Swing Ao Stolica by Takusei Kajitani is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Srebrna nagrada A' Design Award in Dizajn Namještaja Competition Category.

SrebroNamještaj· 2022

Swing Ao Stolica

by Takusei Kajitani

Client: Consentable

Srebrna nagrada A' Design Award Winner in Namještaj Category

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The Design

About Swing Ao Stolica

Većina konvencionalnih stolica dizajnirana je na osnovu ideje da je sjedenje statičko stanje, iako je ljudsko tijelo dizajnirano da se kreće. Swing Ao ima strukturu zatezanja koja omogućava slobodno kretanje sjedišta u kombinaciji s kretanjem karlice sedišta. Ovo potiče osjećaj lebdenja i pokreta karlice, kralježnice i okolnih mišića, aktivirajući tjelesne funkcije baš kao igranje na maloj ljuljački. Dodatno, može se koristiti kao stacionarna stolica sa površinom sjedala pod uglom od 8 stupnjeva za održavanje zdravog držanja s izduženom kralježnicom.

The Recognition

About the Srebrna nagrada A' Design Award

Swing Ao Stolica je pobjednik Srebrne nagrade A' Design Award, izuzetno prestižnog priznanja koje se dodjeljuje vrhunskim, veličanstvenim i impresivnim dizajnima. Srebrni pobjednici iznimno su briljantna i vrlo kreativna djela koja ilustriraju izuzetnu stručnost, talent i oštroumnost svojih dizajnera. Očekuje se da Swing Ao Stolica bude divno, reprezentativno djelo koje je izuzetno profesionalno i duboko inovativno. Ovaj dizajn koji je osvojio Srebrnu nagradu A' Design Award vrlo je zapažen, nadaleko cijenjen izum koji koristi i pomjera granice umjetnosti, nauke, dizajna i tehnologije. Swing Ao Stolica je kreacija kojoj se mnogi dive i zavide, koja budi želje, donosi pozitivne osjećaje i raspiruje čuđenje i divljenje.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Swing is designed with a tension structure that allows the seat to move freely in conjunction with the movement of the sitter's pelvis. As a result, you can enjoy a floating sensation, and it promotes the movement of the pelvis, spine, and surrounding muscles, thereby activating your body's functions like playing on a small swing. And you can also sit on it as a regular stool with an 8-degree angle seat to maintain a healthy posture that prevents hunching over.
Dimensions & Packaging: Diameter 300mm x Height 450mm, made of solid black cherry wood with indigo-dyed finish collaborated with Ao team in Tokyo. The suspension material is 3mm rope for dinghy. The seat is upholstered with artificial leather over 60mm thick urethane cushion.
Tags: Athlete, Health, Body balance, Stool, Chair, Swing, Dynamic, Tensegrity, Tension
Production Technology: Swing consists of an upper seat structure, a lower leg structure, and a suspension material that connects both of them. A plurality of suspension materials connected to the leg structure suspend a rod extending downward from the seat structure. The rod of the seat structure passes through a hole arranged in the center of the top panel of the leg structure. The diameter of the hole in the leg structure is larger than the diameter of the rod in the seat structure, and the user can move the seat freely within the difference in diameters.
Design Challenge: First of all, I wondered if it would be possible to develop a chair that would benefit athletes and stimulate their athletic sense. And I began to study body manipulation and body structure, then became interested in the changes in body structure during the process of human evolution, or the functional significance of the missing tail. At that time, I realized that the sense of balance in the body is very important for athletes. And the image of Swing was coming to me.
Research: I referred to The Alexander Technique For Musicians by Peter Buckoke for information on how to use the human body. In particular, I focused on the importance of the sense of balance that we unconsciously have.
For the design of the suspension structure, I took a hint from Tensegrity by Buckminster Fuller.
Inspiration: The most chair have been designed on the idea that sitting is a static movement despite the human body is designed to move. It forces our body to stay rigid for a long time, accelerating our body's dis-activation. Swing is designed for solving this problem with a tension structure that allows the seat to move freely in conjunction with the movement of the sitter's pelvis like a small swing. You can enjoy a floating sensation with activating your body's functions with this stool.
Project Duration: Swing project started as The Chair for Athlete project in Tokyo in April 2021, and the initial model of Swing was completed in November 2021.
Operation Flow: This is a stool that can be used in two sitting modes: dynamic and static.When sitting dynamically, you sit in such a way that the rod extending under the seat touches the hole for penetration in the base parts as little as possible, and move your pelvis, hip joints, and spine to enjoy the swing of the seat. Enjoy dynamic sitting when you want to sit back or change your mind.When sitting statically, sit leaning forward so that the rod extending under the seat touches the hole. You can sit in a straight posture because the seat is fixed at an angle of about 8 degrees.
Patents: Design registration pending. Takusei Kajitani. Certificate of Design Registration, Japan Patent Office.
Team Members: Ao Designer: Yoh Miyachi
Craftsman: Ryosuke Tanaka
Image Credits: Image #1-5: Photographer Yoko Inoue, Variations, 2022.