Water Ripples 의자 by Kuo-Hsiang Kuo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 은상 in 가구 디자인 Competition Category.
은가구· 2023
Water Ripples 의자
Client: Good Style Creative Co., Ltd
A' Design Award 은상 Winner in 가구 Category
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The Design
About Water Ripples 의자
작품은 물결을 소재로 하고 있으며, 자연의 풍경을 물결의 움직임에 따라 몸이 자유자재로 흔들리는 것처럼 의자에 앉거나 누울 수 있는 인터랙티브 흔들의자로 전환합니다. 물의 잔물결이 흐르는 듯한 질감이 특징입니다. 실내든 실외든, 특히 빛이 있는 곳이면 물의 잔물결이 땅을 통해 자연광과 그림자를 보여줄 것입니다. 그것은 휴식을 취할 때 예술적 개념을 가진 잔물결 조각과 같습니다. 그러나 상호 작용이 발생하면 매혹적인 가구가 됩니다.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 은상
Water Ripples 의자, 이 작품은 A' Design Award 은상 수상작으로, 최상급이며 아름답고 인상적인 디자인에 수여되는 비범하게 권위 있는 인정입니다. 은상 수상작은 대단히 뛰어나고 매우 창의적인 작품으로, 디자이너의 탁월한 전문 지식, 재능, 통찰력을 보여 줍니다. Water Ripples 의자, 이 작품은 훌륭한 대표작으로서 매우 전문적이고 깊이 있게 혁신적일 것으로 기대됩니다. 이 은상 수상 디자인은 예술, 과학, 디자인, 기술의 경계를 넓히는 데 이바지하는 주목할 만하고 찬사를 받는 발명품입니다. Water Ripples 의자, 이 작품은 모두가 부러워하는 창작물로서 욕망을 일깨우고 긍정적인 감정을 불러오며 경탄과 경이로움을 불러일으킵니다.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- In addition to the fully transparent texture, this work is characterized by the image of water ripples flowing. Whether indoors or outdoors, especially where there is light, its water ripples will show natural light and shadow through the ground. At rest, it looks like a water ripple sculpture, full of artistic conception; however, when interacted, it becomes a fascinating piece of furniture.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 1600 mm x 600 mm x 600mm
- Tags
- Water Ripples,function follows form,abstract, chair, furniture, transparent, icing, nature
- Production Technology
- Polymethyl Methacrylate
- Design Challenge
- When making this work, the material has the characteristics of generating high temperature during the process of changing from liquid to solid, and there will be countless small bubbles, but the formation of these bubbles makes the whole work closer to the natural image and effect, and The state of ripples in nature is echoed.
- Research
- The appearance and structure of this fully transparent chair not only has practical functions, but more importantly, it enhances and satisfies the user's pleasant feeling and comfortable interactive mood during use.
The characteristic and challenge of this work is to present the texture of water.
Because it is transparent, it is easy to integrate into various environmental spaces of different styles. Whether it is indoors or outdoors, especially where there is light, its water ripples will show natural light and shadow through the ground. - Inspiration
- Inspired by Ripples. It presents the image of the condensed state of ripples flowing up and down, just like the frozen water surface, bringing users an interesting and novel atmosphere. As a result of the designer's passion for research and development of new techniques, this work is not only made of fully transparent materials, but the appearance itself has a safe structure and interactive functions. This is a sculpture and a A chair that can interact with people makes users feel like sitting on water ripples, and can swing freely with their mood, adding to the fun of life.
- Project Duration
- The project started in December 2022 and finished with installation in Taichung,Taiwan in February 2023
- Operation Flow
- To make a chair requires 56 kilograms of material to meet the structural safety requirements of being solid and having an average thickness of four centimeters.
Because the material is transparent, the biggest challenge is how to keep it intact during the molding process without any cracks, because any small flaws will affect the safety and beauty of the overall structure. - Image Credits
- Photos #1, #2, #3, #4, #4 photographer - Kuo,Kuo-Hsiang
Video - Kuo,Kuo-Hsiang
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