Knotted Ban by Minju Kang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Bwonz in Bozar Competition Category.

BwonzBozar· 2023

Knotted Ban

by Minju Kang

Client: Minju Kang

A' Design Award Bwonz Winner in Bozar Category

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The Design

About Knotted Ban

Knotted se yon ban ki fèt kòm mèb piblik pou espas anndan ak deyò. Fòm lan mare ansanm tankou yon riban pou reprezante lide koneksyon ak sikilasyon. Yo pran tiyo fil elektrik yo te jete e yo pliye yo alamen, mare yo ak kolye plastik (cable ties), epi fikse yo sou pye an tiyo asye inoksidab ki sèvi kòm estrikti. Estrikti final la solid e estab, e finisaj la inifòm nan yon nwa mat. Sifas tiyo yo bay yon enpresyon dou, e fòm lan pèmèt plizyè pozisyon pou chita. Knotted reflete lide entegrasyon ant jenerasyon, kote diferan lavi rasanble pou vin fè yon sèl.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Bwonz

Knotted Ban se yon ganyan A' Design Award Bwonz, yon rekonesans ki gen anpil prestij yo bay design ekselan ki make pa kreyativite, enjenyozite ak finès. Ganyan Bwonz yo se objè ki abil anpil e ki kreyatif nan fason ki frape, ki otantifye gwo eksperyans, imajinasyon ak debouyaj designer yo. Yo atann Knotted Ban pou se yon objè anpil moun estime, admire e renmen, ki pwofesyonèl e inovatè nan fason remakab. Design sa a ki ganyen A' Design Award Bwonz enkòpore pi bon pratik nan atizay, syans, design ak teknoloji, e li ekselan pou atansyon li bay detay. Knotted Ban satisfè bezwen yon fason espledid, li touche dezi, li chame santiman e li atire kiryozite.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The project started with a focus on a life where everyone can coexist, a sustainable environment and discarded materials. A form tied together like a ribbon was expressed, and the bench tied to cable ties and stain pipes by using waste wire ELP pipe that is no longer used can function as public furniture and serve as recycled furniture. It is useful in indoor and outdoor spaces where everyone gathers together, and has a shape that induces various postures.
Dimensions & Packaging: 2460mm x 630mm x 500mm
Tags: #Furniture #Chair #Bench #Korea #Street Furniture #Pipe #design #generation gap
Production Technology: Materials used were wire ELP conduit, cable ties, and stainless pipe. Structural stained steel pipes were fabricated as the legs of the bench. Then, the wire help pipe was tied with cable ties and tied back to the stainless steel pipe. It is a solid and stable structure. The complex structure looks neat and is unified in matte black
Design Challenge: When bending and tying the pipe by hand, the pipe must not be wrinkled or deformed. It was necessary to make the pipes with a feeling of use clean so that they could function as furniture. The cable ties were fixed cleanly and completely so that the tied pipes would not come loose.
Research: Through this work, tried to recognize the generational conflict that has become an issue as a social problem and to recognize the positive direction of generational integration. Induced a way for everyone to sit on a bench completed with a single string and connect and communicate. Furniture embodies the aesthetic sense of generational integration
Inspiration: The starting point of this work began with an interest in intergenerational conflict and thoughts about the generation that is scattered in the rapid flow of social phenomena. Believe that life can be more sustainable than anything else when everyone is connected by embracing the diversity of life. In order to express the above form, it was produced in a connected form by tying a string.It was made into a knotted form.
Project Duration: The project started in Gongju city, Korea in March 2022, completed in December 2022.
Operation Flow: It is in the form of a ribbon tied together to show circulation. The material of the pipe gives the impression of a soft sofa. Each object is held together with cable ties, making it structurally sound.
Team Members: Minju Kang, Jieun Park, Haneul Han
Image Credits: Minju Kang, 2022