Origami Bücherregal by Liu Zulong and Xia Yiting

Origami Bücherregal by Liu Zulong and Xia Yiting is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award in Bronze in Möbeldesign Competition Category.

BronzeMöbel· 2022

Origami Bücherregal

by Liu Zulong and Xia Yiting

Client: Beijing Yeak Tech Co. Ltd.

A' Design Award in Bronze Winner in Möbel Category

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The Design

About Origami Bücherregal

Origami ist ein Bücherregal, das für die Aufbewahrung von Büchern unterschiedlicher Größe entworfen wurde. Die versetzte, geneigte Anordnung schafft Fächer mit Höhen von 24 bis 32 Zentimetern, sodass große Alben neben kleineren Büchern in geordneter Weise platziert werden können. Die unterschiedlichen Tiefen richten sich nach den Größen der Bände. Spezielle Faltungen verbinden die einzelnen Teile miteinander und verleihen dem Regal ein Origami-ähnliches Erscheinungsbild. Das Bücherregal wird aus massivem nordamerikanischem Schwarznussbaum oder Hartahorn mit Zapfenverbindungen gefertigt und mit Wachsöl veredelt. Ein Sockel aus Edelstahl mit Kippschutzverbindern sorgt für die Stabilität der Konstruktion.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Bronze

Origami Bücherregal ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Bronze, einer hochprestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für herausragende Designs, die sich durch Kreativität, Einfallsreichtum und Scharfsinn auszeichnen. Bronze-Gewinner sind reichlich geschickte und auffallend kreative Artefakte, die die große Erfahrung, Fantasie und Findigkeit ihrer Designer belegen. Von Origami Bücherregal wird erwartet, dass es ein hochgeschätztes, bewundertes und geliebtes Objekt ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Bronze prämierte Design verkörpert bewährte Verfahren in Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie und ist hervorragend in seiner Liebe zum Detail. Origami Bücherregal befriedigt Bedürfnisse auf großartige Weise, berührt Wünsche, bezaubert Gefühle und spricht die Neugier an.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This unique bookshelf looks like a project whose function follows the form, but actually it adheres to the design principle that the form follows the function. The staggered inclined arrangement can better meet the storage needs of books of different heights for a neat order. Special folds tie the elements of the bookshelf together, presenting an origami-like visual effect.
Dimensions & Packaging: 780*1970*350mm
Production Technology: The materials like MidwestWalnut timberland FAS North American black walnut or Gutchess Timber F&B North American hard maple are readily available. The whole product is directly assembled by solid wood using mortise and tenon joint structure. With a base of oil-free paint, it is painted with German OSMO wax oil.
Design Challenge: The challenge during design process lies in how to perceive these two classical design principles and give an ideal answer.
Additionally, this product is more than a study, but has also considered its durability, and adaptability in different using environments. As for the support structure, the design team employs a base made of 4mm stainless steel, which, equipped with anti-dumping metal connectors, can ensure the shelf is stable enough and creates a visual effect that as if the shelf is floating.
Research: There are many shelves with odd appearances on the market, while the majority of them are studied with a focus on either function or form. We hope to manufacture a product that makes a breakthrough in classical design principles. The design of the origami bookshelf starts from the basic functional requirements, and then designs the structure in order to achieve the function and finally presents the form, which is an interpretation of that the form follows function. However, as for the people who see this shelf for the first time, they might consider it a purely formalistic shelf.
Inspiration: It is inspired by the debate over the function follows form or form follows the function. The design team discovered the storage problem of books from daily lives, i.e. how could books of different sizes be more reasonably placed on the same bookshelf. For that matter, they posed a solution based on a dialectical view of both functionalism and formalism.
Project Duration: Started in June 2018 in Beijing, this project was finished in October 2020 in Henan and was exhibited in November 2020 in Caochangdi Arts, Beijing.
Operation Flow: Every story covers a height ranging from 24cm to 32cm. With an average height of 28cm, it is able to contain ultra-large albums of 32cm, thus saving more space. The varying depths of the bookshelf match the heights of albums of large sizes. Moreover, the dynamic appearance better fits the modern space.
Team Members: Liu Zulong
Xia Yiting