william sawaya: vicka technogel seats

vicka, arm chair designed by william sawaya
image © sawaya & moroni

the new seating collection ‘vicka’ for sawaya&moroni uses technogel®

william sawaya discovered THE gel of the latest generation, developed and improved with new and durably high-performance finishes,
giving it a major new application as the distinctive trait in the shape and colour of chairs, sofas and poufs in two different sizes.

the main feature which makes technogel® superior to any other product in the market today is its 3D deformation properties and its shape memory.
when is pressed by the body technogel® moulds itself to each individual’s shape by deforming along all three axes: ‘up-down’,
‘right-left’ and ‘frontward-backward’. normal padding materials tend, on the other hand, to deform only in the ‘up-down’ direction,
causing a considerable accumulation of pressure in the direct contact zones.

in this case, the intentionally graphic and functional steel support structure tends to disappear as a basic structural sign,
so as to bring out the qualities of colour material extended to the entire surface of the seat and backrest,
which flow seamlessly as a continuous element, articulated by a decorative and structural custom pattern with an archetypal,
ancestral flavour.

with this series of furnishings, the designer has created a variety of approaches and figures with the common denominator of an ideal tension
focused on the potential of a continuous surface when it serves as a structural element, providing plastic volume, expressiveness and material substance,
and is capable of generating forms. in this case, diversified furnishings for everyday living.

vicka, arm chair designed by william sawaya
image © sawaya & moroni

comparative laboratory tests demonstrate that technogel® cushions gives, after one hour, a pressure reduction of around 20% in average
and of around 60% in peaks, with benefits to blood circulation.

it does not harden or age and keeps its elastic-mechanical properties over a considerable time.
laboratory tests have demonstrated that it is able to withstand more than 300.000 pressure cycles without deformation,
against the 6000 of normal gels.

vicka, arm chair designed by william sawaya
image © sawaya & moroni