Smile チェア by Xu Le is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 銅賞 in 家具デザイン Competition Category.
銅家具· 2021
Smile チェア
by Xu Le
Client: Zhijiang college of zhejiang university of technology
A' Design Award 銅賞 Winner in 家具 Category
Verified Award Winner
Verify Award Status for #122545The Design
About Smile チェア
Smileは、日常使いのためにデザインされた木製チェアである。背もたれは口角がわずかに上がった形状をしており、これがチェアの名前の由来となっている。アームレスト、前脚、後脚は、一本の木が割れて成長したかのような一体的な姿を見せ、万物の成長という考えを映し出している。アームレストと背もたれの曲線は軽やかで滑らかかつ豊かであり、柔らかな陰影の効果を生み出している。本チェアはビーチ材と北米産ウォールナットを用い、曲木加工によって成形されている。座面と背もたれは快適性を高めるために精緻に仕上げられている。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 銅賞
Smile チェアは、創造性、独創性、鋭い洞察力で際立つ傑出したデザインに授与される、高い権威をもつ評価である A' Design Award 銅賞の受賞作品です。銅賞の受賞作品は、十分に巧みで印象的なほど創造的な工芸品であり、デザイナーの豊富な経験、想像力、機知を裏づけています。Smile チェアは、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される品であり、顕著にプロフェッショナルで革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銅賞を受賞したデザインは、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術のベストプラクティスを取り入れており、細部への配慮に優れています。Smile チェアは、ニーズを見事に満たし、欲求に触れ、感情を魅了し、好奇心を引きつけます。
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The chair adopts advanced cold-curved wood technology in the process, uses the least materials to achieve the noble material sense of natural solid wood, and also fully uses the toughness of the wood itself. The rigorous and meticulous production process conveys the warmth of ingenuity and allows the owner to produce a heart of love.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Product Size: 597*484*760 (mm) Product weight: 4.8 kg Product volume: 0.22 m3
- Tags
- S,C
- Production Technology
- Production technology: wood bending process. Materials: Beech, North American walnut.
- Design Challenge
- The connection between the armrest and stool leg of the chair works like a piece of wood that grows after being split. These flowing curves increase the difficulty of production, and are also a great challenge to the production process. Before production, the designer prints out drawings and 3D printed models. Designers and woodworkers have discussed the appearance, dimensions, and craftsmanship many times to minimize errors in production and better restore the design of drawings. Designers use wood's hot bending technology to make handrails. In addition, the connecting part on the seat back has chosen the domino connection structure to restore the drawings as much as possible.
- Research
- Design background: I hope that designing a comfortable chair will also allow users to have a love of things and experience the aesthetics of life. Method: The ancient people's philosophical ideas were extracted, and the concept of the growth of all things was incorporated into the shape of the chair. In terms of aesthetics, the connection between the armrest and the stool leg grew like a piece of wood after being split. Incorporate the degree of line changes in traditional painting and calligraphy works into the lines of the chair, giving the shape a sense of integrity.
- Inspiration
- The backrest of the chair is like a slightly raised corner of the mouth, hence the name "Smile - Chair". The armrests, front legs, and rear legs of the laughing chair are visually like a piece of wood that has been split and grown, reflecting the concept of growth of everything. The delicate lines of the armrest and backrest are like silk, light and supple, full and exquisite, and extremely tension, and create a special shadow effect.
- Project Duration
- The project started in April 2019 in Hangzhou and finished in August 2020 in Hangzhou.
- Operation Flow
- Chairs are so common that few people care about them. The design of Mua Chair is to improve the details of chair surface and backrest to enhance the comfort, and the curve design of armrest can let users experience complete smoothness.
- Team Members
- Xu Le, Bao Liyuan, Yang Cunyuan, Xia Yingchong and Zhang Wen
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