Grille Bibliothèque by Wei Huang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award d'Argent in Design de Mobilier Competition Category.

ArgentMobilier· 2021

Grille Bibliothèque

by Wei Huang

Client: Bruce Tao

A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Mobilier Category

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The Design

About Grille Bibliothèque

Grille est une bibliothèque modulaire inspirée de la forme des claustras traditionnels chinois. Réalisée en bois de pin, elle mesure 124 cm de longueur, 32 cm de largeur et 186 cm de hauteur. Une structure blanche accueille de petits caissons en bois, à raison de quatre par rangée et de six par colonne. Chaque caisson peut être orienté dans quatre directions différentes, et une partie du caisson est pivotée de 45 degrés. Les utilisateurs assemblent eux-mêmes les caissons, ce qui permet de créer une multitude de motifs différents. La bibliothèque offre ainsi un rangement que chacun peut agencer selon ses préférences personnelles.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argent

Grille Bibliothèque est lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Argent, une reconnaissance énormément prestigieuse décernée à des designs haut de gamme, superbes et impressionnants. Les lauréats Argent sont des œuvres tout à fait brillantes et extrêmement créatives qui illustrent l'expertise, le talent et la perspicacité remarquables de leurs concepteurs. Grille Bibliothèque est censé être une œuvre merveilleuse, une vitrine de savoir-faire, remarquablement professionnelle et profondément innovante. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Argent est une invention très notable et admirée, qui sert l'art, la science, le design et la technologie et en repousse les limites. Grille Bibliothèque est une création très enviée qui éveille les désirs, apporte des sentiments positifs et suscite émerveillement et étonnement.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This is a unique bookcase design. The most different thing about it is that it is a DIY bookcase. It is divided into small wood box and white big bookcase as two parts. The bookcase can put four small boxes in each row and six in each column. The small box can also be placed in four directions. This combination opens multiple possibilities. Users can make up their own patterns according to this feature.
Dimensions & Packaging: length 124cm x Width 32 cm x Height 186cm
Tags: Bookcase, DIY, Different, Chinese icon, Beautiful, Assembly, Grille
Production Technology: The bookcase is made of pine wood. Pine does not have a very good smell of pine fragrance, texture is very soft, is the cheapest material in solid wood furniture, widely used in mid-grade solid wood furniture, many log furniture and children's furniture are made of pine. It has the advantages of cheap price, natural environmental protection, not easy to deform, clear and beautiful texture, strong elasticity and air permeability, good thermal conductivity and simple maintenance.
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: The most common consideration for users to buy bookcases is the amount of storage, the convenience of using (taking books to buy books), the space, the safety (including formaldehyde and stability), and the cost performance. Formaldehyde is mainly a problem to be considered when choosing wooden bookshelves.
Inspiration: I got inspiration from the ancient Chinese grille and designed this bookcase by the form of a grid. Nowadays, more and more people like DIY products. The motivation for our design is that this is a free-form bookcase. Too neat a grid is not free. So, we rotate one part of the small box by 45 degrees. This not only fits our design motivation, but also allows users to combine patterns according to their own preferences.
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: First, remove all the small boxes when users start assembling. The size of the bookcase can hold 4 small boxes in each row and 6 in each column. Then make them stack up after filling out the row. Each small box has 4 direction to put altogether. Users can diy according to the pattern that they like.
Team Members: Design leader: Shiwen Huang
Designer: Yuebing Chen
Image Credits: Creator (Bruce Tao / Designer)