Active Cadeira de Oficina by Yun Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award de Bronce in Deseño de Mobiliario Competition Category.

BronceMobiliario· 2025

Active Cadeira de Oficina

by Yun Li

Client: Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd.,

A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Mobiliario Category

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The Design

About Active Cadeira de Oficina

Active é unha cadeira de oficina deseñada para reducir o traballo sedentario. A cadeira ten dous almofadóns redondos. O almofadón baixo establece unha altura de asento lixeiramente superior á das cadeiras convencionais, o que axuda ao usuario a manter unha posición de sentado erguida. O almofadón alto sitúase á altura de bar, polo que a mesma cadeira permite traballar de pé. Un reposapés permite relaxar as pernas durante o traballo de pé. Os reposabrazos facilitan estiramentos sinxelos e axudan ao usuario a erguerse despois de longos períodos sentado. A estrutura está feita de tubos de ferro ocos dobrados con tea e escuma, e as cadeiras pódense apilar para aforrar espazo.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronce

Active Cadeira de Oficina 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 Active Cadeira de Oficina 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. Active Cadeira de Oficina 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: Active is a sedentary prevention chair with two cushions, high and low, that allows the user to work either sitting or standing.At the same time, the cushions and armrests allow for simple exercises and stretches to ease the discomfort of sitting for long periods of time.Its unique bending angle allows the chairs to be stacked together in an office environment, saving space.Multi-coloured options to add a splash of colour in the office environment.
Dimensions & Packaging: Product Dimensions:Width 540 mm x Depth 400 mm x Height 780 mm
Tags: Office chair, Multifunctional, Light exercise, Prevention of occupational diseases, Health, Removable, Stackable
Production Technology: The main materials for the seat are hollow iron tubes, fabric and foam.The iron pipe is formed by bending and users only need 8 screws for installation.
Design Challenge: Balancing the ergonomics of the seat with the user's habits in an office setting was one of the challenges of the concept.The sitting height is currently set higher than conventional seats to ensure that the user can maintain a relatively upright sitting position.
Research: Occupational diseases caused by sedentary behaviour are a common health problem that is widely studied and discussed.The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) state,that prolonged sedentary behaviour is associated with a wide range of health problems, including obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.Promote the reduction of sedentary time through increased activity time, simple activities, and standing offices to prevent occupational diseases caused by sedentary behaviour.
Inspiration: In the workplace, sedentary behaviour has become the norm, bringing about a series of occupational diseases as a result of maintaining the same posture for long periods of time.How to avoid being sedentary became the subject of our research.
Project Duration: The project started in Shenzhen in March 2024 and completed in Shenzhen in August 2024.
Operation Flow: The seat has two round cushions.With a low cushion for seat height, users can work in a healthy sitting position.The seat is equipped with armrests, allowing for simple movements and assistance in getting up when sitting for long periods of time.The high cushion is barstool height, allowing users to work in a standing position.A footrest is set on the bottom of the seat, so you can relax your legs when standing up to work.The switching of movements allows the sedentary body to move in order to reduce sedentary time.
Patents: China Patent Application Number：202430611547X
Team Members: Designer: Yun Li