Color Roller Papa Lako Hale by Chuheng He

Color Roller Papa Lako Hale by Chuheng He is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Gula in Hoʻolālā Lako Hale Competition Category.

GulaLako Hale· 2025

Color Roller Papa Lako Hale

by Chuheng He

Client: He Chuheng

A' Design Award Gula Winner in Lako Hale Category

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Colors

The Design

About Color Roller Papa Lako Hale

ʻO Color Roller he papa lako hale e hoʻololi ana i nā hui waihoʻoluʻu ma o ka kaʻapuni ʻana. Ma ke ʻano he hoʻāʻo kukulu, hoʻohana ia i nā waihoʻoluʻu kumu a me nā ʻano kumu e kukulu hou ai i ka wahi. ʻEkolu papa ʻakuliki māʻalahi, ʻulaʻula, uliuli, a me melemele, ke kūkū a uhi pū nei e hana i kahi papa waihoʻoluʻu ʻōlinolino, e hōʻike ana i nā waihoʻoluʻu like ʻole ma lalo o nā kūlana mālamalama a me nā hiʻona nānā like ʻole. Me ka liʻiliʻi a me ka noʻeau, hoʻohana ʻo Color Roller i ka hiki kaʻapuni ʻana o nā ʻano e hana ai i nā kukulu a me nā helehelena like ʻole no kēlā me kēia māhele. Hiki i nā mea hoʻohana ke hoʻololi a hoʻonohonoho hou wale i nā ʻāpana e hoʻopilikino ai i ko lākou wahi me nā hui waihoʻoluʻu ola.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Gula

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Color Roller Papa Lako Hale i ka A' Design Award Gula, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā pae mua, kupaianaha a kūʻokoʻa. He mau hana hou loa, ʻike maka a nani hoʻolaʻa nā lanakila Gula e hōʻike ana i ka ʻuhane akamai, ka naʻauao a me ka mākau o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Color Roller Papa Lako Hale he mea hoʻokumu i hoʻomaikaʻi nui ʻia, e hoʻokumu ana i nā ʻano hou, he nui, e hāʻawi ana i ka waiwai ʻaʻole i ʻike ʻia ma mua. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Gula he papahana kupaianaha, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi nui a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. Hoʻāla ka hoʻolālā Color Roller Papa Lako Hale i nā manaʻo makemake ikaika, hoʻāla i ka ʻiʻini, hoʻoulu i ka hana noʻeau a hoʻopūliki iā mākou.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Color Roller is a furniture set that changes color combinations through rolling, using basic shapes and colors to create a unique spatial experience. Made from transparent acrylic, it displays varied colors under different lighting. Three acrylic panels intersect and overlap to form a vibrant palette. Minimally, the set features a hexagonal chair, rectangular table and triangular floor lamp. Users can flip and rearrange the pieces to personalize their space with dynamic color combinations.
Dimensions & Packaging: Chair: 892 mm x 540 mm x 892 mm
Table: 750 mm x 600 mm x 450 mm
Lamp: 328 mm x 328 mm x 1440 mm
Tags: Acrylic, Color, Hexagon, Geometry, Roller, Rolling, Combination
Production Technology: Colored acrylic thermoforming and adhesive bonding.
Design Challenge: The first prototype of the acrylic chair was very sturdy, able to support human weight. However, the solid acrylic frame was too bulky, losing its intended light and free appearance, and the thick colored panels increased costs. So, I began simplifying the design, optimizing the structure to use minimal materials and adhesive, while maintaining the load-bearing capacity.
Research: The design research started with studying how three panels overlap in different ways. The 1:5 scale models were created to test lighting effects, leading to three basic geometric structures. The 1:1 prototypes were made with different materials and connections, especially for the hexagonal chair, which needs to support human weight. Aluminum, wood, and acrylic frames were tested, with acrylic varying in thickness and solidity. The lightest structure was selected after weight-bearing tests.
Inspiration: Like De Stijl deconstructed space with three simple colors, Color Roller uses these colors flexibly to reconstruct the world. Red, yellow, and blue, when made transparent, create more colors through layering. Color Roller is an experiment with color, exploring the geometric properties of shapes and volumes. The three components use different structures, with acrylic panels intersecting in pairs, linking basic forms and colors through construction.
Project Duration: The project started in March 2024 in Shanghai and finished in October 2024 in Shanghai.
Operation Flow: Color Roller can change its color composition through rolling, allowing users to freely flip and rearrange the pieces to decorate the interior space and create a personalized creative atmosphere.
Team Members: Chuheng He