Press Release
Bronze A' Design Award in Office Furniture Design Goes to Swift Office Chair by Koho R and D Team
Koho R and D Team recognized for office furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Swift Office Chair by Koho R and D Team, designed for Zhejiang Runda Kehong Furniture CO.,LTD, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Office Furniture Design category. The result belongs to the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
More About Swift Office Chair
Swift is an office chair inspired by the posture of a swift bird. The lower end of the back frame recalls the tail of the bird and suggests a free and positive attitude. A double-layer frame gives the backrest a layered appearance. The inner frame curves inward, so the knitted mesh forms a concave arc that wraps and supports the back. The frame is made of nylon by integrated injection molding, and the backrest uses a high elastic knitted mesh fabric. The chair reclines up to 23 degrees and can be locked. The armrests and the seat depth are adjustable.
Award Record
With this recognition, Koho R and D Team is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted in the 2022 - 2023 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Office Furniture Design Award
The A' Office Furniture Design Award is an international furniture design competition recognizing good office furniture by best designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to office furniture designers, industrial design studios, office furniture brands and office furniture manufacturers from all countries. Typical entries include desks, chairs, file cabinets, conference tables, cubicles and workstations. The awarded office furniture designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/office-furniture
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/142325
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/142325
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!142325
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/332642
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
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press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Swift Office Chair
- Function
- Office Chair
- Category
- Office Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Business
- Colors
- Gray, Silver, Gainsboro, Dark Gray and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Zhejiang Runda Kehong Furniture CO.,LTD
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Koho R and D Team
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #142325
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The back shape of the back frame gives this product a more individual style. Swift combines the unique shape with comfortable ergonomic elements, and the special concave arc of the seat back provides users with a better back wrapping feeling.The double -layer frame design makes the back of the chair look more rich in layers.
- Inspiration
- The shape of the seat is taken from the posture of a swift, and the shape of the lower end of the back frame is like the tail of a swift, symbolizing a free and positive attitude. At the same time, due to the special shape of the lower end of the back frame, the mesh structure of this seat is different from other seats. The inward mesh structure forms a more concave arc, which can provide users with better back wrapping.
- Research
- The Swift wants to break the conventional office chair back design. It adopts a new double -layer frame design. The inner frame is more curved, so that users can better wrap them in the mesh when they fall backwards.
- Challenge
- During the production process of the chair, the assembly of the double -layer frame structure and knitted fabric is extremely complicated.
- Realization and Technology
- The process of using integrated injection molding, and nylon is the main material. The back uses high elastic knitted mesh fabrics.
- Operation and Interaction
- The chair can be dumped backwards 23 °, and at the same time, it can be locked through the switch of the chassis. The handrail can rise up and down, slide back and forth, and rotate left and right. You can adjust the depth of the cushion according to different usage habits.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project began in May 2020, completed in April 2021, and was launched in May 2021. The entire project lasted for a year.
- Keywords
- Swift、Tail、Double -layer frame、Bionic、Injection
