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Sharing Joy Cadeira de descanso by Zhe Gao

Sharing Joy Cadeira de descanso by Zhe Gao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Prata in Deseño de Mobiliario Competition Category.


PrataMobiliario· 2022

Sharing Joy Cadeira de descanso

by Zhe Gao

A' Design Award de Prata Winner in Mobiliario Category

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The Design

About Sharing Joy Cadeira de descanso

Sharing Joy é unha cadeira de descanso deseñada para fogares con mascotas. A cadeira crea un espazo compartido onde unha persoa e un gato poden descansar e xogar ao mesmo tempo sen molestarse mutuamente. A forma emprega unha xeometría sinxela e bordos suaves, cun elemento en forma de O inspirado na postura enroscada dun gato durmido. A abertura en forma de O do respaldo forma un túnel para os gatos e tamén pode gardar revistas e almofadas. O amplo apoiabrazos dereito serve como plataforma de salto para os gatos ou como pequena mesa auxiliar. A estrutura principal está feita de tubo curvado e soldado.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Prata

Sharing Joy Cadeira de descanso gañou o A' Design Award de Prata, un recoñecemento enormemente prestixioso outorgado a deseños de gama alta, fermosos e impresionantes. Os gañadores Prata son obras tremendamente brillantes e sumamente creativas que ilustran a pericia, o talento e a agudeza sobresaíntes dos seus deseñadores. Espérase que Sharing Joy Cadeira de descanso sexa unha obra marabillosa, escaparate de oficio, notablemente profesional e profundamente innovadora. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Prata é unha invención moi notable e admirada que beneficia e fai avanzar os límites da arte, a ciencia, o deseño e a tecnoloxía. Sharing Joy Cadeira de descanso é unha creación moi envexada que esperta desexos, achega sentimentos positivos e prende asombro e marabilla.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
The Sharing Joy is a lounge chair that can be shared and interacted with pets. Construct a modern multifunctional lounge chair with soft product edges and simple geometric shapes. It has the dual function of satisfying people and pets to play and rest together at the same time. The cat and the owner can relax and meditate on the same chair and spend a good time together without disturbing each other's space.
Dimensions & Packaging
Width 850 mm× depth 920 mm× height 970 mm
Tags
Multi-functional easy chair, Pet sharing furniture, The cat bed , The cat platform
Production Technology
The main frame is made of pipe bending and welding. The cushion part is connected with the main frame through screws after combining the finalized cotton and wood board. The skeleton of the backrest is molded to meet the need for strength and toughness. Then the backrest skeleton is covered with soft bag cloth and connected with the main frame. The platform can be connected with the main frame through screws according to the use requirements.
Design Challenge
The biggest challenge in the process of research and design is to find the coordination between the pet products and furniture size, in order to satisfy both the cat and the man in the comfort of the substances are used. Another challenge is adapting pet-shared furniture to the style of the home environment while meeting the basic functions.
Research
In recent years, pets have gradually entered our lives as special members of the family, but it is difficult for the existing home environment to make major changes due to the needs of pets. People who own pets may think about this question: how to create an intimate and independent space for pets and their owners within a reasonable range. Based on this, we hope to start with furniture in daily life. Design a piece of furniture that adapts to pet behavior and daily needs through simple shape changes.
Inspiration
The inspiration of this design comes from the posture that cats curl up in circles when they sleep. To combine it with minimalist style, we simplify and visualize it as an O-shaped element in geometry. The O-shaped element can be freely transformed to form a tunnel for cats to pass through, or it can be extended to the shape of the chair legs to maintain the concise consistency of the product.
Project Duration
The project started in Zhengzhou in March 2021 and will be completed in September 2021.
Operation Flow
You can place the chair anywhere in your home to create a shared space for owners and pets. When used as shared furniture for pets, The o-shaped tunnel on the back of the seat is consistent with cat behaviour that likes to get into small Spaces. cats can rest and play in it. The increased area of the right armrest of the chair forms a cat jumping platform to meet the characteristics of cats like to jump high and look far, and increase the attraction of the chair for cats. When the sharing joy is used as a seat alone, the O-shaped space presented by the back of the seat can be used as storage space for magazines, pillows and other items. The right armrest has gone from a cat-jumping platform to a mini side table for teacups or phones.
Team Members
Designer: Zhe Gao
Designer: Youjin Song

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