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Polyhedron Stóll by Jin Woong Lee

Polyhedron Stóll by Jin Woong Lee is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award í silfri in Þrívíddarprentuð form og vörur Competition Category.


SilfurÞrívíddarprentun· 2021

Polyhedron Stóll

by Jin Woong Lee

Client: Pro-Sp

A' Design Award í silfri Winner in Þrívíddarprentun Category

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The Design

About Polyhedron Stóll

Polyhedron Stool er hæðarstillanlegur stóll með hreyfingu lokunarblóms. Þegar blómið er sett safnast blöðin þess að innan, endarnir hækka og hæðin breytist. Með því að grípa í höfuðbotninn og snúa höfuðtoppnum hreyfast stoðirnar og hægðir stigmagnast. Burtséð frá CNC unnum málmsúlum er hvert stykki gert með þrívíddarprentara, sem gerir einstaklingum kleift að framleiða og endurskapa þá í litlu magni.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award í silfri

Polyhedron Stóll vann A' Design Award í silfri, gífurlega virta viðurkenningu sem veitt er hönnunarverkum í fremstu röð, stórfallegum og áhrifamiklum. Sigurvegarar í silfri eru ákaflega snjöll og afar skapandi verk sem sýna framúrskarandi sérfræðiþekkingu, hæfileika og skarpskyggni hönnuða sinna. Þess er vænst að Polyhedron Stóll sé dásamlegt sýningarverk sem er einstaklega fagmannlegt og djúpt nýstárlegt. Þetta hönnunarverk sem vann A' Design Award í silfri er mjög athyglisverð, dáð uppfinning sem gagnast og færir mörk listar, vísinda, hönnunar og tækni fram á við. Polyhedron Stóll er mjög öfunduð sköpun sem vekur langanir, færir jákvæðar tilfinningar og kveikir undrun og aðdáun.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
The Polyhedron stool is a 3d printed stool that has a new way of controlling height. Except for one CNC processed metal component, every part is made through the 3d printer, allowing individuals to produce and reproduce themselves within small amounts (leading to numerous variations).
Dimensions & Packaging
490mm X 470mm X 450mm, 300mm X 300mm X 680mm. The stool is composed of 20 different components (total of 36 pieces): one CNC processed metal part, three ready-made metal shafts, and sixteen 3d printed parts. Every part from the leg's metal shaft to a small magnet of the lock can be dismantled.
Tags
Polyhedron, Stool, 3d printed, Flower, Height adjustable
Production Technology
3d printer: PLA - chrome plating & matte finishes, CNC Machine: stainless steel, ready-made components of aluminum shafts and pipes.
Design Challenge
3d printer gives the benefit of easy and unconstrained production but has weak durability. As to print every component using the printer, it was challenging to make a stable and strong structure. To have the stable stool needed clean and simple assembly. Made multiple structural changes to lesson the components and used minimum ready-made materials (2 metal shafts and one aluminum pipe) to support and balance the weight.
Research
Tried to print clean and strong parts using an adequate amount of filaments. The percentage of infill determines not only the amounts of filaments but also the length of printing time. Besides simple factors like positioning, various circumstances influenced clean printing and led to multiple modifications.
Inspiration
Designing a product that has a simple production was the aim of the project. A product that can be easily accessed by not only the creator but also by individuals, leading to multiple variations of different tastes. A 3d printer is a manufacturing tool that allows making products with less amount and restrictions (limiting the design). Chose a stool as the starting item of a space, Polyhedron with a function of adjustable height that thought was the most required function that a stool needs.
Project Duration
The project started in June 2018 in Seoul, Korea, and ended in September 2018. With a major structural change, revised the project from March 2019 to July 2019.
Operation Flow
When the flower sets, its petals gather. The ends go up, and the height gets changed. At the stool, three pillars are attached to the head. As grabbing the bottom head, rotating the upper part make pillars gather and escalate the stool. The four gears inside the head convert circular move vertically, making the pillar's end rise. There is a lock below the head attached to a magnet and can be unlocked by simply pulling down.
Patents
Patented, 30-1001682, Jin Woong Lee, 2038.
Image Credits
Image #1-4: PRO-SP
Image #5: Photographer Yun Seo Choi, 2019
Video: PRO-SP

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