Pad Silla plegable by Shaohan Yang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Hierro in Diseño de Mobiliario Competition Category.

HierroMobiliario· 2021

Pad Silla plegable

by Shaohan Yang

Client: Bruce Tao

A' Design Award de Hierro Winner in Mobiliario Category

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The Design

About Pad Silla plegable

Pad es una silla plegable diseñada para ahorrar espacio. La silla se pliega hasta convertirse en un panel plano que mide 41 cm de largo, 4 cm de ancho y 86 cm de alto. Varios paneles plegados pueden apilarse y guardarse juntos. Para abrir la silla, se tira hacia abajo del travesaño inferior, de modo que el asiento y las patas salen. A continuación, el asiento se pliega hacia arriba 90 grados y las patas se pliegan hacia abajo 90 grados. Pad está fabricada en teca, una madera estable, resistente al desgaste y protegida frente a la putrefacción y los insectos. Su forma plana la hace idónea tanto para hogares como para espacios públicos.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Hierro

Pad Silla plegable ha ganado el A' Design Award de Hierro, un reconocimiento prestigioso concedido a buenos diseños que cumplen los requisitos profesionales e industriales que se esperan de creaciones bien diseñadas. Los ganadores de Hierro demuestran gran habilidad, alta especialización, comprensión experta y capacidad creativa de sus creadores. Se espera que Pad Silla plegable sea una creación muy apreciada, admirada y querida, práctica e innovadora. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Hierro integra las mejores prácticas del sector y tiene características técnicas competentes unidas a conocimiento práctico y talento. Pad Silla plegable es respetado por su minuciosidad y está concebido para aportar mejoras en la calidad de vida que ayudan a hacer del mundo un lugar mejor.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This is a folding chair design that can save a lot of space. Its most distinctive feature is its foldability. It can be folded into a flat sheet. When not in use, many chairs can be folded into a flat sheet and stacked on top of each other. This saves a lot of space. When not in use, it also unfolds easily to form a chair.
Dimensions & Packaging: Before folding: length 41cm x Width 44cm x Height 86cm; After folding: length 41cm x Width 4cm x Height 86cm;
Tags: Chair, Space-saving, Piece, Wood, Furniture, Pad
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 folding 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: Folding chair is a product that can be seen everywhere in our life and will bring great aspects to our life. Folding chairs are usually used at home to entertain guests or to sit on their own. Easy to fold and save space. According to research, furniture design output value had reached 210 billion euros in 2002, its development prospect is very broad.
Inspiration: The shape of the tablet inspired us to come up with this project. The size of the tablet is very space-saving and easy to store. Folding chairs are also in demand in large public places. We wanted to design a chair with the same function. So, we made the folding chair a flat panel. Usually, it's a chair. It can be folded into a flat sheet when needed.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2020 in Milan and finished in February 2021 in that place, and was exhibited in China in February 2021.
Operation Flow: Start with a tablet. First, grab the bottom beam of the tablet and pull it down. The seat and legs of the chair will snap out. Second, pull the seat and legs to the bottom and fold them up by 90 degrees to form the seat. Finally, fold the legs down 90 degrees to form a chair.
Team Members: Design leader: Jing Peng
Designer: Xinzhou Zhang
Image Credits: Creator (Bruce Tao / Designer)