Nataliya Naymark ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Nakovalnya ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2026 A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
ᱞᱚᱦᱟᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ· 2026
Nakovalnya ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ
Nataliya Naymark ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ
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Nakovalnya ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ
ᱱᱟᱠᱚᱣᱟᱞᱱᱭᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱤᱢᱯᱮᱨᱤᱭᱟᱞ ᱨᱩᱥ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱢᱟᱨ ᱥᱟᱞ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱨᱠᱷᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱤᱣᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱟᱱᱚᱛ ᱮᱢᱟᱭᱟ᱾ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱦᱟᱲᱟᱢ ᱦᱚᱲᱟᱢ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱢᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱩᱭᱦᱟᱹᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱮᱦᱟᱢ (ᱮᱱᱣᱤᱞ) ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱦᱟᱢᱟᱞ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱛ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱤᱸᱜᱩ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱤᱛᱚᱜᱟᱜ ᱡᱩᱜᱽ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱛ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱢᱩᱨᱛᱤ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ ᱠᱟᱫᱟᱭ᱾ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱰᱷᱮᱨ ᱮᱛᱚᱦᱚᱵ, ᱴᱷᱤᱠ ᱛᱮᱫ ᱢᱤᱞ ᱠᱟᱱ ᱦᱩᱰᱩᱨ (ᱠᱚᱱᱠᱮᱵᱷ) ᱫᱩᱲᱩᱵ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱨᱩᱴᱟᱞᱤᱥᱴ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ, ᱱᱟᱠᱚᱣᱟᱞᱱᱭᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱫᱩᱲᱩᱵ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱮᱴ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱵᱟᱨᱭᱟ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱮ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱭᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱮᱛᱚᱦᱚᱵ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱟᱥᱚᱞ ᱩᱫᱩᱜᱟ, ᱢᱤᱫ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱩᱪᱟᱹᱛ ᱡᱟᱹᱛᱤᱭᱟᱨᱤ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱩᱱᱟᱹᱨ ᱛᱮ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞᱮᱱᱟ᱾
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Nakovalnya ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Nakovalnya ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
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ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱨᱮᱰᱤᱴ, ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱫᱚᱥᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱵᱤᱵᱚᱨᱚᱬ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
- ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ
- The Nakovalnya Chair explores ancestral heritage and the primordial act of creation. Inspired by the designer's great-great-grandfather, a blacksmith in Imperial Russia, the project embodies the grit and transformative power of the forge. The motive was to translate the "Anvil" - a site of intense labor and fire - into a domestic center piece. It serves as a tribute to the humble beginnings where raw materials are struck into beauty, positioning the chair as the essence of the home.
- ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ
- 700*640*680
- ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ
- Anvil Chair, Nakovalnya Design, Blacksmith Heritage, Russian Brutalism, Sculptural Seating, Solid Wood Furniture, Valet Chair, Ancestral Storytelling, Imperial Russia, Modernist Craft, Monumental Furniture, Functional Art, CNC Woodworking, Hand-finished Timber, Heritage Design.
- ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ
- The chair is realized through high-precision solid wood joinery, using oversized ash or oak to achieve its brutal mass. The primary structural challenge involved the deep concave seat, achieved through multi-axis cnc milling and hand-finishing to highlight the grain. The assembly uses mortise-and-tenon joints, reinforced to support the cantilevered backrest and hanging rail. The finish is a matte, low-voc oil that preserves the raw, tactile nature of the timber.
- ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱧ
- The hardest part was balancing brutalism with human ergonomics. To honor the anvil, the chair needed to feel heavy and immovable while remaining a comfortable seat. Overcoming the internal factor of personal history, ensuring the tribute was respectful yet modern, required multiple iterations of the silhouette. Structural limits of wood when mimicking the weight of iron posed engineering challenges. Achieving the deep seat curve without compromising the grain was the main technical hurdle.
- ᱜᱚᱵᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟ
- This project is a work of Applied Conceptual Research aimed at bridging ancestral history with modern furniture typology. The objective was to distill the "spirit of the forge" into a functional domestic object. The methodology involved a deep dive into 19th-century blacksmithing tools and Russian peasant heritage, translating heavy iron geometries into wood. Data collection consisted of studying anvil proportions and ergonomic testing of concave surfaces. Through experiments with 1:1 scale prototypes, the research successfully balanced "brutalist" aesthetics with seating comfort. The insight gained is that furniture can act as a vessel for historical memory, impacting design by moving away from clinical minimalism toward soulful, narrative-driven objects that resonate with a society seeking deeper connections to their past.
- ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ
- Nakovalnya is a sculptural seating element prioritizing a brutalist aesthetic. Characterized by thick-set wooden members and a dramatic concave seat, the design mimics the grounded geometry of traditional iron-working tools. Its unique strength lies in its dual functionality: it serves as a robust seating vessel and a sculptural valet for garments. Unlike standard furniture, Nakovalnya acts as a physical manifesto of historical labor, bridging the gap between utilitarian craft and art.
- ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ
- autumn 2025
- ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ
- The chair functions as a heavy-duty sanctuary for both the body and belongings. Its deep, scooped seat provides a grounded sitting experience, while the high, sturdy backrest is designed to double as a valet for hanging heavy coats or everyday clothes. Interaction is simple and tactile: the oversized wooden frame encourages the user to feel the history of the forge. It performs better than standard seating by offering a dual-purpose "sculptural anchor" that organizes the space around it.
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