Kala تہ دار بانسئی چوکی by Chung-Sheng Chen, Chung-Yen Wang and Yi-Lin Wu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2017 A' Design Award نقرئی انعام in فرنیچر ڈیزائن Competition Category.
نقرہفرنیچر· 2017
Kala تہ دار بانسئی چوکی
by Chung-Sheng Chen, Chung-Yen Wang and Yi-Lin Wu
Client: Tainan University of Technology/ Product Design Department
A' Design Award نقرئی انعام Winner in فرنیچر Category
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The Design
About Kala تہ دار بانسئی چوکی
کالا، یک چوکی اِنت کہ تہ دار بانس چے جوڑ بوتگ بیت و آئی مرکزی محورا میں یک اِنو بازگئی دستگاہ ہست۔ تیلی کاغذئی چترئی ساختارا سرا الہام گریتگ، تہ دار بانسئی پٹیاں گرمی گوں بھنیں بوتگ و لکڑئی قالبا میں کلیمپ کن بوتگ تاکہ شکل ئے بند بیت، آئی سادگی و مشرقی زیبایی پیش دارنت۔ جالب چیز ایش کہ تہ دار بانسی ساختارئی لچک و مرکزی محورئی اِنو بازگ دستگاہئی ڈیزائن ئی سبب سرا، کد کسے کالا چوکی ئا سر نشگ بیت، یک تعامل دیت، آیش سبکیں و نرمیں ہورا ریت، و کد کسے کالا چوکی سرا جاہ بیت، آیش واپس جاگہ ئا سر ورگردیت۔
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award نقرئی انعام
Kala تہ دار بانسئی چوکی A' Design Award نقرئی انعام ءِ ورگ آ انت، غیر معمولی حد ءَ معزز اعتراف کہ اعلیٰ ترین درجہ ءِ، شاندار ءُ متاثر کنوکیں ڈیزائناں دیگ بیت۔ نقرہ ءِ ورگ آ باز روشن ءُ انتہائی تخلیقی کار انت، کہ وتی ڈیزائنراں ءِ شاندار مہارت، صلاحیت ءُ ذہانت ءَ ظاہر کننت۔ Kala تہ دار بانسئی چوکی چہ امید کنگ بیت کہ آ یک شاندار نمائشی کار بیت، قابل ذکر حد ءَ پیشہ ورانہ ءُ گہرے جدت ءِ۔ ای ڈیزائن کہ A' Design Award نقرئی انعام ءَ برتگ، یک انتہائی قابل ذکر، ساراہگ بوتگیں ایجاد انت کہ فائدہ دنت ءُ فن، سائنس، ڈیزائن ءُ ٹیکنالوجی ءِ حداں ودی کنت۔ Kala تہ دار بانسئی چوکی یک ہمے تخلیق انت کہ آیانی سرا باز مردم حسد کننت، کہ خواہشاں جاگینیت، مثبت جذبہ آرنت ءُ حیرت ءُ تعجب ءِ چنگاری ءَ بالنت۔
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Kala, the name taking from the sound when sitting on a bamboo furniture, especially sitting on this unique stool made in laminated bamboo with a retractable mechanism in the central axis. Kala stool taking oil-paper umbrella as its inspiration, laminated bamboo strip was heat baked in the wood mold with clamp fixture and bended into shape later assembled with bamboo nails, showing its simplicity and oriental charming. Due to the elasticity of bamboo material and the retractable mechanism in the central axis, one’s will find interesting interaction when sitting on Kala stool, it will descend lightly and smoothly, and when one’s stood up Kala will ascend back to its position.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Diameter 480mm(Top) * Diameter 580mm * Height 600mm
- Tags
- Laminated, Bamboo, Stool, Heat Baked Bending, Furniture, Oil-Paper, Umbrella, Craft.
- Production Technology
- Echoing to the oil-paper umbrella structure, laminated bamboo as the overall material used. Wood mold used for each bent parts, after the mold been heat baked for 1~2 minutes, bamboo strip was placed into the mold with clamp pressure for another 5 minutes, repeated for 4 – 5 times until its formed into structural shape, later then assembled the bended strip with bamboo nails. The contraction central axis made by cypress wood for its rigidity.
- Design Challenge
- The most challenging in this designed is the precision and calculation of the strength of the laminated bamboo, taking too many laminated bamboo strip definitely will provide sufficient weight sustain, but will waived out its simplicity and beauty, the problem vice versa. Bending the laminated bamboo is another challenging issued, it needs accuracy to shape it. Finally is transferring the sliding structure of the oil-paper umbrella to the retractable mechanism in order to achieve sitting interaction.
- Research
- The study of "Kala" was inspired by oil-paper umbrellas, an iconic item for Hakka ethnic group in Taiwan. Echoing to the oil-paper umbrella structure, the design team used the laminated bamboo for the whole structure, which is firm, durable and elastic. It reaches some level of yield and remains the spirits of traditional crafts by making molds through tenacity of the bamboo and oriental traditional bamboo crafts. Bamboo consider as environment friendly material, helping to slow down the deforestation. The team will continually to study and develop the probability of the use of bamboo material to create more interactional and interesting design.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by Hakka one of the largest ethnic groups in Taiwan, its culture item oil-paper umbrella, is incredible works of art, painted with elaborate designs, and symbol of good luck. The structure and material of the umbrella is fascinating, traditionally bamboo stick is the main structure frame.
- Project Duration
- The project commenced the sketching stage in 2016 September in Tainan. Early prototypes were completed in Tainan before the final design was completed in Nantou in 2017 April. Making its first debut in Taiwan Young Design Exhibition 2017 May in Taipei World Trade Center.
- Operation Flow
- The elasticity of the lminated bamboo and the retractable mechanism in the central axis, one’s will find interesting interaction when sitting on "Kala" stool, it will descend lightly and smoothly, and when one’s stood up "Kala" will ascend back to its position.
- Patents
- Patent Pending.
- Team Members
- Instructor:ChungSheng Chen
Designer:ChungYen Wang
Designer:YiLin Wu
Tainan University of Technology
Product Design Department - Image Credits
- ChungYen Wang
YiLin Wu
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