Rt Stool or Sidetable by Li Xiaokai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award in Furniture Design Competition Category.
IronFurniture· 2020
Rt Stool or Sidetable
by Li Xiaokai
Client: Object System
A' Design Award Winner in Furniture Category
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About Rt Stool or Sidetable
Rt is a backless seat that can also be used as a side table. The design is inspired by the Chinese tangram and is composed of three right-angle parts. Two L-shaped aluminum plates of identical size support one right-angle wooden block made of ash. The aluminum plates are 6 mm thick and are shaped by laser cutting and machine bending. All three components are screwed together, so users can assemble and disassemble Rt on their own. Rt measures 300 by 300 by 500 millimeters and appears different from each viewing angle.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award
Rt Stool or Sidetable 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. Rt Stool or Sidetable 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. Rt Stool or Sidetable is respected for its thoroughness and is designed to provide quality of life improvements that help make the world a better place.
Interviews
Design Interview
What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
The product design is inspired by Chinese tangram and is composed of 3 different right-angled parts mutually supporting each other.
What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
The style of the product I design is the structure of the product. I want to achieve the authenticity of the product.
What are your future plans for this award winning design?
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Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The product is composed of 3 right-angle parts, including 2 L-shaped, right-angle aluminum plates of identical size, and 1 wooden right-angle block. Seen from different angles, Rt will give viewers different optical illusions. The linear surface produced by the combination of two different materials, the aluminum plates and wooden block, endeavours to impart a minimalist and eternal sculptural feeling.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 300 (L) x 300(D) x 500 (H)
- Tags
- stool, combination, aluminium plate, sculpture, contemporary design, Minimalist
- Production Technology
- The product consists of two parts: an ash stool and a 6mm aluminum plate support obtained through laser cutting and machine bending.
- Design Challenge
- The main challenge of this product lies in the bending technology it involves, and the material resistance of its aluminum plates. We have studied the carrying capacity of the plates after bending through numerous repeated experiments, and fixed the parts firmly with custom screws.
- Research
- Proceeding from daily observation and thinking, through the industrial processing of metal and natural materials, we research and manufacture art furniture that may embody and express with interesting logic the essence of life.
- Inspiration
- The product design is inspired by Chinese tangram and is composed of 3 different right-angled parts mutually supporting each other. Product parts are simple, easy to process, convenient for installation and bulk transportation. The overall appearance of the product is simple and its structure is strong. Because of its inspirational origin, i.e. tangram, Rt may appear both flat and three-dimensional in form, all depending on the angle of the viewer.
- Project Duration
- The Rt concept design is totally new and was completed in October 2019 in Hangzhou, China. Its first prototype was completed in Hangzhou, in November 2019.
- Operation Flow
- Rt may be used as a stool as well as a side table. All of its components, 3 in total, are screwed together. Its simple structure allows users to assemble and disassemble it by themselves.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Li Xiaokai, 2019
- Image Credits
- Images Credits: Li Xiaokai, 2019
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