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U-Comfort Rateno-Seĝo by Jian Yang

U-Comfort Rateno-Seĝo by Jian Yang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Bronza A' Design Award in Mebla Dezajno Competition Category.


BronzoMebloj· 2024

U-Comfort Rateno-Seĝo

by Jian Yang

Client: Southwest Jiaotong University

Bronza A' Design Award Winner in Mebloj Category

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The Design

About U-Comfort Rateno-Seĝo

U-Comfort estas ripoza seĝo el rateno destinita por hejmoj, plaĝoj, feriejoj kaj aliaj ripozejoj. La ĝenerala formo estas ronda kaj glata, kun kurbaj linioj. Ronda fermita ringo ĉe la flanko de la seĝo funkcias kiel kaj vida trajto kaj subtena strukturo. La kadro estas farita el dika rateno kurbigita per varmigo, kaj la artikoj estas volvitaj per ratena ŝelo. La sidsurfaco estas mane teksita. Topologia optimiga programaro estis uzata por rafini la strukturon, tiel ke materialo estas ekonomie uzata dum la mekanikaj postuloj de seĝo estas plenumataj.

The Recognition

About the Bronza A' Design Award

U-Comfort Rateno-Seĝo estas gajninto de la Bronza A' Design Award, tre prestiĝa rekono donata al elstaraj dezajnoj distingitaj per kreemo, ingenieco kaj sagaco. La Bronzaj gajnintoj estas abunde lertaj kaj frape kreemaj artefaktoj, kiuj aŭtentikigas la vastan sperton, imagpovon kaj elturniĝemon de siaj dezajnistoj. Oni atendas, ke U-Comfort Rateno-Seĝo estu tre estimata, admirata kaj ŝatata objekto, kiu estas rimarkinde profesia kaj nova. Ĉi tiu dezajno gajninta la Bronzan A' Design Award enkorpigas plej bonajn praktikojn en arto, scienco, dezajno kaj teknologio, kaj estas bonega pro sia atento al detaloj. U-Comfort Rateno-Seĝo bonege kontentigas bezonojn, tuŝas dezirojn, ĉarmas sentojn kaj allogas scivolemon.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
This rattan chair has an overall round and smooth shape with beautiful curves. The highlight of the styling of this rattan chair is the circular closed-ring structure on the side, which is strikingly symbolic and also serves as a support structure.
Dimensions & Packaging
Dimensions:L850mm,W640mm,H870mm
Tags
Seat design, Non-heritage culture
Production Technology
Rattan weaving generally goes through a dozen or so processes, such as beating rattan (cutting off the knots and scars on the rattan), picking rattan, washing rattan, tanning rattan, arguing rattan, pulling rattan (planing rattan), chipping rattan, bleaching, dyeing, weaving, and lacquering. Rattan furniture, mainly the production of bracket and weaving surface weaving. With rough rattan production bracket, its bending shape can be used to bake and saw mouth bending two ways. Saw mouth bending method is simple, but the strength is weakened and the curve is not natural and smooth. The connection of the bracket is usually wrapped with rattan skin, and the basic method of weaving the surface with rattan skin on the bracket is three kinds of picking, covering and wrapping.
Design Challenge
Styling&topology optimization calculation
New paradigms based on AI algorithms have begun to infiltrate various industries that humans were once proud of, such as AI music arranging, AI painting, AI driving, and AI design. AI is attempting to replace the creativity that is uniquely human. So, how to deal with AI design? What role do AI algorithms play in the design process? In the design of this recliner, we tried to balance the relationship between human designers and AI algorithms, where human aesthetic concepts and human-machine comfort decided by the designers are the dominant and constraining principles, while the AI algorithms are strictly limited to secondary design on this basis. Under the premise of ensuring the mechanical system is well-built, the most economical use of materials is achieved.
Inspiration
During the process, we used wire to construct the product structure. In order to reflect the soft and tough nature of rattan, we mostly used a closed-loop structure . On this basis, we also used the bi-directional topological computing software Ameba to iterate the structure, so as to improve the structure of the rattan chair, so that it not only conforms to the mechanical characteristics of the seat, but also meets our design aesthetic perception, so as to achieve the harmonization of the two.
Project Duration
The project started in April 2022 in Chongzhou and finished in January 2024 in Chengdu.
Team Members
Designer:Yang Jian
Li Qi
Xiao Xiao
Wang Chao
Chen Junge
Cong Wenzhuo
Chen Ying
Zhou Ziyi
Wu Yunting
Wang Zhixiao
Yan Yuting
Guo Yixuan
Zhang Mingyang
Hu Wei
Wan Yulin
Wang Mingzheng
Liu Lang
Image Credits
Image#1:Creator Ziyi Zhou,U-comfort,2023
Image#2:Creator Ziyi Zhou,U-comfort,2023
Image#3:Creator Ziyi Zhou,U-comfort,2023
Image#4:Creator Ziyi Zhou,U-comfort,2023
Image#5:Creator Ziyi Zhou,U-comfort,2023
Video:Photographer Junge Chen,U-comfort,2024
Video:Creator Wenzhuo Cong,U-comfort,2024
Sound:Created by AI dubbing software Dupdub
Song#1: Keys Of Moon - The Epic Hero
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Song#2: Keys Of Moon - Way To Dream
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Song#3: Keys Of Moon - Lonesome Journey
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