Pure Chaise by Xu Le and Chen Xin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Bronze in Design de Mobilier Competition Category.

BronzeMobilier· 2020

Pure Chaise

by Xu Le and Chen Xin

Client: Zhijiang college of zhejiang university of technology

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Mobilier Category

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The Design

About Pure Chaise

Pure est une chaise en bois inspirée du fauteuil à dossier circulaire de style Ming. La forme reprend la courbe douce du cercle traditionnel et du col-de-cygne, avec des lignes concises et épurées. L'assise galbée est profilée pour offrir confort et maintien. Le piètement est assemblé selon la structure traditionnelle à tenon et mortaise, stable, solide, facile à usiner et adaptée à la production en série. Le hêtre et le noyer d'Amérique du Nord ont été employés. La chaise mesure 597 sur 484 sur 760 millimètres et pèse 4,8 kilogrammes. Le design supprime les lignes superflues pour revenir à un état simple et naturel.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

Pure Chaise est lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Bronze, une reconnaissance hautement prestigieuse décernée à des designs remarquables qui se distinguent par leur créativité, leur ingéniosité et leur sagacité. Les lauréats Bronze sont des artefacts amplement habiles et d'une créativité frappante, qui authentifient la vaste expérience, l'imagination et l'ingéniosité de leurs concepteurs. Pure Chaise est censé être un objet très estimé, admiré et chéri, remarquablement professionnel et innovant. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Bronze intègre les meilleures pratiques de l'art, de la science, du design et de la technologie, et est excellent par son souci du détail. Pure Chaise satisfait admirablement les besoins, touche les désirs, charme les sentiments et attire la curiosité.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Style was inspired by the Ming-style ring chair. Draws on the gentle curve of its chair ring and goose neck, the lines are concise and clear which play a turning point and put a strong force. The curved design of the seat cushion is more ergonomic and comfortable, and also reflects the exquisite craftsmanship. Connection, using the traditional tenon joint structure, are stable,solid, easy to process and suitable for mass production.
Dimensions & Packaging: Product Size: 597*484*760 (mm)
Product weight: 4.8 kg
Product volume: 0.22 m3
Tags: C,H,A,I,R
Production Technology: Production：Tenon-and-mortise structure technology
Product Materials: Beech, North American walnut
Design Challenge: Through the study of traditional furniture structure, 3D model making and mechanical analysis, some new connection structures are created and applied to the design and manufacture of the chair.The flowing lines on the armrests and backrests are extremely challenging, while maintaining the comfort while maintaining the elegance and consistency of the shape curve.
Use the method of making sludge models to consider the details and precise dimensions.
Research: Background:
We know that industrialized production has replaced most traditional handicraft production, but through the improvement of production technology, more traditional processes can also be manufactured by machines. We dig out excellent traditional culture and combine contemporary aesthetics and production technology to design a chair.Measurement data: In order to make the chair more comfortable, the size of the traditional chair was measured, and the average size data of contemporary adults was combined to determine the specific size of the chair.
Inspiration: The idea"the beauty of simplicity surpasses all things in world " originated from the article"Heaven"by Zhuangzi . Only the most natural beauty can never fade, and other forms of beauty can not compare with it. The design concept of Pure Cchair originated from this.Introducing the concept of "returning to nature", the design of the chair removes some extra lines, making it a natural original state.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2017 in Hangzhou and finished in August 2019 in Milano.
Operation Flow: Design comes from the in-depth consideration of interaction between people and daily necessities. The chair is a part of our daily life and an indispensable furniture. The chair urges us to communicate with people. The simple appearance of Pure chair and the simplicity of log materials make the people who use it more close to each other in conversation
Team Members: Designer:Xu Le
Designer:Zhai Weimin
Designer:Lin Xingmin
Designer:Lu Heng
Designer:Bao Liyuan
Designer:Chen Xin