Ydin Stool Kwv teeb by Franck Divay is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2014 A' Design Award Nyiaj in Tsim Rooj Tog Competition Category.

NyiajRooj Tog· 2014

Ydin Stool Kwv teeb

by Franck Divay

Client: Inoow Design

A' Design Award Nyiaj Winner in Rooj Tog Category

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The Design

About Ydin Stool Kwv teeb

Ydin kwv teeb yuav tuaj yeem yoog koj tus kheej, tsis tas siv cov cuab yeej tshwj xeeb, ua tsaug rau lub kaw lus yooj yim sib xyaw. Lub 4 zoo sib luag muab tso rau hauv qhov tsis muaj kev txiav txim siab thiab lub tog zaum ntawm lub tog raj kheej, ua yeeb yam raws li lub pob zeb, khaws txhua yam. Kev taw yog tsim nrog ntoo seem los ntawm ib tus ntaiv tsim chaw, yooj yim machined siv cov txheej txheem woodworking tsoos thiab thaum kawg oiled. Lub rooj zaum tsuas yog puab nyob hauv kev ua kom ntev dua fiber ntau-UHP pob zeb ua kev. Tsuas yog 5 qhov tsis pom zoo uas yuav tsum tau nyob tiaj tus thiab npaj yuav raug xa mus rau cov neeg siv khoom kawg, yog lwm qhov kev sib cav txog kev ruaj khov.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Nyiaj

Ydin Stool Kwv teeb yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Nyiaj, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev tshaj li qub uas muab rau cov qauv tsim qib siab, zoo nkauj thiab ua rau neeg xav tsis thoob. Cov neeg yeej Nyiaj yog cov haujlwm ci ntsa iab heev thiab tsim tshiab heev uas qhia txog kev paub, kev txawj ntse thiab kev ntse ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Ydin Stool Kwv teeb xav tias yuav yog ib qho haujlwm zoo kawg nkaus uas tsim rau qhia, tshaj lij heev thiab tsim tshiab tob. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Nyiaj no yog ib qho khoom tsim uas pom tseeb heev thiab neeg qhuas uas pab tau thiab nthuav dav ciam teb ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis. Ydin Stool Kwv teeb yog ib qho khoom tsim uas neeg coob xav tau, uas ua rau xav, coj kev xav zoo thiab ua rau xav tsis thoob thiab xav paub.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Ydin stool can be mounted without using special tools, thanks to a simple interlocking system. The 4 identical feet are placed in no particular order and the concrete seat, acting as the keystone, keeps everything in place. Easily machined feet are made with scrap wood coming from a stairs manufacturer and finally oiled. The seat is moulded in a lasting fiber-reinforced concrete. Only 5 dissociable parts to be flat packed and ready to be shipped, is another sustainability argument.
Dimensions & Packaging: Product dimension : 310 x 310 x 440 mm
Product weight : 5,3 kg
Tags: stool, furniture, wood, concrete, scandinavian, moulding, flatpack, interlocking, sustainable, seating,
Production Technology: For a good fitting assembly, the hole dimensions in the center of the seat had to be extremely precise. So the mould has been made by using a 3D printed model. Then, the concrete seat remains raw from mold release. Feet are made with traditional woodworking technique by using several jigs or machining setups. With only 1 kind of piece to be shaped, it gives a very good process optimization when you start to manufacture several units. Scrap wood is the only raw material used for making them.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge has been the technical and formal assembly development. The positioning of the 4 wooden feet one to each other, first. And secondly, the base interlocking into the seat. While having to meet the production capacities of a craft workshop.
Research: Project started with the desire to work with Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC), without knowing what kind of product was going to be obtained in the end. Soon, the choice to combine concrete with wood seemed to be the way not to get a single monobloc object that could just have been in molded plastic. Technical characteristics offered by this concrete, have allowed to develop an assembly principle that would not be possible to achieve with other materials, in a craftsmanship context.
Inspiration: The idea of a stool comes by experimenting with Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC) moulding possibilities. The final drawing of the furniture has been inspired by Scandinavian design culture.
Project Duration: The stool development was spread over two years, but not as a full-time job. This is an internal project that came to life between the requests performed to several customers.
Operation Flow: With the fitting mounting system of the Ydin stool, the disadvantages of a furniture kit are deleted. No hardware need that requires the use of tools. Feet nesting is carried in an instinctive way without the need for a manual. The assembly principle is idealized in the middle of the seat and participates in the overall aesthetics of the piece of furniture.