Clover Asiento alto by Shuangyong Jin and Yunfei Zhao

Clover Asiento alto by Shuangyong Jin and Yunfei Zhao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Plata in Diseño de Mobiliario Competition Category.

PlataMobiliario· 2022

Clover Asiento alto

by Shuangyong Jin and Yunfei Zhao

Client: Donxi

A' Design Award de Plata Winner in Mobiliario Category

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The Design

About Clover Asiento alto

Clover es un taburete alto fabricado en madera maciza. Su forma se inspira en el arco románico, y la superficie superior tiene la forma de un trébol de cuatro hojas. Cada hoja está elaborada con pequeñas piezas de madera sobrantes de la fábrica, unidas en un patrón de mosaico que revela la veta natural. Las patas curvas se tallan primero con una máquina de control numérico computarizado y después se perfeccionan mediante pulido manual. Una unión especial de caja y espiga situada en el centro mantiene unidas las cuatro hojas y garantiza la estabilidad de la estructura. Se emplea fresno o nogal negro, con un reposapiés anular de acero inoxidable en la base.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Plata

Clover Asiento alto ha ganado el A' Design Award de Plata, un reconocimiento extraordinariamente prestigioso concedido a diseños de gama alta, magníficos e impresionantes. Los ganadores de Plata son obras tremendamente brillantes y sumamente creativas que ilustran la destacada experiencia, el talento y la agudeza de sus diseñadores. Se espera que Clover Asiento alto sea una obra maravillosa y emblemática, notablemente profesional y profundamente innovadora. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Plata es una invención muy notable y admirada que beneficia y hace avanzar las fronteras del arte, la ciencia, el diseño y la tecnología. Clover Asiento alto es una creación enormemente envidiada que evoca deseos, aporta sentimientos positivos y despierta asombro y admiración.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Each "leaf" is made by pieces of scrap solid wood in mosaic pattern. The curvy stool legs are carved by digital control machine in the first step and then fine-tuned by hand polishing. The entire stool is connected by a unique mortise and tenon joint in the center to ensure a stable structure and break the traditional orthodox image of the woodwork at the same time. This piece of creature integrates modernity and heritage in terms of both design and crafts.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 445 * Depth 445 * Height 700
Tags: Stool, Clover, Wood, Roman arch, Mortise and tenon joint, Donxi
Production Technology: Using Chinese Sun Mao (mortise and tenon joint) technique to connect the four 'leaves' is highly stable. The curvy stool legs are carved by CNC digital control machine in the first step and then fine-tuned by hand polishing. The materials are nature ash or black walnut, with a ring of stainless steel at the bottom for footrest.
Design Challenge: The mortise and tenon joint in the center is specially designed and made for this product to provide its delicacy and stability. The bottom side is a three-dimensional surface, which requires careful hand polishing to ensure the proper contour. Each stool will be processed by eight times of polishing in different degree. It is also a sustainable product design as it has used leftover small wood logs in the factory.
Research: How to use pure wood to make a three-dimensional irregular shape, is one of the main issues for our designers and craftsmen. Considering the cost, without using one piece of large wood, we combine several small square pieces into a bunch and then carve the shape. In fact, most of these small pieces are the leftover materials for disposal in the factory, so we have achieved industrial waste reuse. In this way, it also enables a mosaic pattern on the surface, which discloses the beauty of natural wood.
Inspiration: The form is inspired by the classic Romanesque arch in the Western ancient architecture, showing the graceful contour and beautiful proportion. The surface is in the shape of the four-leaf clover, which symbolizes good omens for faith, hope, love and luck. Applying the adorable four-leaf clover shape and the classic Roman arch form on furniture, we hope to bring happiness and eternity to users.
Project Duration: The furniture was designed in March 2020 in Shanghai. The first sample was made in May 2020 and then continued to refine. It was final completed in Jan 2021.
Operation Flow: The petal-like surface makes it easy for people to sit on, in various direction, freely and flexibly. It is exquisite in shape but stable in structure with the mortise and tenon joint inside.
Patents: Patent No.: ZL 2020 3 0209821.2
Team Members: Shuangyong Jin
Yunfei Zhao
Image Credits: Image Credits: Donxi