Re-Leaf Baumscheibe by The School of Industrial Design in LAFA

Re-Leaf Baumscheibe by The School of Industrial Design in LAFA is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2017 A' Design Award in Silber in Straßenmöbeldesign Competition Category.

SilberStraßenmöbel· 2017

Re-Leaf Baumscheibe

by The School of Industrial Design in LAFA

Client: Luxun Academy of Fine Arts

A' Design Award in Silber Winner in Straßenmöbel Category

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The Design

About Re-Leaf Baumscheibe

Re-Leaf ist eine ökologische Baumscheibe für Straßen und öffentliche Räume. Herabgefallene Blätter sammeln sich im halbgeschlossenen Becken, wo Regen und Schnee sie verdichten, bis sie sich zersetzen. Das verrottete Laub wirkt als natürlicher Dünger, der die Nährstoffe im Boden erhöht und das Wachstum des Baumes unterstützt. Die halbgeschlossene Form verringert zudem den Wasserabfluss und trägt dazu bei, die Bodenfeuchtigkeit zu bewahren. Re-Leaf besteht aus Gusseisen und setzt sich aus vier identischen Teilen zusammen, die vor der Installation rund um einen Baum zusammengefügt werden. Die Baumscheibe misst 1300 mal 1300 mal 250 Millimeter.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Silber

Re-Leaf Baumscheibe ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Silber, einer enorm prestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für erstklassige, großartige und beeindruckende Spitzendesigns. Silber-Gewinner sind ungemein brillante und äußerst kreative Werke, die die herausragende Expertise, das Talent und den Scharfsinn ihrer Designer veranschaulichen. Von Re-Leaf Baumscheibe wird erwartet, dass es ein wunderbares Vorzeigewerk ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und zutiefst innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Silber prämierte Design ist eine höchst bemerkenswerte, bewunderte Erfindung, die den Grenzen von Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie zugutekommt und sie voranbringt. Re-Leaf Baumscheibe ist eine vielbeneidete Schöpfung, die Wünsche weckt, positive Gefühle vermittelt und Staunen und Verwunderung entfacht.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: As we all agree that Mother Nature know what is the best, fallen leaves are the best fertilizer of trees. But before those leaves rot for a while, they are accumulated, compacted and watered by rain and snow. Return to the Roots is the solution of fallen leaves. By means of ingenious design of three-dimensional space, trees are spread fertilizer which is ret by their own fallen leaves in the enclosed space formed by the tree pool, so as to increase soil nutrients and stimulate tree growth.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 1300mm x Depth 1300mm x Height 250mm
Tags: Ecological Balance, Sustainable, Regeneration, redesign,
Production Technology: Our design is shaped by Cast iron molding technology.
Design Challenge: The challenge of our design is that we cannot find a suitable material in hardness and ductility. After a number of tests in the selection of materials, we finally find the proper material which achieves the desired effect.
Research: To offer a better solution of fallen leaves and give trees more fertilizer, we find a solution in the tree pools design. As we all know, the fallen leaves can be rotted by themselves and it is the best fertilizer of trees. Semi-closed tree pool can effectively avoid water runoff and protect soil moisture. We put the fallen leaves in our tree pool, give it a space in rotting.
Inspiration: By considering of Mother Nature always using new lives to replace the old one, every new leaves can be seen a regeneration of those fallen leaves. Just like the saying that Mother Nature always know what is the best, fallen leaves are the best fertilizer of trees. In each autumn, fallen leaves are everywhere on the street, not be used. So we offer you Re-leaf, the design of ecological tree pool, the best solution of fallen leaves.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2015 in LAFA Communal Facility Design Studio and finished in August 2016 in National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center of Industrial Design in LAFA.
Operation Flow: Our project is kind of model combination design, combine with 4 same parts. You can install all the parts before you set up the tree pool.
Team Members: Designer: Xue Wenkai
Designer: Sun Jian
Designer: Du Heli
Designer: Xue Bomu
Designer: Dai Guanrong