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The Corner Collection 3-Sitter Bank by Liang Chi Guo

The Corner Collection 3-Sitter Bank by Liang Chi Guo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award in Yster in Meubelontwerp Competition Category.


YsterMeubels· 2024

The Corner Collection 3-Sitter Bank

by Liang Chi Guo

Client: Tomood Studio

A' Design Award in Yster Winner in Meubels Category

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The Design

About The Corner Collection 3-Sitter Bank

Die ontwerpkonsep is geneem van die vroeë plaaslike Taiwan hout- en rotangstoele, en word geïntegreer in die moderne huisstyl deur die herinterpretasie van verskillende materiaalontwerpe. In hierdie hoekversameling kan jy die verfyndheid van die hout voel, die netvormige oppervlakontwerp met eenvoud. Die 3-sitter bank is heeltemal met die hand gemaak van natuurlike hout. Van hout maar liggewig, wat 'n gesofistikeerde artistieke bank skep met helder houtkleur, en vier afgeronde hoeke om elegansie te lewer.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Yster

The Corner Collection 3-Sitter Bank is 'n wenner van die A' Design Award in Yster, 'n prestigieuse erkenning wat toegeken word aan goeie ontwerpe wat voldoen aan die professionele en industriële vereistes wat van goed ontwerpte skeppings verwag word. Wenners in Yster toon groot vaardigheid, hoë spesialisasie, kundige begrip en die kreatiewe vermoë van hul skeppers. Daar word verwag dat The Corner Collection 3-Sitter Bank 'n hoog aangeskrewe, bewonderde en gekoesterde skepping is wat prakties en innoverend is. Hierdie ontwerp wat die A' Design Award in Yster gewen het, integreer die beste praktyke in die bedryf en het bekwame tegniese kenmerke gekoppel aan kundigheid en talent. The Corner Collection 3-Sitter Bank word gerespekteer vir sy deeglikheid en is ontwerp om verbeterings in lewensgehalte te bied wat help om die wêreld 'n beter plek te maak.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
It features four rounded legs, not only can it convey the fineness and the uniqueness of wood pattern, but also avoid collision against sharp edges on the general bench. And its light and airy design creates an even, harmonious appearance, forging a sophisticated piece of artistic stool with bright wooden colour, and four rounded corners to deliver elegance.
Dimensions & Packaging
Width 1245 mm x Depth 350 mm x Height 420 mm
Tags
Bench, furniture, wood rattan bench, tomood, Corner Bench
Production Technology
A mortise and tenon joinery was employed in overall structure for perfect interlocks without any metallic latches. With such structural design, the furniture further empowers its durability, even with varied types of wood properties.The seat surface is crafted with a ventilating piece of rattan, purely handcrafted with traditional Taiwanese rattan pressing techniques, constructing a resilient structural integrity to better meet the load requirements. Even with such high durability, features its lightweight for convenient transportation and delivery.
Design Challenge
The traditional wood joinery and rattan pressing technique is like any other traditional technique in every country, experts with this type of skill have been dramatically decreasing over the past decades. It is hoped that with the rise in popularity of the Corner Bench, this traditional but useful and cost-effective technique can be reflected from the modern furniture engineered with both conventional and cutting-edge practices.
Research
Taiwan has a forest coverage rate of 60%, but a wood self-sufficiency rate of only about 1%. In addition, most of the existing domestic wood is softwood from small-diameter trees and thinnings from forestry. The main core of Corner Bench is to explore how to increase the use of softwood through design, to achieve the goal of using both soft and hard woods, and to find the most suitable ratio to highlight the characteristics of domestic wood.
Inspiration
Inspired by traditional Taiwaness stool, with traditional elements of Taiwan heritage superimposed on the construction and appearance, such as an unparalleled and unprecedented wood joinery method without any metallic latches between any joints, as well as the distinctive mesh seat surface. The combination of lightweightness, simplicity of the construction and the precise craftsmanship delivers a heartwarming, sophisticated and contemporary piece of furniture.
Project Duration
The project started in Taiwan in March 2022. The first deliverable was completed in March 2022 and exhibited at the Taiwan 台灣工坊家具_木質生活展.
Operation Flow
As the components are already modularised, the entire bench can be in mass production with only 3-4 modular parts. Unlike furniture with synthetic materials, natural wood and rattan are 100% biodegradable, demonstrating its high sustainability and environmental friendliness.
Patents
Invention Patented. Patent No:112102722
Image Credits
[Image # 1: Photographer Liang-Chi Guo , Corner Bench, 2022]
[Image # 2: Photographer Liang-Chi Guo , Corner Bench, 2022]
[Image # 3: Photographer Liang-Chi Guo , Corner Bench, 2022]
[Image # 4: Photographer Liang-Chi Guo , Corner Bench, 2022]
[Image # 5: Photographer Liang-Chi Guo , Corner Bench, 2022]

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