Branching 라운지 체어 by Wei Jingye and Yu Xiaowei is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award 동상 in 가구 디자인 Competition Category.
동가구· 2026
Branching 라운지 체어
Client: Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts
A' Design Award 동상 Winner in 가구 Category
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The Design
About Branching 라운지 체어
브랜칭(Branching)은 나뭇가지가 자라나는 모습에서 영감을 받은 라운지 체어입니다. 프레임은 알루미늄 합금으로 제작되어 CNC 가공을 통해 형태를 잡았습니다. 좌판과 등받이는 느티나무(엘름) 원목으로 CNC 가공과 수작업을 거쳐 성형되었습니다. 각 부품은 볼트로 결합되어 있어 분해한 후 납작하게 포장하여 운송할 수 있습니다. 유한요소해석을 활용해 금속 지지부의 두께와 균형을 정밀하게 다듬었습니다. 좌면 높이, 좌면 깊이, 등받이 각도는 인체공학 데이터를 따랐습니다. 브랜칭은 주거 공간, 갤러리, 오피스 대기 공간에 두루 어울립니다.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 동상
Branching 라운지 체어, 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. Branching 라운지 체어, 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. Branching 라운지 체어, 이 작품은 필요를 훌륭하게 충족하고 욕망에 닿으며 감정을 매료하고 호기심을 불러일으킵니다.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Degenerate Lounge Chair explores the tension and balance between natural organic forms and modern industrial logic. The core design element lies in the abstract extraction of the logic of tree growth, simplifying the complex natural branching into a powerful metal frame that supports the warm, solid wood seat. The piece blends the warm texture of solid wood with the cool, dynamic metal, presenting an upward-growing modern industrial aesthetic that interprets modern craftsmanship's tribute to and reconstruction of natural vitality.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 520 mm × 600 mm × 760 mm. Finite element analysis was used during the design process to optimize the thickness and center of gravity distribution of the metal support, ensuring a lightweight visual effect while maintaining extremely high stability. The product features a detachable structure design, significantly reducing carbon emissions during transportation and reflecting a sustainable design philosophy.
- Tags
- Branching, Lounge Chair, Bionic Design, Organic Modernism, Material Contrast
- Production Technology
- The main frame is made of aluminum alloy and manufactured using CNC machining technology. The seat and backrest are made of high-quality elm wood, shaped through CNC machining and handcrafting. Bolt connections are used at the joints, ensuring the chair's smooth curves while also accommodating mass production and convenient flat packaging.
- Design Challenge
- The biggest challenge was maintaining the visual appeal of the slender branches while ensuring their load-bearing safety as a seat. By repeatedly refining the structural nodes and connection details, the stress relationship and connection logic between the metal frame and the solid wood panels were clarified, making the overall structure both lightweight and safe.
- Research
- This study focuses on how to use parametric tools to simplify and refine traditional biomimetic furniture. By analyzing the relationship between the branching angle of tree branches and gravity support, it seeks the optimal solution between artistic expression and industrial manufacturing. This research successfully transforms complex organic forms into detachable structures, solving the bottleneck problems of logistics and mass production in biomimetic furniture.
- Inspiration
- The design draws inspiration from the phototropic growth of tree branches in a forest. It captures the dynamic moment of branches stretching and supporting each other, transforming this into a structurally sound language. Through digital refinement, the originally random natural forms are transformed into a geometric language that aligns with modern aesthetics and industrial production. The chair's form, based on minimalism, incorporates biomimetic lines, aiming to inject a flowing life energy into the otherwise cold interior space.
- Project Duration
- It will begin in Shenyang in January 2025, and the prototype will be completed and produced in June 2025, and then exhibited at the Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts Museum in Shenyang.
- Operation Flow
- The cascading lounge chair is suitable for modern home spaces, galleries, or upscale office waiting areas. Its design strictly adheres to ergonomic data, with precise control over seat height, seat depth, backrest angle, and support curves to conform to the contours of the back and hips, providing stable and comfortable support and enhancing comfort during extended use. The warm texture of the natural wood contrasts sharply with the precision craftsmanship of the metal structure, achieving a balance between natural aesthetics and rational construction.
- Team Members
- Wei Jingye
Yu Xiaowei
Gu Mingtian
Zhao Jiahui
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