The Board Papan Luncur (Skateboard) by Chia-Wei Chen

The Board Papan Luncur (Skateboard) by Chia-Wei Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Emas in Desain Kendaraan, Mobilitas dan Transportasi Competition Category.

EmasKendaraan· 2021

The Board Papan Luncur (Skateboard)

by Chia-Wei Chen

Client: Barry Chen

A' Design Award Emas Winner in Kendaraan Category

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The Design

About The Board Papan Luncur (Skateboard)

The Board adalah skateboard lipat yang dirancang agar mudah dibawa dan disimpan. Dek-nya terbuat dari 57 engsel pivot yang saling mengunci. Dengan melipat engsel-engsel tersebut ke satu arah atau arah lainnya, bentuk cruiser klasik berubah menjadi lingkaran sempurna. Dalam bentuk melingkar, The Board dapat dimasukkan ke dalam ransel dan disimpan di ruang sempit atau dipajang sebagai benda dekoratif di rumah. Aluminium, besi, dan plastik digunakan dalam konstruksinya. Proses transformasi ini memberikan daya tarik visual yang kuat pada desainnya.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Emas

The Board Papan Luncur (Skateboard) adalah pemenang A' Design Award Emas, pengakuan yang sangat bergengsi yang diberikan kepada desain kelas satu, menakjubkan, dan menonjol. Pemenang Emas adalah kreasi yang sangat inovatif, visioner, dan berkilau memukau yang mencerminkan kejeniusan, kebijaksanaan, dan kepiawaian para desainernya. The Board Papan Luncur (Skateboard) diharapkan menjadi penemuan yang sangat dipuji, perintis tren, dan monumental yang memberikan nilai tanpa preseden. Desain pemenang A' Design Award Emas ini adalah proyek yang spektakuler dan disegani yang sangat bermanfaat bagi dan memajukan batas-batas seni, sains, desain, dan teknologi. The Board Papan Luncur (Skateboard) menciptakan perasaan keinginan yang kuat, membangkitkan gairah, mendorong kreativitas, dan memukau kita.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The skateboard is limited by its appearance and it is inconvenient for users to carry.
The Board has a strong visual appeal of its transforming process. The structure makes it a completed circle which can be put in a backpack easily. Because of the circular appearance, it can be part of decorations at home or even place in the narrow space.
Dimensions & Packaging: Perfect circle / H:118 W: 305 L:335
cruiser shape /H:118 W: 152 L:626
Tags: The Board, Circle, Skateboard, Folding, Transform
Production Technology: Aluminum,Iron,Plastic
Design Challenge: Biggest challenges was manufacturing its complex dynamic structure and is considering open-sourcing the design as a DIY kit for 3D printers.
Research: Transformation is not just the change in appearance, but also the consideration of factors such as space, time, and circumstance to strengthen the purpose of transformation and the psychological level. In today’s product design, in order to make transformable products satisfy the users’ need, the designers usually introduce the transformable features to make them easy to carry and multifunctional simultaneously.
Inspiration: Most of the users have the stereotype in the usage of the products. If we get rid of the general form changing, there will be a different scenario for the users. The form changing process gives the users visual feeling and the intensity of it will be different depend on the various structures.
Project Duration: The design start in 2018 finish in 2019 July.
Operation Flow: The skateboard is made from 57 interlocking pivot hinges, by folding the hinges one direction or the other, transforming the classic cruiser shape into a perfect circle. Easy to fit in smaller places and even used for decoration.
Team Members: CHEN, CHIA-WEI
Image Credits: Main image:CHEN, CHIA-WEI,2019
Optional Image#1:CHEN, CHIA-WEI,2019
Optional Image#2:CHEN, CHIA-WEI,2019
Optional Image#3:CHEN, CHIA-WEI,2019
Optional Image#4:CHEN, CHIA-WEI,2019