Zazen Multifunktionel Stol by Jingbin Xi

Zazen Multifunktionel Stol by Jingbin Xi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award i Jern in Møbeldesign Competition Category.

JernMøbler· 2022

Zazen Multifunktionel Stol

by Jingbin Xi

Client: Nanchang University

A' Design Award i Jern Winner in Møbler Category

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The Design

About Zazen Multifunktionel Stol

Zazen er en multifunktionel stol designet til arbejde og hvile på offentlige steder som kontorer og biblioteker. Zazen kan vendes om for at skifte funktion. Med den lille åbning opad fungerer Zazen som en almindelig stol til studier og arbejde. Med den store åbning opad bliver Zazen til en bred sofa, der giver et behageligt rum til læsning og meditation. Brugere kan sidde med krydsede ben på sofaens overflade. Zazen er fremstillet af teak, et stabilt og slidstærkt træ, og måler 96 cm i længden, 68 cm i bredden og 65 cm i højden.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Jern

Zazen Multifunktionel Stol er vinder af A' Design Award i Jern, en prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles gode designs, som opfylder de professionelle og industrielle krav, man forventer af veldesignede skabelser. Jernvinderne viser stor dygtighed, høj specialisering, ekspertforståelse og kreativ kapacitet hos deres skabere. Zazen Multifunktionel Stol forventes at være en højt estimeret, beundret og kær skabelse, der er praktisk og innovativ. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Jern, integrerer branchens bedste praksis og har kompetente tekniske egenskaber knyttet til knowhow og talent. Zazen Multifunktionel Stol respekteres for sin grundighed og er designet til at levere forbedringer af livskvaliteten, der er med til at gøre verden til et bedre sted.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Zazen is a refreshing space rather than a chair. We need an area in the public places such as office and library to let us get out of the stress for a while. Zazen can company you until calming down and refresh yourself via providing an area for meditation. It also can be an ordinary chair with turning over for study and work.
Dimensions & Packaging: length 96cm x Width 68cm x Height 65cm
Tags: Chair, Sofa, Space-saving, Zazen, Culture, Wood, Furniture, Rest
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 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: With the highly-development society and fast-pace life, people are always under stress and With the highly-development society and fast-paced life, people are always under stress and anxiety. They expect space to relax for a while. In addition, meditation as a new healthy lifestyle impresses people who pay attention to their mental health these years. We need an area in the public places (office and library) to let us get out of the stress for a while. Zazen can company you until calming down and refresh yourself.
It also can be an ordinary chair with turning over for study and work. One product with two functions is an advocate of a low-carbon lifestyle and sustainable development.
In total, Zazen expresses a method of taking care of your mental and psychological health while putting lots of effort to work and study.
Inspiration: Daily working time and library sofa inspired us to come up with this project. Employees often need to relax during your daily work in order to refresh brain. And sofa is furniture that can make people feel more comfortable. We want to design a chair that combines advantages. It is usually a chair that can be flipped over to form a wide sofa. Users can meditate while sitting cross-legged on the sofa.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2021 in Milan and finished in February 2022 in that place, and was exhibited in China in February 2022.
Operation Flow: Turn the small-opening side up to make it an ordinary chair for study and work. On the other hand, it turns to a sofa with a large-opening side up so that creates a comfortable space for reading and meditation. When users feel stressed with current study or work, come and meditate for a while, to gain a refreshed mind.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Bruce Tao, 2022
Team Members: Design leader: Nanyi Wang
Designer: Mengyu Su
Image Credits: Creator (Bruce Tao / Designer)