Clover Ọdụ Ala Elu by Shuangyong Jin and Yunfei Zhao

Clover Ọdụ Ala Elu by Shuangyong Jin and Yunfei Zhao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha in Nhazi Ngwá Ụlọ Competition Category.

ỌlaọchaNgwá Ụlọ· 2022

Clover Ọdụ Ala Elu

by Shuangyong Jin and Yunfei Zhao

Client: Donxi

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha Winner in Ngwá Ụlọ Category

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The Design

About Clover Ọdụ Ala Elu

Clover bụ oche elu e ji osisi siri ike mee. E si na akụkụ Romanesque nwere ọnụ gburugburu nweta echiche ọdịdị ya, na elu ya nwere ọdịdị akwụkwọ clover nwere akwụkwọ anọ. Akwụkwọ ọ bụla ka e ji obere iberibe osisi fọdụrụ n'ụlọ ọrụ mee, jikọtara ọnụ n'ụdị mozaịkị nke na-egosi ntụpọ osisi sitere n'okike. E buru ụzọ jiri igwe kọmputa na-achịkwa aka pịa ụkwụ ndị gbara agba, mesịa jiri aka mee ka ọ maa mma. Otu nkwụsị mortise na tenon pụrụ iche dị n'etiti na-ejikọ akwụkwọ anọ ndị ahụ ọnụ ma na-eme ka nhazi ahụ kwụsie ike. A na-eji ash ma ọ bụ black walnut, jiri mgbaaka nkwụ ụkwụ e ji nchara na-anaghị acha nchara mee dị n'ala ya.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha

Clover Ọdụ Ala Elu meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị dị n'ọkwa kachasị elu, mara mma ma na-eju anya. Ndị meriri na Ọlaọcha bụ ọrụ na-egbu maramara nke ukwuu ma dị oke nzụlite nke na-egosi ọmarịcha ihe ọmụma, talent na nghọta nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Clover Ọdụ Ala Elu ga-abụ ọrụ dị ịtụnanya, ihe nlereanya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị omimi n'ihe ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha bụ ihe e mepụtara dị oke ịrịba ama, nke a na-eto nke na-erite uru ma na-ebuga oke nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ n'ihu. Clover Ọdụ Ala Elu bụ ihe e kere eke ọtụtụ ndị na-ekwo ekworo ya nke na-akpali ọchịchọ, na-eweta mmetụta ọma ma na-akpali ịtụnanya.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Each "leaf" is made by pieces of scrap solid wood in mosaic pattern. The curvy stool legs are carved by digital control machine in the first step and then fine-tuned by hand polishing. The entire stool is connected by a unique mortise and tenon joint in the center to ensure a stable structure and break the traditional orthodox image of the woodwork at the same time. This piece of creature integrates modernity and heritage in terms of both design and crafts.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 445 * Depth 445 * Height 700
Tags: Stool, Clover, Wood, Roman arch, Mortise and tenon joint, Donxi
Production Technology: Using Chinese Sun Mao (mortise and tenon joint) technique to connect the four 'leaves' is highly stable. The curvy stool legs are carved by CNC digital control machine in the first step and then fine-tuned by hand polishing. The materials are nature ash or black walnut, with a ring of stainless steel at the bottom for footrest.
Design Challenge: The mortise and tenon joint in the center is specially designed and made for this product to provide its delicacy and stability. The bottom side is a three-dimensional surface, which requires careful hand polishing to ensure the proper contour. Each stool will be processed by eight times of polishing in different degree. It is also a sustainable product design as it has used leftover small wood logs in the factory.
Research: How to use pure wood to make a three-dimensional irregular shape, is one of the main issues for our designers and craftsmen. Considering the cost, without using one piece of large wood, we combine several small square pieces into a bunch and then carve the shape. In fact, most of these small pieces are the leftover materials for disposal in the factory, so we have achieved industrial waste reuse. In this way, it also enables a mosaic pattern on the surface, which discloses the beauty of natural wood.
Inspiration: The form is inspired by the classic Romanesque arch in the Western ancient architecture, showing the graceful contour and beautiful proportion. The surface is in the shape of the four-leaf clover, which symbolizes good omens for faith, hope, love and luck. Applying the adorable four-leaf clover shape and the classic Roman arch form on furniture, we hope to bring happiness and eternity to users.
Project Duration: The furniture was designed in March 2020 in Shanghai. The first sample was made in May 2020 and then continued to refine. It was final completed in Jan 2021.
Operation Flow: The petal-like surface makes it easy for people to sit on, in various direction, freely and flexibly. It is exquisite in shape but stable in structure with the mortise and tenon joint inside.
Patents: Patent No.: ZL 2020 3 0209821.2
Team Members: Shuangyong Jin
Yunfei Zhao
Image Credits: Image Credits: Donxi