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Clover Высокае сядзенне by Shuangyong Jin and Yunfei Zhao

Clover Высокае сядзенне by Shuangyong Jin and Yunfei Zhao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Срэбная прэмія A' Design Award in Дызайн мэблі Competition Category.


СрэбраМэбля· 2022

Clover Высокае сядзенне

by Shuangyong Jin and Yunfei Zhao

Client: Donxi

Срэбная прэмія A' Design Award Winner in Мэбля Category

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The Design

About Clover Высокае сядзенне

Clover — гэта высокі табурэт, зроблены з масіву дрэва. Форма натхнёная раманскай аркай, а верхняя паверхня мае форму чатырохлістай канюшыны. Кожны ліст зроблены з невялікіх кавалачкаў дрэва, што засталіся на фабрыцы, злучаных у мазаічны ўзор, які паказвае натуральную структуру валокнаў. Выгнутыя ножкі спачатку выразаюцца станком з камп'ютарным кіраваннем, а затым удасканальваюцца ручной паліроўкай. Спецыяльнае шыпавое злучэнне ў цэнтры трымае чатыры лісты разам і забяспечвае ўстойлівасць канструкцыі. Выкарыстоўваецца ясень або чорны арэх, з кольцам-падножкай з нержавеючай сталі ў аснове.

The Recognition

About the Срэбная прэмія A' Design Award

Clover Высокае сядзенне — пераможца Срэбнай прэміі A' Design Award, надзвычай прэстыжнага прызнання, якое прысуджаецца дызайнам вышэйшага класа, цудоўным і ўражальным. Срэбныя пераможцы — гэта надзвычай бліскучыя і вельмі творчыя працы, якія ілюструюць выдатную кампетэнтнасць, талент і праніклівасць сваіх дызайнераў. Чакаецца, што Clover Высокае сядзенне — гэта цудоўная, паказальная праца, надзвычай прафесійная і глыбока інавацыйная. Гэты дызайн, што атрымаў Срэбную прэмію A' Design Award, — вельмі значнае, вартае захаплення вынаходніцтва, якое прыносіць карысць і пашырае межы мастацтва, навукі, дызайну і тэхналогій. Clover Высокае сядзенне — гэта твор, якому шмат хто зайздросціць, што абуджае жаданні, дорыць пазітыўныя пачуцці і запальвае здзіўленне і захапленне.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Each "leaf" is made by pieces of scrap solid wood in mosaic pattern. The curvy stool legs are carved by digital control machine in the first step and then fine-tuned by hand polishing. The entire stool is connected by a unique mortise and tenon joint in the center to ensure a stable structure and break the traditional orthodox image of the woodwork at the same time. This piece of creature integrates modernity and heritage in terms of both design and crafts.
Dimensions & Packaging
Width 445 * Depth 445 * Height 700
Tags
Stool, Clover, Wood, Roman arch, Mortise and tenon joint, Donxi
Production Technology
Using Chinese Sun Mao (mortise and tenon joint) technique to connect the four 'leaves' is highly stable. The curvy stool legs are carved by CNC digital control machine in the first step and then fine-tuned by hand polishing. The materials are nature ash or black walnut, with a ring of stainless steel at the bottom for footrest.
Design Challenge
The mortise and tenon joint in the center is specially designed and made for this product to provide its delicacy and stability. The bottom side is a three-dimensional surface, which requires careful hand polishing to ensure the proper contour. Each stool will be processed by eight times of polishing in different degree. It is also a sustainable product design as it has used leftover small wood logs in the factory.
Research
How to use pure wood to make a three-dimensional irregular shape, is one of the main issues for our designers and craftsmen. Considering the cost, without using one piece of large wood, we combine several small square pieces into a bunch and then carve the shape. In fact, most of these small pieces are the leftover materials for disposal in the factory, so we have achieved industrial waste reuse. In this way, it also enables a mosaic pattern on the surface, which discloses the beauty of natural wood.
Inspiration
The form is inspired by the classic Romanesque arch in the Western ancient architecture, showing the graceful contour and beautiful proportion. The surface is in the shape of the four-leaf clover, which symbolizes good omens for faith, hope, love and luck. Applying the adorable four-leaf clover shape and the classic Roman arch form on furniture, we hope to bring happiness and eternity to users.
Project Duration
The furniture was designed in March 2020 in Shanghai. The first sample was made in May 2020 and then continued to refine. It was final completed in Jan 2021.
Operation Flow
The petal-like surface makes it easy for people to sit on, in various direction, freely and flexibly. It is exquisite in shape but stable in structure with the mortise and tenon joint inside.
Patents
Patent No.: ZL 2020 3 0209821.2
Team Members
Shuangyong Jin
Yunfei Zhao
Image Credits
Image Credits: Donxi

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