Square and Round Assise multifonctionnelle by Xu Le

Square and Round Assise multifonctionnelle by Xu Le is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award d'Or in Design de Mobilier Competition Category.

OrMobilier· 2021

Square and Round Assise multifonctionnelle

by Xu Le

Client: Hangzhou Great Wisdom Creative Design Co., Ltd

A' Design Award d'Or Winner in Mobilier Category

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The Design

About Square and Round Assise multifonctionnelle

Square and Round est une assise multifonctionnelle réalisée en hêtre et en acrylique. La surface en acrylique transparent laisse apparaître la structure interne en bois. Posée dans un sens, cette surface forme une assise légère. Retournée, elle devient une table d'appoint dotée d'un creux permettant de déposer des clés et autres petits objets. Les éléments sont assemblés par une structure traditionnelle à clé à double queue d'aronde, sans aucun connecteur métallique. L'assise peut être démontée à la main une fois la clé de verrouillage repérée. Le conditionnement à plat réduit le volume de transport.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Or

Square and Round Assise multifonctionnelle est lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Or, une reconnaissance immensément prestigieuse décernée à des designs de premier ordre, merveilleux et remarquables. Les lauréats Or sont des créations extrêmement innovantes, visionnaires et d'un éclat glamour éblouissant, qui reflètent le génie, la sagesse et la maîtrise de leurs concepteurs. Square and Round Assise multifonctionnelle est censé être une invention très louée, avant-gardiste et monumentale, qui apporte une valeur sans précédent. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Or est un projet spectaculaire et respecté qui sert grandement l'art, la science, le design et la technologie et en repousse les limites. Square and Round Assise multifonctionnelle crée de vifs sentiments de désir, éveille la passion, encourage la créativité et nous fascine.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Square and Round stool is designed for 90’s life characteristics. The whole designed material is original wood and acrylic. The surface of the stool is made up of transparent acrylic, which can well show the internal structure and bring the new visual experience for people. When you put the stool surface straightly, it will be a very light one; When you put the stool surface upside down, it will be a side table and can put keys or some other small objects that may easy to lost inside. The connected method is using traditional double dovetail key structure, without any “metal connection” . If you get the key point you can dismount it by hand, and you will enjoy by your thinking and doing. The shape of the stool is concise and elegant, which is a highly integrated product that combination of structure, aesthetics, wisdom and technology. Flat packaging design greatly reduces transportation costs that will be very suitable for online sailing.
Dimensions & Packaging: Product Size: 320*320*450 (mm) Product weight: 1.8 kg Product volume: 0.1 m3
Tags: S，A，R
Production Technology: Production technology: wood bending process. Materials: Beech
Design Challenge: The structural design of the product is the most difficult part. After research and demonstration, an innovative Luban lock structure was finally designed. Only when it is unlocked can the stool be disassembled.
Research: Design instruction
Square and Round, focus on orbicular sky and rectangular earth, deep ancient culture, Luban lock principle, innovative applications and tenon connection. Inside, hidden mystery and be pointless that difficult to complete the registration. The design skillfully rendered size ingenuity.
The Square and Round stool is designed for 90’s life characteristics. The whole designed material is original wood and acrylic. The surface of the stool is made up of transparent acrylic, which can well show the internal structure and bring the new visual experience for people. When you put the stool surface straightly, it will be a very light one; When you put the stool surface upside down, it will be a side table and can put keys or some other small objects that may easy to lost inside. The connected method is using traditional double dovetail key structure, without any “metal connection” . If you get the key point you can dismount it by hand, and you will enjoy by your thinking and doing. The shape of the stool is concise and elegant, which is a highly integrated product that combination of structure, aesthetics, wisdom and technology. Flat packaging design greatly reduces transportation costs that will be very suitable for online sailing.
Inspiration: Square and Round, focus on orbicular sky and rectangular earth, deep ancient culture, Luban lock principle, innovative applications and tenon connection. Inside, hidden mystery and be pointless that difficult to complete the registration. The design skillfully rendered size ingenuity.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2017 in Hangzhou and finished in August 2019 in Hangzhou.
Operation Flow: When you put the stool surface straightly, it will be a very light one; When you put the stool surface upside down, it will be a side table and can put keys or some other small objects that may easy to lost inside. The connected method is using traditional double dovetail key structure, without any “metal connection” . If you get the key point you can dismount it by hand, and you will enjoy by your thinking and doing.
Team Members: Xu Le, Bao Liyuan, Yang Cunyuan, Gu Wanwan and Zhang Wen.