Calligraphy Study Íróasztal by Bai Xiangyu

Calligraphy Study Íróasztal by Bai Xiangyu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Ezüstdíj A' Design Award in Bútortervezés Competition Category.

EzüstBútor· 2024

Calligraphy Study Íróasztal

by Bai Xiangyu

Client: Two square meters Smart Home Technology Co. Ltd.

Ezüstdíj A' Design Award Winner in Bútor Category

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The Design

About Calligraphy Study Íróasztal

A Calligraphy Study egy elektromosan állítható magasságú íróasztal, amelyet kínai kalligráfiát tanuló gyermekek számára terveztek. A kalligráfiát általában állva írják, ezért az asztal magassága 56 és 110 centiméter között változtatható egy vezérlőpanel segítségével, amely az aktuális magasságot is kijelzi. Az asztallap 0 és 60 fok között dönthető rajzoláshoz és olvasáshoz. A váz tömör fából készült hagyományos csapos-vésett fakötésekkel, a paravánt pedig rattanfonat borítja. A fa tartók mágnesekkel rögzítik az ecseteket. Egy kis mobil szekrény tárolja a papírtekercseket és a tekercsképeket.

The Recognition

About the Ezüstdíj A' Design Award

Calligraphy Study Íróasztal az Ezüstdíj A' Design Award győztese, óriási presztízsű elismerés a csúcskategóriás, lenyűgöző és impozáns dizájnoknak. Az ezüstgyőztesek rendkívül ragyogó és nagyon kreatív művek, amelyek szemléltetik tervezőik kiemelkedő szakértelmét, tehetségét és éleslátását. Calligraphy Study Íróasztal-tól azt várják, hogy csodálatos, mintaszerű mű legyen, amely figyelemre méltóan professzionális és mélyen innovatív. Ez az Ezüstdíj A' Design Award kitüntetést elnyert dizájn igen figyelemre méltó, csodált találmány, amely szolgálja, és előre viszi a művészet, a tudomány, a dizájn és a technológia határait. Calligraphy Study Íróasztal széles körben irigyelt alkotás, amely felkelti a vágyakat, pozitív érzéseket hoz, és csodálatot és ámulatot gyújt.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Calligraphy is a treasure of traditional Chinese culture, but practicing calligraphy requires standing. The electric calligraphy learning desk allows for quick adjustment of the desk height, enabling children to practice calligraphy more conveniently and switch between sitting and standing postures. The wooden accessories on the desk screen can magnetically hold specially designed calligraphy brushes for easy access and storage. Additionally, the accompanying small mobile cabinet can store calligraphy essentials such as paper rolls and scrolls that are often difficult to organize. The electric calligraphy learning desk inherits classical culture in a modern way, accompanying children throughout their growth journey.
Dimensions & Packaging: To accommodate the space requirements of different families, the length of the calligraphy desk can be adjusted by adding side panel modules. The main desktop has a length of 110cm, while the length of the left and right side panels is 22cm each. The depth of the desk is 65cm, and the height can be adjusted between 52cm and 110cm.
Tags: desk, chinese, traditional, calligraphy
Production Technology: The calligraphy study desk is a children's study desk that combines modern technology with traditional culture. It incorporates traditional Chinese wickerwork and solid wood craftsmanship, enveloping a modern industrialized electric height-adjustable structure to present traditional calligraphy art in a new form. The desk's height can be freely adjusted within the range of 56cm to 110cm, suitable for children in any age group during their growth. The desktop can also be tilted from 0 to 60 degrees, facilitating children's activities such as drawing and reading.
Design Challenge: The innovation of the calligraphy learning desk lies in its clever combination of traditional Chinese craftsmanship and modern electric height-adjustable legs. The greatest challenge was how to securely connect the electric height-adjustable legs to the solid wood frame. The design team ultimately drew inspiration from traditional Chinese mortise and tenon joinery, using angled wooden blocks and metal inserts to firmly stabilize the table legs.
Research: The design team conducted user interviews with over 100 households and discovered an increasing number of families guiding their children to learn calligraphy, a traditional Chinese culture. However, we found that calligraphy requires standing to write, and using regular desks often leads to discomfort in the users' back and waist. Additionally, calligraphy paper is usually long and doesn't fit well in ordinary bookcases, often requiring storage in the form of rolled-up scrolls.
Inspiration: Traditional culture is a national treasure, with calligraphy and traditional Chinese painting as its important components. For children, learning these traditional arts not only fosters their creativity and artistic sensibility but also contributes to the preservation of China's rich cultural heritage.
Project Duration: The project started in August 2022 in Hang Zhou and finished in May 2023 in Hang Zhou.
Operation Flow: The operation of the calligraphy learning desk is extremely straightforward thanks to its electric height-adjustable legs. By gently pushing or pulling the control panel in front of the desk, the desk can effortlessly ascend or descend. The control panel also displays the current desk height. For tilting the desktop, simply press the concealed tilt handle beneath the desk slit, enabling tilt angles between 0 and 60 degrees.
Team Members: Bai Xiangyu, Fei Panyan, Wang Lei, Xiao jiangbo and Yang Ruixue
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Two square meters Smart Home Technology Co. Ltd., 2022.
Optional Image #1: Photographer Two square meters Smart Home Technology Co. Ltd., 2022.
Optional Image #2: Photographer Two square meters Smart Home Technology Co. Ltd., 2022.
Optional Image #3: Photographer Two square meters Smart Home Technology Co. Ltd., 2022.
Optional Image #4: Photographer Two square meters Smart Home Technology Co. Ltd., 2022.