SILVIO 2017
Stool
Wood 52x21x43cm
NO GLUE, NO SCREWS, NO TOOLS
Back in 2016, I attended a design event where I met the owner and curator of a famous design shop by MAM Rio, called 'Novo Desenho'. While we were talking about the shop and what he takes into account when picking up the pieces he sells there, he mentioned a logistics aspect, I haven't considered much when designing a product at that time. He mentioned how important it is to save space in the shop, and that he had to turn down nice pieces because they would otherwise take too much space either from the shop or from it's storage room. Shipping and handling is an additional issue large pieces carry.
The following year, I found a tool made by an American company, that makes possible to cut threads into wood using the router. The tool comes with interchangeable templates for different diameters of cylindrical pieces. I bought this tool and decided to use it for my next furniture piece.
The same year, I visited IKEA and came across the APTITLIG cutting board designed by Jon Karlsson. I was really intrigued by the aesthetic result of it's opposite angled edges (2 sides with 15˚ cut and 2 sides with -15˚ cut).
I joined the two ideas to create the Silvio stool. By choosing different wood types for the seat and the legs, I could create different combinations and make the stool's design more interesting. It arrives disassembled for the costumer and no tools are necessary to put it together, as the wooden legs have built-in threads.
The stool was a contender in the 2018 edition of the 'Novos talentos do design brasileiro' award.
