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
Árboles at Marta Gallery in Los Angeles.
Solid Chaise S de especialidad.
Solid Echelle de especialidad.
Tripo Light
Year: 2024, for Estudios Bolivia. Available exclusively at Matèria.
This version of Tripo is the lightest of all the models. It's more of a small table than a stool, made of poplar plywood and solid koto. The cylinder connects the entire structure, serves as a handle for easy carrying, and acts as a visual cue to discourage sitting on it.
With Júlia and Jaume pieces for Estudios Bolivia ❤️
This is Tripo Fat Black, its arch-nemesis and opposite
More Work
And here is a random and condensed selection of various other works completed in recent years:
Taco, 2022.
Mountain, 2016.
Bendita Mesa, 2015.
L Table, 2021.
Pepa, 2021.
Silla Arco, 2022.
Frontón, 2017.
Ari, 2021.
Shelving System IV Groc, 2022.
Mana Mana Lima, 2022.
Estantería Atico, 2019.
Ari's, 2017.
Inca, 2021.
HTH, 2020.
Superligera, 2022.
Mesa Gala, 2019.
Marta, 2020.
Peana Ricard, 2021.
Narrow shop, 2020.
Armario Alba, 2018.
Muri, 2015.
Carabí, 2022.
Mesas de Choque, 2021.
Save tables, 2018.
Window Panels, 2018.
Coeurs, 2020.
Red & Green, 2022.
Bluejey, 2015.
Colgador Bolas, 2023.
Pre 8, 2018.
Atico Kitchen, 2019.
Telmo, 2018.
Ping Pong Ping, 2018.
Rosca (Light attempt), 2016.
Ibon Kitchen, 2018.
Shelving System III, 2021.
Mesa Forat, 2018.
Yellow, 2017.
Leon, 2022.
Six Pack, 2024.
Bonay Hello, 2015.
Firma Black, 2017.
Trineu FCB, 2018.
Gordito, 2021.
Shelving System IV, 2022.
Pis O, 2017.
Sofa Port, 2018.
Aloha Freewall workshop, 2022.
Valsells, 2022.
El Hombre de Sal, 2019.
Mesón, 2014.
Biografia Antoni Arola, 2015.
Boisbuchet workshop, 2023.
Sabadell, 2019.
Otrolibro I de Otrascosas de Villar-Rosàs (2009-2012).
Ikea Vitra Vitra Ikea, 2021.
Mesa DAC, 2022.
Mesarraca, 2019.
Blau, 2022.
Mesa Camión, 2025.
Jabalí, 2016.
AOO bag, 2015.
Lucas, 2018.
Mesa Port, 2018.
Botijo Baldosa, 2024.
Mari, 2022.
Mel Gibson, 2015.
Shelving System I, 2019.
Mesa Elefante, 2018.
Bar en una botella, 2023.
Shelving System II, 2021.
Red Balls, 2021.
Brown, 2021.
My Body Office, 2021.
Mesas Atico, 2019.
Green Kitchen, 2019.
Grada Groga, 2022.
Martín, 2020.
Cama Martín, 2020.
Mesas Baraja, 2022.
Pieza 1 HP, 2005.