Fold Banco by Chris Tsui is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Bronce in Deseño de Mobiliario Urbano Competition Category.

BronceMobiliario Urbano· 2021

Fold Banco

by Chris Tsui

Client: Whiteground

A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Mobiliario Urbano Category

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The Design

About Fold Banco

Fold é un banco público que tamén serve como mesa. O deseño está formado por unha peza de madeira contrachapada dobrada sobre si mesma nun ángulo. O dobramento crea unha segunda superficie que pode usarse como mesa, sen extensións ou apéndices adicionais. A forma mantense simple e robusta para o seu uso en espazos públicos. A madeira contrachapada é vaporizada e moldeada nun molde deseñado especificamente, e emprégase bronce xunto con ela. As dimensións xerais son 1480 mm de lonxitude, 1010 mm de ancho e 730 mm de altura.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronce

Fold Banco gañou o A' Design Award de Bronce, un recoñecemento altamente prestixioso outorgado a deseños sobresaíntes que se distinguen pola creatividade, o enxeño e a sagacidade. Os gañadores Bronce son artefactos amplamente hábiles e sorprendentemente creativos que autentican a vasta experiencia, imaxinación e enxeño dos seus deseñadores. Espérase que Fold Banco sexa un obxecto moi apreciado, admirado e querido, notablemente profesional e innovador. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Bronce incorpora as mellores prácticas da arte, a ciencia, o deseño e a tecnoloxía, e é excelente pola súa atención ao detalle. Fold Banco satisfai espléndidamente as necesidades, toca os desexos, encanta os sentimentos e atrae a curiosidade.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: What if a bench is also a table?
Fold is an interpretation to the question above, to fulfil multiple functions yet retain a simplistic and sturdy form to be used in the public. This piece of furniture is not much more than a piece of plywood folded back on itself at an angle. Yet, this simple manipulation creates another surface that can be used as a table, without sacrificing its unanimous form with extensions or appendages.
Dimensions & Packaging: Overall dimensions: 1480(L) x 1010(W) x 730(H)mm
Tags: plywood, bending, bench, curvature
Production Technology: Plywood and Bronze
Steam the plywood and put into a custom build mold for bending
Design Challenge: The most difficult part is bending the plywood in a specific angle which is also comfortable for the purpose of sitting with a table. and the placement of the legs are the second challenge to maintain the sturdiness while to balance with the proportions and ratio with the plywood.
Inspiration: Public bench design always strives for functionality but neglected the aesthetics, and also mostly only caters for the purpose of sitting. What if you are holding a coffee or you are looking for a place to sit down with your book or laptop? You don’t have a choice but to go to the café or restaurants. It’s time to think out of the box and create a piece of furniture that aesthetically addresses the convenience and flexibility of how a public bench can do for the people.
Project Duration: The project staretd in early 2019 and completed in production in late 2019.
Operation Flow: Feel free to explore your uses and gestures with this table+bench.
Image Credits: Image#1: ©Lit Ma & Hong Kong Design Centre
Image#3: ©XU Liang Leon
Image#4: ©XU Liang Leon
Image#5: ©XU Liang Leon