Sharing Joy Primary Function: Oche Izu Ike by Zhe Gao

Sharing Joy Primary Function: Oche Izu Ike by Zhe Gao 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

Sharing Joy Primary Function: Oche Izu Ike

by Zhe Gao

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

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The Design

About Sharing Joy Primary Function: Oche Izu Ike

Book Text: Sharing Joy bụ oche izu ike e mere maka ụlọ ndị nwere anụ ụlọ. Oche a na-emepụta ohere e kere kere ebe mmadụ na pusi nwere ike izu ike na igwu egwu n'otu oge n'enweghị onye na- enye ibe ya nsogbu. Ụdị ya na-eji geometrị dị mfe na oghere dị nro, yana ihe ọ dị ka mkpụrụedemede O nke sitere n'ọnọdụ mgbaruru nke pusi na-arahụ ụra. Oghere ọ dị ka O dị n'ihe nkwụsi azụ na-emepụta ọwara maka pusi ma nwekwaa ike ijide akwụkwọ akụkọ na ohuru. Ihe ndabere aka nri sara mbara na-arụ ọrụ dị ka ebe ịmali elu maka pusi ma ọ bụ dị ka obere tebụl akụkụ. E ji ọkpọkọ agbagọ agbagọ na nke a kpọnwụrụ akpọnwụ mee ụkpụrụ isi ya.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha

Sharing Joy Primary Function: Oche Izu Ike 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 Sharing Joy Primary Function: Oche Izu Ike 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. Sharing Joy Primary Function: Oche Izu Ike 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: The Sharing Joy is a lounge chair that can be shared and interacted with pets. Construct a modern multifunctional lounge chair with soft product edges and simple geometric shapes. It has the dual function of satisfying people and pets to play and rest together at the same time. The cat and the owner can relax and meditate on the same chair and spend a good time together without disturbing each other's space.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 850 mm× depth 920 mm× height 970 mm
Tags: Multi-functional easy chair, Pet sharing furniture, The cat bed , The cat platform
Production Technology: The main frame is made of pipe bending and welding. The cushion part is connected with the main frame through screws after combining the finalized cotton and wood board. The skeleton of the backrest is molded to meet the need for strength and toughness. Then the backrest skeleton is covered with soft bag cloth and connected with the main frame. The platform can be connected with the main frame through screws according to the use requirements.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge in the process of research and design is to find the coordination between the pet products and furniture size, in order to satisfy both the cat and the man in the comfort of the substances are used. Another challenge is adapting pet-shared furniture to the style of the home environment while meeting the basic functions.
Research: In recent years, pets have gradually entered our lives as special members of the family, but it is difficult for the existing home environment to make major changes due to the needs of pets. People who own pets may think about this question: how to create an intimate and independent space for pets and their owners within a reasonable range. Based on this, we hope to start with furniture in daily life. Design a piece of furniture that adapts to pet behavior and daily needs through simple shape changes.
Inspiration: The inspiration of this design comes from the posture that cats curl up in circles when they sleep. To combine it with minimalist style, we simplify and visualize it as an O-shaped element in geometry. The O-shaped element can be freely transformed to form a tunnel for cats to pass through, or it can be extended to the shape of the chair legs to maintain the concise consistency of the product.
Project Duration: The project started in Zhengzhou in March 2021 and will be completed in September 2021.
Operation Flow: You can place the chair anywhere in your home to create a shared space for owners and pets. When used as shared furniture for pets, The o-shaped tunnel on the back of the seat is consistent with cat behaviour that likes to get into small Spaces. cats can rest and play in it. The increased area of the right armrest of the chair forms a cat jumping platform to meet the characteristics of cats like to jump high and look far, and increase the attraction of the chair for cats. When the sharing joy is used as a seat alone, the O-shaped space presented by the back of the seat can be used as storage space for magazines, pillows and other items. The right armrest has gone from a cat-jumping platform to a mini side table for teacups or phones.
Team Members: Designer: Zhe Gao
Designer: Youjin Song