Clover Primary Function: Taas nga Lingkoranan by Shuangyong Jin and Yunfei Zhao

Clover Primary Function: Taas nga Lingkoranan by Shuangyong Jin and Yunfei Zhao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award nga Pilak in Disenyo sa Muwebles Competition Category.

PilakMuwebles· 2022

Clover Primary Function: Taas nga Lingkoranan

by Shuangyong Jin and Yunfei Zhao

Client: Donxi

A' Design Award nga Pilak Winner in Muwebles Category

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The Design

About Clover Primary Function: Taas nga Lingkoranan

Book Text: Ang Clover usa ka taas nga bangko nga hinimo gikan sa gahi nga kahoy. Ang porma niini gikuha gikan sa Romanesque nga arko, ug ang ibabaw nga bahin adunay porma sa upat ka dahon nga clover. Ang matag dahon hinimo gikan sa gagmayng piraso sa kahoy nga nahibilin sa pabrika, gidugtong sa mosaic nga pattern nga nagpakita sa natural nga guhit sa kahoy. Ang kurbadong mga tiil unang gikulit sa usa ka makina nga gikontrol sa kompyuter ug dayon gipino pinaagi sa manwal nga pagpasinaw. Usa ka espesyal nga mortise ug tenon nga hugpong sa tunga ang naghiusa sa upat ka dahon ug nagpabilin nga lig-on ang estruktura. Ash o black walnut ang gigamit, uban sa stainless steel nga singsing nga tungtonganan sa tiil diha sa ubos.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award nga Pilak

Clover Primary Function: Taas nga Lingkoranan usa ka mananaog sa A' Design Award nga Pilak, usa ka talagsaon kaayo nga prestihiyoso nga pag-ila nga gihatag sa labing taas nga lebel, matahom, ug makadani nga mga disenyo. Ang mga mananaog sa Pilak labihan ka hayag ug mamugnaon nga mga buhat nga nagpakita sa bantogan nga kahanas, talento, ug kamatngon sa ilang mga tigdesinyo. Gilauman nga ang Clover Primary Function: Taas nga Lingkoranan mahimong talagsaon nga buhat nga ipasigarbo, dako ang pagkapropesyonal ug lawom ang kabag-ohan. Kini nga disenyo nga nakadaog og A' Design Award nga Pilak usa ka labihan ka mamatikdan, gihangaan nga imbento nga mapuslanon ug nagpalapad sa mga utlanan sa arte, siyensya, disenyo, ug teknolohiya. Clover Primary Function: Taas nga Lingkoranan usa ka paglalang nga giinggit sa daghan, nga nagpukaw og mga tinguha, nagdala og positibo nga mga pagbati, ug nagsiga sa katingala ug paghangyo.

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