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The Corner Collection 3人掛けベンチ by Liang Chi Guo

The Corner Collection 3人掛けベンチ by Liang Chi Guo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award 鉄賞 in 家具デザイン Competition Category.


鉄家具· 2024

The Corner Collection 3人掛けベンチ

by Liang Chi Guo

Client: Tomood Studio

A' Design Award 鉄賞 Winner in 家具 Category

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The Design

About The Corner Collection 3人掛けベンチ

このデザインコンセプトは、初期の台湾の木材と籐のスツールから着想を得ており、異なる素材デザインの再解釈を通じて現代的なホームスタイルに融合させています。このコーナーコレクションでは、木材の繊細さとシンプルなメッシュ状の表面デザインを感じることができます。この3人掛けベンチは、天然木材を用いて完全に手作業で製作されています。木製でありながら軽量で、明るい木の色合いと4つの丸みを帯びた角により優雅さを演出する、洗練された芸術的なベンチに仕上がっています。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鉄賞

The Corner Collection 3人掛けベンチは、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。The Corner Collection 3人掛けベンチは、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。The Corner Collection 3人掛けベンチは、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
It features four rounded legs, not only can it convey the fineness and the uniqueness of wood pattern, but also avoid collision against sharp edges on the general bench. And its light and airy design creates an even, harmonious appearance, forging a sophisticated piece of artistic stool with bright wooden colour, and four rounded corners to deliver elegance.
Dimensions & Packaging
Width 1245 mm x Depth 350 mm x Height 420 mm
Tags
Bench, furniture, wood rattan bench, tomood, Corner Bench
Production Technology
A mortise and tenon joinery was employed in overall structure for perfect interlocks without any metallic latches. With such structural design, the furniture further empowers its durability, even with varied types of wood properties.The seat surface is crafted with a ventilating piece of rattan, purely handcrafted with traditional Taiwanese rattan pressing techniques, constructing a resilient structural integrity to better meet the load requirements. Even with such high durability, features its lightweight for convenient transportation and delivery.
Design Challenge
The traditional wood joinery and rattan pressing technique is like any other traditional technique in every country, experts with this type of skill have been dramatically decreasing over the past decades. It is hoped that with the rise in popularity of the Corner Bench, this traditional but useful and cost-effective technique can be reflected from the modern furniture engineered with both conventional and cutting-edge practices.
Research
Taiwan has a forest coverage rate of 60%, but a wood self-sufficiency rate of only about 1%. In addition, most of the existing domestic wood is softwood from small-diameter trees and thinnings from forestry. The main core of Corner Bench is to explore how to increase the use of softwood through design, to achieve the goal of using both soft and hard woods, and to find the most suitable ratio to highlight the characteristics of domestic wood.
Inspiration
Inspired by traditional Taiwaness stool, with traditional elements of Taiwan heritage superimposed on the construction and appearance, such as an unparalleled and unprecedented wood joinery method without any metallic latches between any joints, as well as the distinctive mesh seat surface. The combination of lightweightness, simplicity of the construction and the precise craftsmanship delivers a heartwarming, sophisticated and contemporary piece of furniture.
Project Duration
The project started in Taiwan in March 2022. The first deliverable was completed in March 2022 and exhibited at the Taiwan 台灣工坊家具_木質生活展.
Operation Flow
As the components are already modularised, the entire bench can be in mass production with only 3-4 modular parts. Unlike furniture with synthetic materials, natural wood and rattan are 100% biodegradable, demonstrating its high sustainability and environmental friendliness.
Patents
Invention Patented. Patent No:112102722
Image Credits
[Image # 1: Photographer Liang-Chi Guo , Corner Bench, 2022]
[Image # 2: Photographer Liang-Chi Guo , Corner Bench, 2022]
[Image # 3: Photographer Liang-Chi Guo , Corner Bench, 2022]
[Image # 4: Photographer Liang-Chi Guo , Corner Bench, 2022]
[Image # 5: Photographer Liang-Chi Guo , Corner Bench, 2022]

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