Sharing Joy Noho Hoʻomaha by Zhe Gao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Kala in Hoʻolālā Lako Hale Competition Category.

KalaLako Hale· 2022

Sharing Joy Noho Hoʻomaha

by Zhe Gao

A' Design Award Kala Winner in Lako Hale Category

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The Design

About Sharing Joy Noho Hoʻomaha

ʻO Sharing Joy he noho hoʻomaha i hoʻolālā ʻia no nā home me nā holoholona laka. Hana ka noho i wahi kaʻana like kahi e hiki ai i ke kanaka a me ka pōpoki ke hoʻomaha a pāʻani i ka manawa hoʻokahi me ka hoʻopilikia ʻole i kekahi i kekahi. Hoʻohana ka ʻano i ke ʻano anahonua maʻalahi a me nā kihi palupalu, me kahi hōʻailona ʻano O i hoʻoulu ʻia e ke kūlana ʻōniʻoniʻo o kahi pōpoki e hiamoe ana. Hana ka puka ʻano O ma ke kua kūʻā i kahi ana no nā pōpoki a hiki nō hoʻi ke paʻa i nā nūpepa a me nā uluna. Lawelawe ke poʻo lima ʻākau ākea ma ke ʻano he wahi lele no nā pōpoki a i ʻole he pākaukau ʻaoʻao liʻiliʻi. Hana ʻia ke kīʻaha nui i ka paipu i pelu ʻia a hoʻopili ʻia.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Sharing Joy Noho Hoʻomaha i ka A' Design Award Kala, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kiʻekiʻe loa, nani a kupaianaha. He mau hana ʻālohilohi loa a hana noʻeau nui nā lanakila Kala e hōʻike ana i ka loea, ka makakoho a me ka ʻoi aku o ka noʻonoʻo o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Sharing Joy Noho Hoʻomaha he hana kupaianaha, kūlana ʻoi aku, ʻoihana kiʻekiʻe a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Kala he mea hoʻokumu kūpono loa, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. He mea i ʻeleu ʻia e nā mea he nui ka hoʻolālā Sharing Joy Noho Hoʻomaha e hoʻāla i ka makemake, lawe mai i nā manaʻo maikaʻi a hoʻāla i ka kamahaʻo a me ka mahalo.

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