Pad Cadira Plegable by Shaohan Yang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Ferro in Disseny de Mobiliari Competition Category.

FerroMobiliari· 2021

Pad Cadira Plegable

by Shaohan Yang

Client: Bruce Tao

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Mobiliari Category

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The Design

About Pad Cadira Plegable

Pad és una cadira plegable dissenyada per estalviar espai. La cadira es plega en un panell pla que mesura 41 cm de longitud, 4 cm d'amplada i 86 cm d'alçada. Diversos panells plegats es poden apilar i emmagatzemar junts. Per obrir la cadira, es tira cap avall la biga inferior perquè el seient i les potes surtin. Tot seguit, el seient es plega cap amunt 90 graus, i les potes es pleguen cap avall 90 graus. Pad està feta de teca, una fusta estable, resistent al desgast i protegida contra la podridura i els insectes. La seva forma plana s'adapta tant a llars com a espais públics.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Pad Cadira Plegable és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro, un reconeixement prestigiós concedit a bons dissenys que compleixen els requisits professionals i industrials esperats de creacions ben dissenyades. Els guanyadors de Ferro demostren una gran habilitat, una alta especialització, una comprensió experta i la capacitat creativa dels seus creadors. Es preveu que Pad Cadira Plegable sigui una creació molt apreciada, admirada i estimada que és pràctica i innovadora. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro integra les millors pràctiques del sector i té característiques tècniques competents lligades al coneixement i al talent. Pad Cadira Plegable és respectat per la seva minuciositat i està pensat per oferir millores en la qualitat de vida que ajuden a fer del món un lloc millor.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This is a folding chair design that can save a lot of space. Its most distinctive feature is its foldability. It can be folded into a flat sheet. When not in use, many chairs can be folded into a flat sheet and stacked on top of each other. This saves a lot of space. When not in use, it also unfolds easily to form a chair.
Dimensions & Packaging: Before folding: length 41cm x Width 44cm x Height 86cm; After folding: length 41cm x Width 4cm x Height 86cm;
Tags: Chair, Space-saving, Piece, Wood, Furniture, Pad
Production Technology: Material is teak, it is all a dry shrinkage is wet bilge minimum deformation of wood, after professional drying treatment, stable size very wear-resisting, the shrinkage rate from raw material to air dry to radial 2.2%, 4.0%, is the minimum deformation coefficient of the wood, good resistance to bending, wear-resisting, air dry density is 0.65 g/cm3 (dry weight about 650 kg/m3); Therefore, it has the distinctive characteristics of anticorrosive, insect-proof and so on. Suitable as a folding chair material.
Design Challenge: This is an innovative design with a complex internal structure, and the machining qualification rate is the biggest challenge encountered by this project.
Research: Folding chair is a product that can be seen everywhere in our life and will bring great aspects to our life. Folding chairs are usually used at home to entertain guests or to sit on their own. Easy to fold and save space. According to research, furniture design output value had reached 210 billion euros in 2002, its development prospect is very broad.
Inspiration: The shape of the tablet inspired us to come up with this project. The size of the tablet is very space-saving and easy to store. Folding chairs are also in demand in large public places. We wanted to design a chair with the same function. So, we made the folding chair a flat panel. Usually, it's a chair. It can be folded into a flat sheet when needed.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2020 in Milan and finished in February 2021 in that place, and was exhibited in China in February 2021.
Operation Flow: Start with a tablet. First, grab the bottom beam of the tablet and pull it down. The seat and legs of the chair will snap out. Second, pull the seat and legs to the bottom and fold them up by 90 degrees to form the seat. Finally, fold the legs down 90 degrees to form a chair.
Team Members: Design leader: Jing Peng
Designer: Xinzhou Zhang
Image Credits: Creator (Bruce Tao / Designer)