Para Openbare Tuinstoel Buite by Mian Wei is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award in Silwer in Meubelontwerp Competition Category.
SilwerMeubels· 2020
Para Openbare Tuinstoel Buite
by Mian Wei
Client: Mian Wei
A' Design Award in Silwer Winner in Meubels Category
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About Para Openbare Tuinstoel Buite
Para is 'n stel openbare buitestoele wat ontwerp is om ingehoue buigsaamheid in buite-instellings te bied. 'N Stel stoele wat 'n unieke simmetriese vorm het en heeltemal afwyk van die inherente visuele balans van konvensionele stoelontwerp Hierdie stel buitestoele is geïnspireer deur 'n eenvoudige wipvorm en is gewaagd, modern en verwelkom interaksie. Beide met 'n swaar geweegde bodem, ondersteun Para A 360 rotasies rondom sy basis, en Para B ondersteun tweerigting-draai.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award in Silwer
Para Openbare Tuinstoel Buite is 'n wenner van die A' Design Award in Silwer, 'n buitengewoon prestigieuse erkenning wat toegeken word aan topklas-, pragtige en indrukwekkende ontwerpe. Wenners in Silwer is geweldig briljante en uiters kreatiewe werke wat die uitstaande kundigheid, talent en skerpsinnigheid van hul ontwerpers illustreer. Daar word verwag dat Para Openbare Tuinstoel Buite 'n wonderlike vertoonstuk is wat merkwaardig professioneel en diepgaande innoverend is. Hierdie ontwerp wat die A' Design Award in Silwer gewen het, is 'n hoogs noemenswaardige, bewonderde uitvinding wat die grense van kuns, wetenskap, ontwerp en tegnologie bevoordeel en uitbrei. Para Openbare Tuinstoel Buite is 'n wyd beny skepping wat begeertes oproep, positiewe gevoelens bring en verbasing en verwondering wek.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Para is a set of public outdoor chairs with extremely low center of gravity. Most public outdoor furniture is either fixed or heavily weighted and doesn't have any adjustability. With its unique weight distribution, Para is designed to provide restrained mobility in flexible outdoor settings. The heavier bottom makes it easier to rotate and flip to user preferable positions.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 620 mm x 1200 mm x 820 mm
- Tags
- Chair, Outdoor, Public, Furniture, Park, Garden, Transparent
- Production Technology
- Bent polycarbonate sheets supported by steel and polyethylene legs. Filled with heavy fillings to increase weight.
- Design Challenge
- The challenge was to create a set of outdoor park chairs that is modern and bold, and would have a degree of controlled flexibility for adjustable sitting and viewing direction.
- Research
- Research went into finding the optimal shape and balance for ergonomics and its unique symmetrical structure.
- Inspiration
- The designer wanted to create a set of chairs with a unique visual symmetry that totally deviates from the inherent traditional form of conventional chair design by shifting the center of focus, and bring fun interaction and freedom into mundane public outdoor seating. Inspired by simple seesaw shape, and the structure of a roly-poly, this set of outdoor chairs is bold, modern and welcomes interaction. The detail form and curvature were inspired by pollen and flying seeds
- Project Duration
- Spring 2020 release, USA, project period Jan - Feb 2020
- Operation Flow
- Both with a heavy weighted bottom, Para A supports 360 rotation around its base, and Para B supports bidirectional flipping. Para brings bold playfulness to public settings. With Para A, the rotation makes flexible communal organization and communication effortless with heavy public furniture. With Para B, a line of public chairs can be rearranged to either direction easily. With PARA outdoor chairs you can choose and change your sitting direction freely, and get a new view of the park everyday.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Mian Wei, 2020.
- Image Credits
- Mian Wei
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