Press Release
Jeongmin Ryu and Taekeun Oh Receives the Silver A' Design Award for Bada Chair in Furniture Design
The international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Jeongmin Ryu and Taekeun Oh for furniture design
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ Bada Chair by Jeongmin Ryu and Taekeun Oh, designed for Hoseo University, Department of industrial design, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Silver A' Design Award Means
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
About Bada Chair
Bada is a chair designed to encourage regular changes in sitting posture. Long periods of sitting place added pressure on the lower back. When a user leans into a bent posture, the seat plate rotates and creates an inclination of about eight degrees. The body then slides slowly, so the user is prompted to sit upright again. The body of the chair is made of solid white oak, and the connecting bar is made of stainless steel. Curved forms express the rotation and sliding of the seat. The chair measures 500 mm in width, 580 mm in depth and 750 mm in height.
About Jeongmin Ryu and Taekeun Oh
I graduated from college in February 2022 and majored in industrial design. I mainly designed products and furniture, and I tried to solve the inconvenience in our daily lives by observing people and the surrounding environment.I think it is very valuable because solving daily discomfort can be sympathized with more people, and I also come out only when I sympathize with people around me. I'm sure our lives will be better because of these empathy and thoughts.
Award Record
This recognition makes Jeongmin Ryu and Taekeun Oh a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Furniture Design Award
The A' Furniture Design Award is an international furniture competition recognizing good furniture designs by best furniture designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to furniture designers, product designers, industrial design studios and furniture brands from all countries. Entries typically include chairs, tables, sofas, beds, cabinets and shelves. Awarded furniture designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/furniture
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/134016
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/134016
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!134016
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/322564
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Bada Chair
- Function
- Chair
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Peru, Burly Wood, Tan, Sienna and Wheat
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Hoseo University, Department of industrial design
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Jeongmin Ryu and Taekeun Oh
- Country
- Republic of Korea
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #134016
Credits
- Team
- Taekeun Oh
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- A chair that allows you to fix your posture through the discomfort - Bada is a chair that allows its users to sit by changing their posture regularly through discomfort. Obviously, it is uncomfortable when the users’ sitting positions are changed involuntarily. However, on the other hand, this designed discomfort can keep them healthy and maintain the correct posture.
- Inspiration
- The increasing sitting time - Modern people spend a lot of time sitting everyday. Compared to the standing position, sitting down on the chair causes twice the pressure on the lower back, which is a major cause of lumbar disk disease(herniated disks). During COVID-19, as the time spent at home increased, sitting for a long time has become a routine. To avoid sitting on a chair for an extended period of time with a sloppy posture, a change in your sitting posture periodically is needed.
- Research
- We needed to figure out the appropriate slope to make the posture uncomfortable when the posture is bent, although it is usually not uncomfortable. We found an appropriate slope while producing prototypes using isopink and prototypes using wood.Based on the seat with a height of W450 mm × D450 mm × H450 mm, the slope of 8 degrees was judged to be the most appropriate and the result was significant.
- Challenge
- The entire shape of the chair is designed in a way that the curves meet each other with a purpose to metaphorically express the process of the seat rotation leading to slope and sliding.It was particularly difficult because it was the first time to make a chair using wood, and there were many trials and errors because it was possible to make a form only by knowing the properties of the material.
- Realization and Technology
- Rotation & Slide The crooked posture rotates the seat plate and creates an inclination. Hence, the inclination created by the rotation gradually lowers the user's position. This leaves the user no choice but to change their sitting posture. 1.The usual sitting posture 2.losing of posture, the seat is tilted 3.correcting sitting posture Material - White oak solid (body) Stainless steel (CD-Bar)
- Operation and Interaction
- Modern people spend a lot of time sitting. Sitting for a long period of time causes various lower back problems. Therefore, you need to change your posture regularly while you are sitting. Bada is a chair that allows you to be able to fix your posture through discomfort. As the users’ sitting positions turn into a bad posture, their bodies will slide slowly, then they will be forced to change their posture. As a result, the designed discomfort feeling is able to help the users stay in a healthy and correct sitting posture.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project began in Korea in March 2021 and was completed in Korea in November 2021.
- Specifications
- W500mm x D580mm x H750 mm
- Keywords
- Chair, Affordance, Wood, Wood chair
