Cold-formed steel, seat in quilted wool
Model 06 — Steel armchair

Gomada Armchair

Three planes of cold-folded sheet: backrest, seat and arm come from the same piece. The support is raw wool woven into quilted sections.

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Dimensions
H 100 × W 80 cm · depth 80 cm
Material
Cold-formed steel sheet
Seat
Quilted raw wool, no industrial stitching
Finishes
Pigmented · Aged · Polished metal

One sheet, three folds

Origin

The armchair is made from a single gesture: folding.

No visible screw: the backrest, the seat and the arm are planes of the same sheet, turned cold until they find their resting angle. What holds the piece up is its own geometry — the sketchbook drawing already carries the 400 and 300 mm dimensions beside the colour study.

Each face takes a different treatment. On one side polished metal keeps the trace of the abrasive; on another, heat pulls the steel towards blue; on a third turn, oxidation opens patches of rust. It is the same piece changing skin as you walk around it.

The seat is quilted raw wool, laid over the steel with no upholstery — the soft resting on the hard, with neither one disguised. That is where the name comes from.

Sketchbook page with the colour study of the armchair, dated 09/08/2026 09 / 08 / 26
Workshop sketchbook — colour study with the dimensions noted

Four stages

Process
01

Sketchbook

Sketch, dimensions and decisions — the piece drawn before it exists.

02

Sheet

Cutting and shaping the steel by hand, seam by seam.

03

Oxidation

The reaction of the metal guided to the right tone — the signature of the piece.

04

Varnish

The surface sealed at its exact moment, to last.

In the field

Original images and studies, no retouching
The armchair in the field at sunset, seen from behind
Close-up of where backrest, seat and arm meet
Close-up of the quilted raw wool over the steel sheet
Technical sketches of the armchair — perspective and profile

The same piece in different finishes: polished in the open field, oxidised at dusk. The steel answers the light of each hour.

Full turn

360°
Gomada Armchair turning 360°, showing the finish on each face

Full turn: each face of the sheet takes a different finish — pigmented, aged and polished metal.

Each sheet takes a different treatment on each face. Turning the piece, the same object changes colour, shine and visual weight — and that is why the choice of finish changes the result so much.

Dimensions & prices

Spec sheet
Pencil drawing of the Gomada Armchair with its dimensions: 100 cm high and 80 cm wide in each direction
FinishPrice
PigmentedR$ 11.290,00
OxidisedR$ 11.790,00
Polished metalR$ 12.620,00
Ask us about custom finishes Prices in Brazilian reais · ask about payment methods We ship worldwide — freight quoted by destination
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Manifesto
“Listen and understand, so you can create.”
Victor R. R. Mendes — maker at Galpón

The workshop works with its doors open. Every order starts with a conversation — the piece is drawn for your space, your use, your time.

Victor R. R. Mendes walking through the field beside a Galpón piece

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