of beauty, a new side has been revealed: the B side. This new amphora is not just a piece of furniture, but a way to talk about the modern beauty as the ancients Greeks did. - ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ
- The project idea came in March 2019 after a personal study on ancient greek art. We started working on the shapes for more than 3 months, trying to combine the idea of the beauty perfection of ancient greeks with our contemporary conception. The prototyping phase started in June and took 3 months to reach the right shapes. From September till December we realized the production of the 70 vases, the packaging, and the gadgets connected to the product. Everything took place in Milan, Italy.
- ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ
- B fora is a vase that can be used for serving beverage during your meals, for contains flowers and for interiors decor. In the documentation that can be found inside the packaging, there is a sticky hand toy, to spank the vase when it deserves it.
- ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱠᱚ
- Designer: Nicolau dos Santos
Art director: Stephanie Blanchard - ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱥᱟᱹᱦᱟ
- Image #1 : Photographer Tiago Marques, B fora, 2020.
Image #2 : Photographer Tiago Marques, B fora, 2020.
Image #3 : Photographer Tiago Marques, B fora, 2020.
Image #4 : Photographer Tiago Marques, B fora, 2020.
Image #5 : Photographer Tiago Marques, B fora, 2020.
Video credits: Tania de Pascalis, B fora skin edition catalog, 2020.
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