Water Ripples Aulkia by Kuo-Hsiang Kuo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award in Altzari Diseinua Competition Category.

ZilarAltzariak· 2023

Water Ripples Aulkia

by Kuo-Hsiang Kuo

Client: Good Style Creative Co., Ltd

Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award Winner in Altzariak Category

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The Design

About Water Ripples Aulkia

Lana ur-zurrunbiloetan oinarritzen da, eta eszena naturala kulunkari interaktibo batean bihurtzen du, aulkian eserita edo etzanda egoteko aukera ematen duena, gorputza ur-zurrunbiloen mugimenduekin batera axolagabe kulunkatuko balitz bezala. Bere ezaugarria ur uhinen ehundura jarioa da. Ez dio axola barrualdean edo kanpoan, batez ere argia dagoen tokian, bere ur-uhinek argi naturala eta itzala erakutsiko dute lurrean zehar. Atsedenean dagoenean kontzepzio artistikoa duen uhin-eskultura bat bezalakoa da' hala ere, altzari liluragarri bihurtzen da elkarrekintza bat gertatzen denean.

The Recognition

About the Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award

Water Ripples Aulkia Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award irabazlea da, goi-mailako, zoragarriak eta liluragarriak diren diseinuei ematen zaien ezohiko aitorpen prestijiotsua. Zilar-mailako irabazleak lan oso distiratsuak eta sormen biziko lanak dira, beren diseinatzaileen aditutasun, talentu eta zorroztasun nabarmenak erakusten dituztenak. Water Ripples Aulkia erakusleiho-lan zoragarria, nabarmenki profesionala eta sakonki berritzailea izatea espero da. Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award irabazi duen diseinu hau asmakizun oso nabarmena eta miretsia da, onura ekartzen duena eta artearen, zientziaren, diseinuaren eta teknologiaren mugak zabaltzen dituena. Water Ripples Aulkia jende askok inbidia duen sorkuntza da, desirak pizten dituena, sentimendu positiboak ekartzen dituena eta harridura eta txunditzea pizten dituena.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: In addition to the fully transparent texture, this work is characterized by the image of water ripples flowing. Whether indoors or outdoors, especially where there is light, its water ripples will show natural light and shadow through the ground. At rest, it looks like a water ripple sculpture, full of artistic conception; however, when interacted, it becomes a fascinating piece of furniture.
Dimensions & Packaging: 1600 mm x 600 mm x 600mm
Tags: Water Ripples,function follows form,abstract, chair, furniture, transparent, icing, nature
Production Technology: Polymethyl Methacrylate
Design Challenge: When making this work, the material has the characteristics of generating high temperature during the process of changing from liquid to solid, and there will be countless small bubbles, but the formation of these bubbles makes the whole work closer to the natural image and effect, and The state of ripples in nature is echoed.
Research: The appearance and structure of this fully transparent chair not only has practical functions, but more importantly, it enhances and satisfies the user's pleasant feeling and comfortable interactive mood during use.
The characteristic and challenge of this work is to present the texture of water.
Because it is transparent, it is easy to integrate into various environmental spaces of different styles. Whether it is indoors or outdoors, especially where there is light, its water ripples will show natural light and shadow through the ground.
Inspiration: Inspired by Ripples. It presents the image of the condensed state of ripples flowing up and down, just like the frozen water surface, bringing users an interesting and novel atmosphere. As a result of the designer's passion for research and development of new techniques, this work is not only made of fully transparent materials, but the appearance itself has a safe structure and interactive functions. This is a sculpture and a A chair that can interact with people makes users feel like sitting on water ripples, and can swing freely with their mood, adding to the fun of life.
Project Duration: The project started in December 2022 and finished with installation in Taichung,Taiwan in February 2023
Operation Flow: To make a chair requires 56 kilograms of material to meet the structural safety requirements of being solid and having an average thickness of four centimeters.

Because the material is transparent, the biggest challenge is how to keep it intact during the molding process without any cracks, because any small flaws will affect the safety and beauty of the overall structure.
Image Credits: Photos #1, #2, #3, #4, #4 photographer - Kuo,Kuo-Hsiang
Video - Kuo,Kuo-Hsiang