Square and Round Asento multifuncional by Xu Le

Square and Round Asento multifuncional by Xu Le is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Ouro in Deseño de Mobiliario Competition Category.

OuroMobiliario· 2021

Square and Round Asento multifuncional

by Xu Le

Client: Hangzhou Great Wisdom Creative Design Co., Ltd

A' Design Award de Ouro Winner in Mobiliario Category

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The Design

About Square and Round Asento multifuncional

Square and Round é un asento multifuncional feito de madeira de faia e acrílico. A superficie de acrílico transparente revela a estrutura interna de madeira. Colocada dun xeito, a superficie forma un asento lixeiro. Virada do revés, esa mesma superficie convértese nunha mesa auxiliar cun oco que garda chaves e outros pequenos obxectos. As pezas únense mediante unha estrutura tradicional de dobre cola de andoriña con chaveta, polo que non se empregan conectores metálicos. O asento pode desmontarse a man unha vez atopada a chaveta de bloqueo. O embalaxe plano reduce o volume de transporte.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ouro

Square and Round Asento multifuncional gañou o A' Design Award de Ouro, un recoñecemento inmensamente prestixioso outorgado a deseños de primeira clase, marabillosos e sobresaíntes. Os gañadores Ouro son creacións sumamente innovadoras, visionarias e glamurosamente deslumbrantes que reflicten o xenio, a sabedoría e a destreza dos seus deseñadores. Espérase que Square and Round Asento multifuncional sexa unha invención moi eloxiada, pioneira e monumental que ofrece un valor sen precedentes. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Ouro é un proxecto espectacular e respectado que beneficia moito a arte, a ciencia, o deseño e a tecnoloxía e fai avanzar os seus límites. Square and Round Asento multifuncional crea intensos sentimentos de desexo, esperta a paixón, anima a creatividade e fascina.

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.