Growing Tree Kaʻa Kapa by Lei Yang, Shaohua Lei and Chengyong Li

Growing Tree Kaʻa Kapa by Lei Yang, Shaohua Lei and Chengyong Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Keleawe in Hoʻolālā Lako Hale Competition Category.

KeleaweLako Hale· 2021

Growing Tree Kaʻa Kapa

by Lei Yang, Shaohua Lei and Chengyong Li

Client: Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd

A' Design Award Keleawe Winner in Lako Hale Category

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The Design

About Growing Tree Kaʻa Kapa

ʻO ka Kumulāʻau Ulu he kaʻa kapa i hoʻolālāʻia no nā keiki. Hiki ke hoʻopololei ʻia ke kiʻekiʻe o ka Kumulāʻau Ulu ma o kahi hale huila wili, no laila e mau ana ka pono o ke kaʻa kapa i ka nui o ke keiki. ʻO ka manaʻo nui, ke ʻano o ke ulu ʻana o nā lālā liʻiliʻi a lilo i kumulāʻau kiʻekiʻe. Hana ʻia nā kāwaha e nā ʻano geometrika, a ma o ia hale hoʻokahi, hiki ke hoʻololi ʻia ko lākou ʻano kihi a me ke kiʻekiʻe. Hāʻawi ke kumu poepoe i ke kākoʻo a me ka paʻa. Kono nā waihoʻoluʻu ʻālohilohi i nā keiki e kau i ko lākou lole, pāpale, a me nā ʻeke kula me ke kōkua ʻole. Kāko'o ʻia ka hoʻohana ʻana i mau mea liʻiliʻi wale nō, a lōʻihi aku ke ola hana o ke kaʻa kapa.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Growing Tree Kaʻa Kapa i ka A' Design Award Keleawe, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kūʻokoʻa i ʻike ʻia ma o ka hana noʻeau, ka akamai a me ka makakoho. He mau hana mākaukau a hana noʻeau kupaianaha nā lanakila Keleawe e hōʻoia ana i ka ʻike nui, ka noʻonoʻo a me ka maʻalea o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Growing Tree Kaʻa Kapa he mea i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia, he ʻoihana a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Keleawe e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana, a maikaʻi no kona nānā ʻana i nā kikoʻī. Hoʻokō maikaʻi ka hoʻolālā Growing Tree Kaʻa Kapa i nā pono, hoʻopā i ka makemake, hoʻohiwahiwa i nā manaʻo a huki i ka makemake e ʻike.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This is a coat rack that can accompany children to grow up. Use the concept of saplings grow into towering trees to tell children to understand the growth process of growing tall, so when designing this coat rack, the spiral structure is used to adjust the height of the coat rack, which is convenient for children who keep growing up to use.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 330mm, Depth 330mm, Height 1500mm
Tags: Growing, Rack, Children, Sustainable, Spin
Production Technology: Geometric elements are used as the shape of hooks, and the same structure is used to adjust their angles and heights, so as to cultivate children's good habits of self storage and arranging clothes, hats and schoolbags. With the bottom disc used for fixing and supporting, the childish appearance and ingenious structural application complement each other.
Design Challenge: Systematically think about the relationship between the coat rack and children, and use less materials and smarter structures to satisfy the cognitive feelings of children in their growth stage. Products in life have a certain life cycle. What designers can do is to try to extend the service life of products as much as possible. This concept also conforms to the topic of sustainable design.
Research: Thinking from the perspective of children, the designer sought to create a coat rack that would accompany them as they, their needs, and their preferences grew and changed. The Growing Coat Tree was the result.
Inspiration: Design Idea:
Through systematic thinking about the relationship between coat racks and children, the designer hopes to use fewer materials and smarter structures to assist children as they grow to understand the concept of growth even better. Products have life cycles, and it is up to the designer to extend their life as much as possible, promoting sustainable design.
Project Duration: The project started in Zhengzhou in October 2019 and was completed in Zhengzhou in March 2020.
Operation Flow: With a smart structure, bright colors, and geometric elements, the Growing Coat Tree will attract children to organize their belongings on their own, form good habits while young, and promote organizational skills as they grow into adults. The sturdy round base ensures stability and provides a safer environment for children.
Patents: Patent No：202030188414.8
Patent No：202020690491.8
Team Members: Lei Yang、Shaohua Lei、Chengyong Li、Yali Shen、Fei Chen