Moon Chair Noho Hoʻāhui Ponoʻī by Le Xu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Keleawe in Hoʻolālā Lako Hale Competition Category.

KeleaweLako Hale· 2024

Moon Chair Noho Hoʻāhui Ponoʻī

by Le Xu

Client: Zhejiang Sci-Tech University

A' Design Award Keleawe Winner in Lako Hale Category

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The Design

About Moon Chair Noho Hoʻāhui Ponoʻī

ʻO ka Moon Chair he noho hoʻāhui ponoʻī i hana ʻia me ka lāʻau paʻa. Hoʻohana ka hoʻolālā ʻana i ke ʻano hui lāʻau kuʻuna e like me ka mortise a me ka tenon me nā laka dovetail. ʻAʻohe mea hoʻohui metala i loko, no laila hiki ke hoʻāhui a wehe hou ʻia ka Moon Chair me ka lima ma nā ʻanuʻu ʻelua a ʻekolu paha. Hana ʻia ka noho mai ka lāʻau walnut ʻAmelika a hoʻokala ʻia ma ke ʻoki lāʻau. ʻO nā ana he 390 a me 340 a me 680 mila mika. Hoʻemi ke ʻano hoʻopaʻa pālahalaha i ke kumukūʻai lawe waiwai a kūpono i ke kūʻai ʻana ma ka pūnaewele. Hoʻolālā ʻia ka noho no ka poʻe ʻōpio e noho ana ma nā hale liʻiliʻi a e neʻe pinepine ana.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Moon Chair Noho Hoʻāhui Ponoʻī 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 Moon Chair Noho Hoʻāhui Ponoʻī 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 Moon Chair Noho Hoʻāhui Ponoʻī 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: The Moon Chair is made of solid wood, simple and stylish, utilizing mortise and tenon joinery for a strong visual impact. It is a high degree of integration of aesthetics and structure, the structure of the clever use of mortise and tenon joints and dovetail locks, the product itself does not have any connectors, can be disassembled and assembled with bare hands. The flat design can greatly reduce the transportation cost, which is very suitable for selling on the Internet.
Dimensions & Packaging: 390 x 340 x 680 (mm)
Tags: Moon, chair
Production Technology: Production technology: wood cutting; material: American walnut.
Design Challenge: The most challenging part is the structural design. Based on the connection and self-locking function of mortise and tenon structure, a new mortise and tenon structure was innovatively designed to realize the unarmed disassembly function and firmness of the Moon Chair. Its structural form is presented in a perfect blend with modern aesthetics!
Research: Nowadays, the young generation has lower income, small living space, likes online shopping, moves frequently and pursues a certain quality of life. They need flexible, space-saving, easy-to-use, simple and stylish furniture to improve their quality of life. Moon Chair skillfully uses traditional mortise and tenon structure, the whole product has no metal connectors, and can be assembled and disassembled with bare hands, and the beauty of its structure well demonstrates the wisdom of the predecessors. The flat design greatly reduces transportation costs and is ideal for online sales.
Inspiration: The current young generation of people with low income, narrow living space, like online shopping, often moving, the pursuit of a certain quality of life. We hope to design a new mortise and tenon structure based on the traditional mortise and tenon structure, combined with the toughness of wood materials, to realize a high degree of integration of the disassembling function, firmness and aesthetics of the chair!
Project Duration: The project started in April 2018 in Hangzhou and finished in August 2020 in Hangzhou.
Operation Flow: Open the product package, and assemble the product in 2-3 steps; the operation is very convenient, you can experience the fun of assembly, and the completed product is solid and durable.
Team Members: Xu Le