Fine Interlock Candelabro by Che Chia Hsu

Fine Interlock Candelabro by Che Chia Hsu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award de Ferro in Deseño de Produtos e Luminarias de Iluminación Competition Category.

FerroIluminación· 2025

Fine Interlock Candelabro

by Che Chia Hsu

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Iluminación Category

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The Design

About Fine Interlock Candelabro

Debido ás limitacións técnicas e das máquinas, a forma das espigas tradicionais de madeira non pode cambiar demasiado. Ao combinar pasos de espigas suaves con métodos de procesamento CNC, subvértese a impresión da unión de espigas convencional, e o oficio das espigas ten máis posibilidades en canto a forma e aplicación, facéndoo realmente cobrar vida. Inspirado na modelaxe experimental, a forma da ensamblaxe de cola de pomba e o efecto de torsión da obra son similares á estrutura helicoidal do ADN e, por iso, intentouse desenvolver nesta dirección.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Fine Interlock Candelabro gañou o A' Design Award de Ferro, un recoñecemento prestixioso outorgado a bos deseños que cumpren os requisitos profesionais e industriais esperados de creacións ben deseñadas. Os gañadores Ferro demostran a gran habilidade, a alta especialización, a comprensión experta e a capacidade creativa dos seus creadores. Espérase que Fine Interlock Candelabro sexa unha creación moi apreciada, admirada e querida que é práctica e innovadora. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Ferro integra as mellores prácticas do sector e ten características técnicas competentes ligadas ao saber facer e ao talento. Fine Interlock Candelabro é respectado pola súa minuciosidade e está deseñado para proporcionar melloras na calidade de vida que axudan a facer do mundo un lugar mellor.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Due to technical and machine limitations, the shape of traditional wooden tenons can’t change too much. By combining soft tenon steps with CNC processing methods, the impression of the conventional tenon joint is subverted, and tenon craft has more possibilities in shape and application, genuinely making it come alive.
Dimensions & Packaging: 840mm x 100mm x 20mm
Tags: Authentic, delicate, precise, unique, breathtaking
Production Technology: CNC processing is used to create more complex teno shapes.Aluminum was chosen as the primary material, and a mirror effect was achieved through polished chrome plating. Choosing the method of SLA printing, transparent soft resin can quickly produce transparent objects with complex shapes and grind the surface into a matte surface to improve its light-guiding effect.
Design Challenge: There are two biggest challenges during the development. The first challenge is that I have difficulties thinking outside the box and coming up with a unique design, so I seek ideas through numerous experiments. The second challenge is that the actual material is very heavy, so I must redesign the entire structure of my product
Research: In the beginning, I collected and studied numerous pieces of knowledge and ideas about the traditional technique of Chinese tenon joints through books. The next step to know better about the tenon joint was to learn how to perform this technique from a woodcraft master. After this, I used a 3D printer to test and verify my design and idea. In the final step, I consulted an ironworker’s ideas to apply the actual material to my design and make it work.
Inspiration: I am fascinated by the calculation and processing precision required for this traditional craft of woodworking joints, and the final product that is presented. Inspired by experimental modeling, I discovered that the shape of the dovetail joint and the twisting effect of the work are similar to the helical structure of DNA and thus tried to develop in this direction.
Project Duration: The project started in August 2024 in Taiwan and finished in january 2025 in Taiwan.
Operation Flow: You can see the light only come through the tenon joint which indicates the detail of the design and the main theme of the entire concept.