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Balustrade Carrega by Zhejiang Sci-Tech University

Balustrade Carrega by Zhejiang Sci-Tech University is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award d'Argentu in Disignu di Mubilia Competition Category.


ArgentuMubilia· 2021

Balustrade Carrega

by Zhejiang Sci-Tech University

Client: Zhejiang Sci-Tech University

A' Design Award d'Argentu Winner in Mubilia Category

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The Design

About Balustrade Carrega

Balustrade hè una carrega dispinsata per un riposu cortu è timpurariu. U disignu hè ispiratu da cumpurtamenti incuscenti, cum'è appughjàssi à una tavula o contru à una balaustra. Balustrade offre duie pusizioni di pusata. A prima hè di pusàssi direttamente sopra, cum'è nantu à una carrega. A seconda hè una postura appughjata, cum'è appughjàssi à una ringhiera. A forma hè simplice, è l'intinzione hè un usu breve piuttostu chè un cunfortu longu. Parechje unità ponu esse sovrapposte per ridurre u vulume di trasportu. A carrega misura 620 per 385 per 720 millimetri.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argentu

Balustrade Carrega hè un vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award d'Argentu, una ricunniscenza straordinariamente prestigiosa attribuita à i disegni di alta gamma, splendidi è impressiunanti. I vincitori d'Argentu sò opere tremendamente brillanti è estremamente creative chì illustranu l'espertisa, u talentu è l'acutezza eccezziunali di i so disegnatori. Si aspetta chì Balustrade Carrega sia una opera maravigliosa di mostra, rimarchevulemente prufessiunale è prufondamente innuvatrice. Stu disegnu vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award d'Argentu hè una invenzione assai nutevule è ammirata chì benefizia è allarga i limiti di l'arte, di a scienza, di u disegnu è di a tecnulugia. Balustrade Carrega hè una creazione assai invidiata chì evoca disideri, introduce sentimenti pusitivi è accende stupore è maraviglia.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Balustrade Chair, an unconventional product, is different from the traditional chair and stool. It is designed for a temporary situation. Therefore, designers used a simpler way to realize this thought, while not put much attention on comfort level. In addition, the transport volume can be reduced by overlapping
Dimensions & Packaging
620 x 385 x 720
Tags
Chair, Stool, Seat, Bar Stool, Bar Chair
Production Technology
Balustrade Chair is a new way of sitting that designers propose to distinguish between chair and stool. Designers of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University believe that the random demand, generated by the masses, is extremely valuable. Most of the demand is generated based on the spontaneous state, which is temporary and random. This randomness creates demands that greatly broaden the definition of many original products.
Design Challenge
The social point of view. It challenges the public's understanding of traditional seats. The using time of this chair is less than 30 minutes, and its main purpose is to rest temporarily.
Technology implementation. The balance between concise form and structure. That is to say, the safety, firmness and service life of people in different physical conditions can be realized.
Research
Through observations and interviews, designers of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University find that the public have other needs and solutions for the "sitting" behavior. After deeply observing the behavior of street people, collecting pictures and analyzing, the pictures puts forward the following suggestions:
1. New form of sitting posture. It's different from sitting completely down and resting. Solve the problem of temporary rest (about 8 minutes of chatting), but it is not a state of complete rest.
2. Activities designed with the theme of "Street Observation Perspective". Designers chose the public to sit on the roadside railings to design this product.
Inspiration
This product is inspired by observing people's unconscious behaviors, such as half leaning on the table or leaning against the Balustrade.
Project Duration
Designed in Hangzhou, China, 2019
Operation Flow
There are two different sitting positions: one is sitting directly on the top, just like a chair;
The other is the leaning posture, just like leaning on a balustrade.
Patents
lndustrial Design Patent. Application No. / Patent No.202030487503.2. Zhejiang Sci-Tech University.2020.China Intellectual Property Office.
Team Members
Xuelian Li
Shichao Wang
Haipeng Zhu

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