The Corner Collection Papa Noho no ʻEkolu by Liang Chi Guo

The Corner Collection Papa Noho no ʻEkolu by Liang Chi Guo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Hao in Hoʻolālā Lako Hale Competition Category.

HaoLako Hale· 2024

The Corner Collection Papa Noho no ʻEkolu

by Liang Chi Guo

Client: Tomood Studio

A' Design Award Hao Winner in Lako Hale Category

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The Design

About The Corner Collection Papa Noho no ʻEkolu

Ua lawe ʻia ka manaʻo hoʻolālā mai nā noho lāʻau a me ka ʻākia kahiko o Taiwani, a ua hoʻohui ʻia i loko o ke ʻano hale hou ma o ka hoʻomaopopo hou ʻana i nā mea hoʻolālā ʻokoʻa. Ma kēia hōʻiliʻili, hiki iā ʻoe ke ʻike i ka mālie o ka lāʻau, i ke hoʻolālā ʻili pūnaewele me ka maʻamaʻa. Ua hana lima ʻia ka papa noho ʻekolu me ka lāʻau kālai maoli. He lāʻau akā māmā, e hana ana i kekahi papa noho noʻeau me ke kala lāʻau ʻālohilohi, a me nā kihi poepoe ʻehā e hāʻawi ana i ka nani.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hao

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā The Corner Collection Papa Noho no ʻEkolu i ka A' Design Award Hao, he ʻike hoʻohanohano i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā maikaʻi e hoʻokō ana i nā koi ʻoihana a ʻoihana hana i manaʻo ʻia mai nā mea hoʻokumu i hana maikaʻi ʻia. Hōʻike nā lanakila Hao i ka mākau nui, ka loea kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻike akamai a me ka hiki hana noʻeau o ka poʻe i hana iā lākou. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā The Corner Collection Papa Noho no ʻEkolu he mea hoʻokumu i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia e pono a hou. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Hao e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka ʻoihana a loaʻa nā ʻano ʻenehana mākaukau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻike hana a me ka makakoho. Mahalo ʻia ka hoʻolālā The Corner Collection Papa Noho no ʻEkolu no kona nānā pono a ua hoʻolālā ʻia e hāʻawi i nā hoʻomaikaʻi ola e kōkua ai i ka hana ʻana i ka honua i wahi maikaʻi aku.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: It features four rounded legs, not only can it convey the fineness and the uniqueness of wood pattern, but also avoid collision against sharp edges on the general bench. And its light and airy design creates an even, harmonious appearance, forging a sophisticated piece of artistic stool with bright wooden colour, and four rounded corners to deliver elegance.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 1245 mm x Depth 350 mm x Height 420 mm
Tags: Bench, furniture, wood rattan bench, tomood, Corner Bench
Production Technology: A mortise and tenon joinery was employed in overall structure for perfect interlocks without any metallic latches. With such structural design, the furniture further empowers its durability, even with varied types of wood properties.The seat surface is crafted with a ventilating piece of rattan, purely handcrafted with traditional Taiwanese rattan pressing techniques, constructing a resilient structural integrity to better meet the load requirements. Even with such high durability, features its lightweight for convenient transportation and delivery.
Design Challenge: The traditional wood joinery and rattan pressing technique is like any other traditional technique in every country, experts with this type of skill have been dramatically decreasing over the past decades. It is hoped that with the rise in popularity of the Corner Bench, this traditional but useful and cost-effective technique can be reflected from the modern furniture engineered with both conventional and cutting-edge practices.
Research: Taiwan has a forest coverage rate of 60%, but a wood self-sufficiency rate of only about 1%. In addition, most of the existing domestic wood is softwood from small-diameter trees and thinnings from forestry. The main core of Corner Bench is to explore how to increase the use of softwood through design, to achieve the goal of using both soft and hard woods, and to find the most suitable ratio to highlight the characteristics of domestic wood.
Inspiration: Inspired by traditional Taiwaness stool, with traditional elements of Taiwan heritage superimposed on the construction and appearance, such as an unparalleled and unprecedented wood joinery method without any metallic latches between any joints, as well as the distinctive mesh seat surface. The combination of lightweightness, simplicity of the construction and the precise craftsmanship delivers a heartwarming, sophisticated and contemporary piece of furniture.
Project Duration: The project started in Taiwan in March 2022. The first deliverable was completed in March 2022 and exhibited at the Taiwan 台灣工坊家具_木質生活展.
Operation Flow: As the components are already modularised, the entire bench can be in mass production with only 3-4 modular parts. Unlike furniture with synthetic materials, natural wood and rattan are 100% biodegradable, demonstrating its high sustainability and environmental friendliness.
Patents: Invention Patented. Patent No:112102722
Image Credits: [Image # 1: Photographer Liang-Chi Guo , Corner Bench, 2022]
[Image # 2: Photographer Liang-Chi Guo , Corner Bench, 2022]
[Image # 3: Photographer Liang-Chi Guo , Corner Bench, 2022]
[Image # 4: Photographer Liang-Chi Guo , Corner Bench, 2022]
[Image # 5: Photographer Liang-Chi Guo , Corner Bench, 2022]