Katalog 2023 Web - Flipbook - Side 27
MO MEN TO // This wo o d e n ch air is m ad e u p o f ge o m et r i c sh a p es t h a t
ch al l e nge the tra d ition al w ay o f b u ild in g a d in in g ch a i r. T h e ba c kr est
i s n’t atta c hed to the se at. In s te ad it m e e ts th e arm r est s i n a p r ec i se
and s t rong joint.
The cha ir wa s d esigned b y th e Po r tu gu e s e ar ch ite ct M a r i a n a A m a do
Tranco so, a nd her b a c kgro u n d in th e fie ld o f ar ch ite c t u r e sh i n es t hroug h .
“ Mom ento ( the Portugu e s e wo r d fo r m o m e n t) w as desi g n ed t o be
i n di al o gue with the s pace ar o u n d it. T h e ch air’s s h a r p l i n es r el a t e
to e l e ments suc h a s w alls , d o o r s an d ce ilin gs . T h e sl i g h t l y r ou n ded
backrest emb ra c es the u s e r, w h ile th e ch air ’s ge o m et r i c a n d sc u l ptural appea ra nc e enha n ce s th e id e n tity o f its s u rro u n di n g s,” Tr a n c os o t e l l s.
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