Folded 01 Noho Pāʻina by Erno Dierckx is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Kala in Hoʻolālā Lako Hale Competition Category.

KalaLako Hale· 2020

Folded 01 Noho Pāʻina

by Erno Dierckx

Client: Erno Dierckx

A' Design Award Kala Winner in Lako Hale Category

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The Design

About Folded 01 Noho Pāʻina

ʻO Folded 01 he noho pāʻina. Hana ʻia ka noho a me ke kua mai kekahi ʻāpana keleawe maka hoʻokahi, i piʻo ʻia me ka lima. Hāʻawi ka hiʻohiʻona i piʻo ʻia i ka noho i ke koʻikoʻi a me kahi hopena piʻo maoli e hoʻonui ai i ka ʻoluʻolu. Kau ʻia ka ʻāpana keleawe ma luna o kahi kīʻaha kila kala, e hāʻawi ana i kahi kikoʻī kala mālie. Hoʻoulu ʻia ka hoʻolālā e ka pelu ʻana o kahi memo pepa huinahā, ka mea e koʻikoʻi ai ke pelu ʻia. Ana ka noho i 450 mm ka laulā, 500 mm ka hohonu a me 800 mm ke kiʻekiʻe. ʻO ka pahuhopu e hoʻi i ke kumu o ka mea me kahi hiʻohiʻona liʻiliʻi loa.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Folded 01 Noho Pāʻina 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 Folded 01 Noho Pāʻina 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 Folded 01 Noho Pāʻina 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: Folded 01 is the latest design by Erno Dierckx.By experimenting with production methods a dinningchair was born.
Erno Dierckx tries to challenge the way excitingchairs are constructed and goes back to the essence of the product. The object has a minimalistic yet sophisticated look. The chair consists out of honestand durable materials with a subtle color detail.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 450mm x Depth 500mm x Height 800mm
Tags: Chair, Aluminum, Outdoor, Minimal, Steel
Production Technology: The chair consist out of a hand bended aluminum sheet. The raw material is combined with a coloured steel frame.
Design Challenge: The main challenge was te find a reliable folding technique with a minimal and beautiful appearance
Inspiration: The idea started while playing with a post-it note used to right down ideas. By folding the square sheet a rigid shape arises. This technique was used to construct a chair. The folded chair consists out of a raw aluminum sheet bend by hand and mounted on a colored steel frame.
Project Duration: Project started Februari 2018 in Antwerp Belgium and finished november 2019. First time exhibited Contemporary design fair Brussels.
Operation Flow: Folded 01 is a dinning chair made out of a single sheet raw aluminum. The folding technique gives the chair the needed comfort and has a natural bending effect
Image Credits: Pictures: Tijs Vervecken