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The Swing Chair Chaise by Jiangying Guo

The Swing Chair Chaise by Jiangying Guo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Fer in Design de Mobilier Competition Category.


FerMobilier· 2022

The Swing Chair Chaise

by Jiangying Guo

Client: Jiangying Guo

A' Design Award de Fer Winner in Mobilier Category

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The Design

About The Swing Chair Chaise

La Swing Chair est un siège inspiré de la balançoire. Le design répond aux mouvements du corps et crée une interaction dynamique propice à la détente et au jeu. L'assise et le dossier sont souples et réglables, épousant ainsi les positions assises et les mouvements préférés de l'utilisateur. L'angle entre l'assise et le dossier peut varier de 120 à 133 degrés. La structure forme un cube de 61 x 61 x 61 centimètres. Le chêne massif est utilisé pour le cadre, le contreplaqué pour l'assise et le dossier, et une corde de coton pour les éléments oscillants. La texture rugueuse de la corde génère une friction avec le bois, ce qui permet de garder le mouvement maîtrisé et sûr.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Fer

The Swing Chair Chaise est lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Fer, une reconnaissance prestigieuse décernée à de bons designs qui répondent aux exigences professionnelles et industrielles attendues de créations bien conçues. Les lauréats Fer démontrent la grande compétence, la haute spécialisation, la compréhension experte et la capacité créative de leurs créateurs. The Swing Chair Chaise est censé être une création très estimée, admirée et chérie, pratique et innovante. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Fer intègre les meilleures pratiques de l'industrie et présente des caractéristiques techniques compétentes associées à un savoir-faire et à du talent. The Swing Chair Chaise est respecté pour sa rigueur et est conçu pour apporter des améliorations de la qualité de vie qui contribuent à faire du monde un monde meilleur.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Inspired by the swing, this chair aims to respond with human body movements and create a dynamic interaction with the users - for them to relax and play. The seat and backrest are flexible and adjustable in a way that they are able to follow users’ preferred sitting positions and their movements while sitting. It also has a minimal structure: seat and backrest supported by a simple frame (61x61x61cm), giving the seat floating and chair lightweight.
Dimensions & Packaging
The chair is in a "perfect cube" structure: 61x61x61cm.
Tags
Chair, Sustainable, Playful, Moveable Seats, Swing
Production Technology
The material here I used Oak wood for the structure, plywood for the seat and backrest, cotton cord for the swing, and rubber screw to connect the backrest.
Design Challenge
The hardest part of this design is to control the level of movement, which is affected by the design as well as the material. Allowing too much movement would cause a user to fall off the chair. The thick cotton cord has rough texture and thus create good friction with the wood, in this way, it allows the seat to still create movements but in a controlled and safe way.
Inspiration
This chair is inspired by the swing. I want to incorporate the playfulness and movement of swing into a chair which is normally considered to have a fixed angle between seat and backrest.
Project Duration
This project is completed in Copenhagen in 2017; the duration of design and production took around 2 months.
Operation Flow
Both the seat and backrest are adjustable based on user's movement. The angle between the seat and backrest could be adjusted from 120 to 133 degree (please see the image above).

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