Kamanar
Year: 2018, for Foundawtion.
Foundawtion is a non-profit organization that carries out vernacular projects to address architectural needs in economically disadvantaged areas. CEM Kamanar, led by the Daw Office architecture studio, is the first project of this foundation: a school for more than 500 high school students in Thionck Essyl, a village in the Casamance area, south of Senegal.
This manual is a project in collaboration with Bendita Gloria for the foundation. More than the result of the work done, these pages contain everything that was necessary for the manufacture of the furniture collection designed for the CEM Kamanar school.
A collection that has sought the most optimal relationship between efficiency and comfort, prioritizing making things as easy as possible for each stage of the process: from design, material selection, construction, and/or maintenance.
Chaise S and L prototypes
The school in operation in 2020.
Throughout the design and manufacturing period of all the furniture, workshops and related projects were carried out to raise funds and promote the project.
A good example is L'Art de Construir, a workshop organized by Ester Rovira and in collaboration with Claudia Valsells. During a week and with a group of more than 20 children, more than 30 chairs from the collection were manufactured and painted.
Installation during the Dakar Art Bienal 2022
Chaise S painted by Antonio Ballester Moreno
Chaise S painted by Leticia Feduchi
Chaise S painted by Guim Tió
Chaise S painted by Klas Ernflo
Chaise S painted by Claudia Valsells
Chaise S painted by Xavier Mariscal
Chaise S painted by Marria Pratts
3MO
Year: 2014 Produced by AOO from 2014 to 2020. Since then, available on demand
Delta version made of wengue
Natural, grey and white basic versions
New York setting
Chicago setting
Los Angeles setting
Normales was a previous collection of basic pieces that inspired the final version of the 3MO
Normales collection had a cable-roll
Pepitu
Year: 2015 Produced by AOO from 2015 to 2020.
Pepitu is a redesign of the common folding beach lounger.
First prototype, reproducing the original
To improve comfort, the inclination between the backrest and the seat was changed, achieving sufficient stability thanks to the curvature in the front legs.
Pepitu has different versions and models over the years.
Pepe was an XL version
Pepi was the chair version
Pepitu Surt was a first outside version made of iroko
Where is Pepitu? Find it and send me an email with a red circle where the Pepitu is