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Bucket Arch Tea Table by Yi Lu

Bucket Arch Tea Table by Yi Lu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award in Furniture Design Competition Category.


IronFurniture· 2024

Bucket Arch Tea Table

by Yi Lu

A' Design Award Winner in Furniture Category

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The Design

About Bucket Arch Tea Table

Bucket Arch is a tea table inspired by the arch of traditional Chinese wooden architecture. The design applies the shape of the arch together with circular and square forms, keeping ancient elements within a compact size that suits present-day use. The table is made of solid black walnut, a stable and calm colour that blends into interiors. The tabletop is finely ground with CNC machine tools and then polished by hand. Bucket Arch measures 1600 by 750 by 720 millimetres and is suited to study rooms and living rooms for dining or tea.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award

Bucket Arch Tea Table is an Iron A' Design Award winner, a prestigious recognition granted to good designs that meet the professional and industrial requirements expected from well-designed creations. Iron winners demonstrate great skill, high specialization, expert understanding, and creative capacity of their creators. Bucket Arch Tea Table is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished creation that is practical and innovative. This Iron A' Design Award-winning design integrates industry best practices and has competent technical characteristics linked with know-how and talent. Bucket Arch Tea Table is respected for its thoroughness and is designed to provide quality of life improvements that help make the world a better place.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
The uniqueness of arch of wooden architecture lies in the combination of ancient elements with their aesthetic quality and compact size, without affecting the functions used in today's world. The overall desktop is clean and tidy, providing a clean dining table space. The overall material is made of black walnut wood. Suitable for various leisure places, such as study rooms and living rooms. Enable users to achieve a better experience.
Dimensions & Packaging
1600mm*750mm*720mm
Tags
Table, dining table, tea table, Chinese style
Production Technology
The structural design of arch of wooden architecture can withstand various factors to ensure that it will maintain its shape and beauty in the next few years. The desktop is finely ground using CNC machine tools, providing perfect surface treatment and showcasing the natural beauty of wood. The arch of wooden architecture table is not only fully functional, but also a work of art. Hand polishing and polishing make the product more lively, combining modern technology and traditional craftsmanship, making it a true masterpiece that you will cherish in the coming years.
Design Challenge
Developing this product is a huge challenge as it involves the selection of material patterns and the structural fit of handmade parts. Implementing this concept requires collaboration among various manufacturers and stakeholders.
Research
This design takes Chinese furniture as a reference and arch of wooden architecture as the source of inspiration for modeling. The overall design elements apply the modeling language of arch of wooden architecture and the formal language of circle and square. In order to further deepen understanding, read multiple literature related to ergonomics and current technology, hoping to achieve better reflection in the human-machine experience of furniture.
Inspiration
The origin of this project is that hope to integrate the elements of ancient Chinese architecture into the design of the dining table, so that the elements of the arch of wooden architecture of the wooden building can be combined. In addition, the object should be seamlessly integrated with the aesthetics of your current
Project Duration
It will start in Shenyang in April 2023 and be completed in September 2023.
Operation Flow
It is very suitable for dining or leisure entertainment, whether it is eating or drinking tea, and can be applied according to the user's needs. The product material is mainly made of solid black walnut wood, with a stable and atmospheric color, which is easier to integrate into the space and add color to the space design.
Team Members
Lu Yi;Ruicheng Mao

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