Dango 多機能折りたたみ式チェア by Nora Voon is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award 銅賞 in 家具デザイン Competition Category.
銅家具· 2024
Dango 多機能折りたたみ式チェア
by Nora Voon
Client: Noda Designs
A' Design Award 銅賞 Winner in 家具 Category
Verified Award Winner
Verify Award Status for #155184The Design
About Dango 多機能折りたたみ式チェア
屋内外で使用可能な多機能折りたたみ式チェアで、ラウンジチェアとしても機能する。フラットパック状に折りたたむことができ、配送が容易である。日本の伝統的な和菓子「団子（だんご）」からインスピレーションを得ており、折りたたんだ状態では特にこの和菓子の形状を表現している。本デザインの技術的な挑戦は、単一のラチェット機構によって、ラウンジチェアと通常のチェアの両モードで快適かつ機能的な角度を確保することにある。配送時の軽量性を考慮し、環境に優しいフォーム素材と粉体塗装アルミニウムで製作されている。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 銅賞
Dango 多機能折りたたみ式チェアは、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。Dango 多機能折りたたみ式チェアは、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。Dango 多機能折りたたみ式チェアは、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
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Multifunctional folding chair that is also a lounge chair. Inspired by the Japanese dessert dango, the chair takes the shape of the snack when it is closed. Most challenging technical aspect is making sure that the angle on both lounge and chair version is comfortable and also functional with a single ratchet. Lightweight, it is made of eco-friendly urecel quick dry foam, good for outdoors, sustainable fabrics, vegan leather and powder coated aluminum. Additional detail is the handle at the top so it is easily movable from one place to another. Stackable for storage and shipping purposes.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 546 W x 185 D x 1020 H (mm)
Flat pack for shipping, eco friendly foam, eco friendly fabric, vegan leather, aluminum frame - Tags
- folding chair, chair, outdoor chair, outdoor furniture, outdoor, lounge chair, outdoor lounge chair, dango
- Production Technology
- This multifunctional folding chair was designed out of necessity. There seems to be a gap with multifunctional designs for smaller homes or apartments that can be used for indoors and outdoors. The frame is made of lightweight aluminum powder coated with non toxic paint and sustainable fabrics or vegan leather for the upholstery. The foam used is Urecel QuickDry which is antibacterial, has no VOC, ecofriendly and high durability with a unique open cell structure that can dry very quickly. There is also a weaved version that use off cuts wastes collected from local factories.
- Design Challenge
- Biggest challenge is ensuring that the angles for both dining and lounge version is comfortable for the user on a single ratchet. Tested several reclining angles by making small models and playing with the angles at different heights before finalizing on the prototype and ensuring it is ergonomically within the boundary. As this product is an in-house design for manufacturing, making sure the foam sourced is eco-friendly and local to reduce cost of production and carbon footprint.
Using eco-friendly fabrics with limited MOQs is a challenge because ensuring these variables do not delay the production timeline and costs. - Research
- The objective of this product is fun and multifunctional for indoors and outdoors. Inspired by the simplicity of the shapes of Japanese snack dango. Started experimenting with packing foams and sticks to make the shapes and testing different angles to ensure the chair is supporting the recline position. Using aluminum frames and lightweight foam and eco-friendly materials an ideal aesthetic that serves both indoors and outdoors is crucial so a survey was conducted asking clients and subscribers and the results were unanimous love the multi-functionality, choice of colours and design of the chair.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration came from a Japanese dessert snack called dango. It is made up of a mix of rice flour and it's usually in 3-4 round shaped mochi served on a skewer. When folded the chair (profile view) takes the shape of the snack. Noda designs wanted to design a multifunctional folding chair that can convert to a lounge chair and can be used indoors or outdoors with eco friendly materials.
- Project Duration
- The project started in September 2023 in Toronto and the prototype is made in Jakarta, Indonesia with our manufacturing company.
- Operation Flow
- The chair is a simple folding chair, however, the ratchet that holds the two frames together has a latch internally that could help lower the seating and recline the back into lounge position. To store it away simply fold the chair and its form takes the shape of the dessert dango and is flat.
- Team Members
- Sean Paolo Rillorta
- Image Credits
- Image #1- image #5 renders are done by Sean Paolo Rillorta
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