Sway 酒吧椅 by Rou-Yun Ho is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Xelata A' Design Award a Zîvîn in Dîzayna Mobîlyayê Competition Category.

ZîvMobîlya· 2023

Sway 酒吧椅

by Rou-Yun Ho

Xelata A' Design Award a Zîvîn Winner in Mobîlya Category

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The Design

About Sway 酒吧椅

Sway rêyek e ku meriv rîtm û qalibên xwe vekole. Bi çavdêrîkirin û vedîtina van tevgerên carinan yên bêhiş, hate destnîşan kirin ku mirov carinan tevgerên nehişmendî, wek hejandin, dema ku dikevin rewşek herikîna derûnî nîşan didin. Bi tevlêkirina pendûlê di binê kursiyê de, bilindî û hestiyariya bêhempa ya ku stûnek bar peyda dike bi hêz dibe. Ew îstîqrar û birêkûpêk, zincîra piçûk peyda dike ku dihêle bikarhêneran rîtma xwe bigerin û bibînin. Sway bi sêwirana stûyê xweya bar a bilind û tevgera xwe ya hejandinê re, rewşek hişê aram û fikirîn pêşdixe.

The Recognition

About the Xelata A' Design Award a Zîvîn

Sway 酒吧椅 xelatgirê Xelata A' Design Award a Zîvîn e, nasîneke bi awayekî awarte bi prestîj ku ji sêwiranên di asta herî bilind de, xweşik û bibandor re tê dayîn. Xelatgirên Zîvînê karên pir birûsk û pir afirîner in, yên ku pisporiya hêja, jêhatîbûn û zîrekiya sêwiranerên xwe nîşan didin. Tê hêvîkirin ku Sway 酒吧椅 karekî mînak, pir pîşekar û bi kûrahî nûjen be. Ev sêwirana bi Zîvînê serketî vedîtineke berbiçav û hatiye sitayişkirin e ku ji bo fireh kirina sînorên huner, zanist, sêwiran û teknolojiyê tevkarî dike. Sway 酒吧椅 afirandinek e ku gelek kes çavê xwe lê dikin, daxwazan şiyar dike, hestên erênî tîne û heyirînê çêdike.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: A way to explore your own rhythm and patterns.

By leveraging the height and the unique sensation that a bar stool provides, incorporating a pendulum beneath the seat. Sway provides stability and controlled, small-scale rocking that allows users to explore and find your own rhythm and patterns. With its high bar stool design and rocking motion, Sway promotes a calming and contemplative state of mind.
Dimensions & Packaging: 350X380X855
Tags: Unconscious behavior, mental flow, and bar stool.
Production Technology: Traditional bending, handmade welding, handmade woodworking, surface treatment.
Design Challenge: The production process involves traditional tube bending and handmade welding, but transforming unconscious behavior and mental flow into objects is the longest and most thoughtful part of the entire creative process.
Research: Inspired by the observation and discovery of people's occasional unconscious behavior of rocking, research has found that it has a similar function of "awakening" the brain, promoting cognitive thinking ability, increasing blood flow, and inducing a state of mental flow. From this intriguing phenomenon, the concept was transformed into the design of an object, particularly a bar stool, utilizing the unique sensation brought by the bar stool to create a high rocking chair. The chair aims to evoke a relaxed atmosphere and aid in achieving a state of focused thinking.

Subsequently, the center of gravity was tested to determine the appropriate proportions of length and weight distribution. Once the size was defined, the design was conceived, and PVC water pipes were heated to create the model of the chair frame ,and size adjustments. Finally, surface treatment was applied.
Inspiration: Through observing and discovering these occasional unconscious movements, it has been noted that people sometimes exhibit unconscious behaviors, such as rocking, when entering a state of mental flow. This fascinating phenomenon has inspired me to transform it into a design object.
Project Duration: The project lasts for one semester and takes place at Shih Chien University.