Pad 折りたたみチェア by Shaohan Yang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 鉄賞 in 家具デザイン Competition Category.
鉄家具· 2021
Pad 折りたたみチェア
by Shaohan Yang
Client: Bruce Tao
A' Design Award 鉄賞 Winner in 家具 Category
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About Pad 折りたたみチェア
Padは省スペースを実現するために設計された折りたたみチェアです。この椅子は、長さ41cm、幅4cm、高さ86cmのフラットなパネル状に折りたためます。折りたたんだパネルは複数枚を重ねて一緒に収納することができます。椅子を開くには、下部のビームを引き下げると座面と脚部が出てきます。次に座面を90度上方に起こし、脚部を90度下方に開きます。Padはチーク材で作られており、この木材は寸法安定性に優れ、耐摩耗性が高く、腐朽や虫害にも強い素材です。フラットな形状は住宅にも公共空間にも適しています。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 鉄賞
Pad 折りたたみチェアは、よく設計された創造物に期待される専門的・産業的要件を満たす優れたデザインに授与される、権威ある評価である A' Design Award 鉄賞の受賞作品です。鉄賞の受賞作品は、制作者の高い技量、高度な専門性、専門家としての理解、創造的な能力を示しています。Pad 折りたたみチェアは、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される、実用的で革新的な創造物であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 鉄賞を受賞したデザインは、業界のベストプラクティスを統合し、ノウハウと才能に結びついた有能な技術的特性を備えています。Pad 折りたたみチェアは、その徹底ぶりで尊敬され、世界をより良い場所にするための生活の質の向上をもたらすよう設計されています。
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This is a folding chair design that can save a lot of space. Its most distinctive feature is its foldability. It can be folded into a flat sheet. When not in use, many chairs can be folded into a flat sheet and stacked on top of each other. This saves a lot of space. When not in use, it also unfolds easily to form a chair.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Before folding: length 41cm x Width 44cm x Height 86cm; After folding: length 41cm x Width 4cm x Height 86cm;
- Tags
- Chair, Space-saving, Piece, Wood, Furniture, Pad
- Production Technology
- Material is teak, it is all a dry shrinkage is wet bilge minimum deformation of wood, after professional drying treatment, stable size very wear-resisting, the shrinkage rate from raw material to air dry to radial 2.2%, 4.0%, is the minimum deformation coefficient of the wood, good resistance to bending, wear-resisting, air dry density is 0.65 g/cm3 (dry weight about 650 kg/m3); Therefore, it has the distinctive characteristics of anticorrosive, insect-proof and so on. Suitable as a folding chair material.
- Design Challenge
- This is an innovative design with a complex internal structure, and the machining qualification rate is the biggest challenge encountered by this project.
- Research
- Folding chair is a product that can be seen everywhere in our life and will bring great aspects to our life. Folding chairs are usually used at home to entertain guests or to sit on their own. Easy to fold and save space. According to research, furniture design output value had reached 210 billion euros in 2002, its development prospect is very broad.
- Inspiration
- The shape of the tablet inspired us to come up with this project. The size of the tablet is very space-saving and easy to store. Folding chairs are also in demand in large public places. We wanted to design a chair with the same function. So, we made the folding chair a flat panel. Usually, it's a chair. It can be folded into a flat sheet when needed.
- Project Duration
- The project started in September 2020 in Milan and finished in February 2021 in that place, and was exhibited in China in February 2021.
- Operation Flow
- Start with a tablet. First, grab the bottom beam of the tablet and pull it down. The seat and legs of the chair will snap out. Second, pull the seat and legs to the bottom and fold them up by 90 degrees to form the seat. Finally, fold the legs down 90 degrees to form a chair.
- Team Members
- Design leader: Jing Peng
Designer: Xinzhou Zhang - Image Credits
- Creator (Bruce Tao / Designer)
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