Professor Josep Ferrando winner of the Delta Opinion Award ADI-FAD 2016 for the Biennale chair

Professor Josep Ferrando has won the Delta Award ADI-FAD 2016 in the Opinion category for the Biennale chair. The object wasdesigned by Ferrando and produced by Figueras International Seating, which recognizes the best produced or marketed international designs over the last two years in Spain.

Biennale is a modular and flexible seat made only with sustainable timber and manufactured industrially from traditional processes. From the concept it was intended to project a pattern away from classical geometry, devoid of seams and joints in other materials.

Biennale chair, designed by architect Josep Ferrando and produced by Figueras International Seating

 

A year ago, the architect Josep Ferrando and Figueras International Seating initiated a collaborative project to create a chair for collective spaces and, in particular, religious spaces. The Biennale chair emerged from this research that explored the act of sitting in a circle in ritual ceremonies. The idea was presented within the exhibition the Catalan architect led to the XIV Biennale Architettura di Venezia, called "In Progress Matter and Light".

The Delta Prizes are awarded biennially in recognition of the work of industrial designers and production companies, and aim to celebrate excellence in the design and highlight its importance as a privileged tool for generating wealth in an industrial economy. Since 2011, the Delta Prizes and ADI Medals are held under the FADfest, an event that emphasizes the power and wealth of Barcelona in the field of design.