Pad Klapstoel by Shaohan Yang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award yn Izer in Meubelûntwerp Competition Category.
IzerMeubels· 2021
Pad Klapstoel
by Shaohan Yang
Client: Bruce Tao
A' Design Award yn Izer Winner in Meubels Category
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About Pad Klapstoel
Pad is in klapstoel dy't ûntworpen is om romte te besparjen. De stoel klapt gear ta in flak paniel dat 41 cm lang, 4 cm breed en 86 cm heech is. Ferskate opklapte panielen kinne op elkoar stapele en tegearre bewarre wurde. Om de stoel te iepenjen wurdt de ûnderste balke omleech lutsen, sadat de sitting en de poaten útkomme. De sitting wurdt dan 90 graden omheech klapt, en de poaten wurde 90 graden omleech klapt. Pad is makke fan teak, in hout dat stabyl en slitfêst is en beskerme tsjin rotting en ynsekten. De flakke foarm past by wenningen en iepenbiere romten.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award yn Izer
Pad Klapstoel is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Izer, in prestisjeuze erkenning foar goede ûntwerpen dy't foldogge oan de profesjonele en yndustriële easken dy't ferwachte wurde fan goed ûntwurpen skeppings. Izerwinners litte grutte feardigens, hege spesjalisaasje, deskundich begryp en kreatyf fermogen fan har makkers sjen. Fan Pad Klapstoel wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige heech achte, bewûndere en dierbere skepping is dy't praktysk en ynnovatyf is. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Izer yntegrearret de bêste praktiken fan de sektor en hat feardige technyske skaaimerken ferbûn mei kennis en talint. Pad Klapstoel wurdt respektearre foar syn yngeandens en is ûntwurpen om ferbetteringen fan de kwaliteit fan it libben te leverjen dy't helpe de wrâld ta in bettere plak te meitsjen.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This is a folding chair design that can save a lot of space. Its most distinctive feature is its foldability. It can be folded into a flat sheet. When not in use, many chairs can be folded into a flat sheet and stacked on top of each other. This saves a lot of space. When not in use, it also unfolds easily to form a chair.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Before folding: length 41cm x Width 44cm x Height 86cm; After folding: length 41cm x Width 4cm x Height 86cm;
- Tags
- Chair, Space-saving, Piece, Wood, Furniture, Pad
- Production Technology
- Material is teak, it is all a dry shrinkage is wet bilge minimum deformation of wood, after professional drying treatment, stable size very wear-resisting, the shrinkage rate from raw material to air dry to radial 2.2%, 4.0%, is the minimum deformation coefficient of the wood, good resistance to bending, wear-resisting, air dry density is 0.65 g/cm3 (dry weight about 650 kg/m3); Therefore, it has the distinctive characteristics of anticorrosive, insect-proof and so on. Suitable as a folding chair material.
- 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
- Folding chair is a product that can be seen everywhere in our life and will bring great aspects to our life. Folding chairs are usually used at home to entertain guests or to sit on their own. Easy to fold and save space. According to research, furniture design output value had reached 210 billion euros in 2002, its development prospect is very broad.
- Inspiration
- The shape of the tablet inspired us to come up with this project. The size of the tablet is very space-saving and easy to store. Folding chairs are also in demand in large public places. We wanted to design a chair with the same function. So, we made the folding chair a flat panel. Usually, it's a chair. It can be folded into a flat sheet when needed.
- 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
- Start with a tablet. First, grab the bottom beam of the tablet and pull it down. The seat and legs of the chair will snap out. Second, pull the seat and legs to the bottom and fold them up by 90 degrees to form the seat. Finally, fold the legs down 90 degrees to form a chair.
- Team Members
- Design leader: Jing Peng
Designer: Xinzhou Zhang - Image Credits
- Creator (Bruce Tao / Designer)
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