Smile 의자 by Xu Le is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 동상 in 가구 디자인 Competition Category.
동가구· 2021
Smile 의자
by Xu Le
Client: Zhijiang college of zhejiang university of technology
A' Design Award 동상 Winner in 가구 Category
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About Smile 의자
스마일은 일상에서 사용하도록 디자인된 원목 의자이다. 등받이는 살짝 올라간 입꼬리 모양을 하고 있으며, 여기에서 의자의 이름이 유래했다. 팔걸이와 앞다리, 뒷다리는 하나의 목재가 갈라져 자라난 듯한 형태로 보이며, 이는 만물이 성장한다는 개념을 반영한다. 팔걸이와 등받이의 곡선은 가볍고 매끄러우면서도 풍성하여 부드러운 음영 효과를 만들어낸다. 이 의자는 비치목과 북미산 월넛으로 제작되었으며, 목재 굽힘 공정을 통해 형태를 잡았다. 좌판과 등받이는 편안함을 높이기 위해 정교하게 다듬어졌다.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 동상
Smile 의자, 이 작품은 A' Design Award 동상 수상작으로, 창의성, 독창성, 영민함으로 돋보이는 뛰어난 디자인에 수여되는 높은 권위의 인정입니다. 동상 수상작은 충분히 숙련되고 인상적으로 창의적인 작품으로, 디자이너의 폭넓은 경험, 상상력, 기지를 입증합니다. Smile 의자, 이 작품은 높이 평가받고 감탄과 사랑을 받는 사물로서 두드러지게 전문적이고 혁신적일 것으로 기대됩니다. 이 동상 수상 디자인은 예술, 과학, 디자인, 기술의 모범 사례를 담고 있으며 세부에 대한 주의로 훌륭합니다. Smile 의자, 이 작품은 필요를 훌륭하게 충족하고 욕망에 닿으며 감정을 매료하고 호기심을 불러일으킵니다.
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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