Balustrade Sella by Zhejiang Sci-Tech University is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Designatio Supellectilis Competition Category.
ArgentumSupellex· 2021
Balustrade Sella
by Zhejiang Sci-Tech University
Client: Zhejiang Sci-Tech University
Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum Winner in Supellex Category
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About Balustrade Sella
Balustrade est sella ad breve temporariumque otium destinata. Consilium ab actibus inscientibus sumptum est, veluti mensae aut cancellis inniti. Balustrade duos sedendi modos praebet. Primus est directe in summo sedere, sellae instar. Alter est habitus innixus, cancellis innixui similis. Forma simplex est, et propositum brevi usui potius quam diuturnae commoditati inservit. Plures unitates superponi possunt ad vecturae molem minuendam. Sella sescenta viginti per trecenta octoginta quinque per septingenta viginti millimetra metitur.
The Recognition
About the Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum
Balustrade Sella victor est Praemii A' Design Award Argenteum, honoris eximie amplissimi formis summi generis, pulchris et conspicuis dati. Victores Argenti opera valde splendida et creandi ingenio praedita sunt, quae praestantem peritiam, talentum et acumen auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur Balustrade Sella opus mirabile, exemplare, valde professionale et penitus novum fore. Haec forma Argento victa inventum notabile et admiratum est, quod ad fines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae promovendos confert. Balustrade Sella creatio est, quam multi invident, quae cupiditates excitat, sensus bonos affert et admirationem miraculumque movet.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Balustrade Chair, an unconventional product, is different from the traditional chair and stool. It is designed for a temporary situation. Therefore, designers used a simpler way to realize this thought, while not put much attention on comfort level. In addition, the transport volume can be reduced by overlapping
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 620 x 385 x 720
- Tags
- Chair, Stool, Seat, Bar Stool, Bar Chair
- Production Technology
- Balustrade Chair is a new way of sitting that designers propose to distinguish between chair and stool. Designers of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University believe that the random demand, generated by the masses, is extremely valuable. Most of the demand is generated based on the spontaneous state, which is temporary and random. This randomness creates demands that greatly broaden the definition of many original products.
- Design Challenge
- The social point of view. It challenges the public's understanding of traditional seats. The using time of this chair is less than 30 minutes, and its main purpose is to rest temporarily.
Technology implementation. The balance between concise form and structure. That is to say, the safety, firmness and service life of people in different physical conditions can be realized. - Research
- Through observations and interviews, designers of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University find that the public have other needs and solutions for the "sitting" behavior. After deeply observing the behavior of street people, collecting pictures and analyzing, the pictures puts forward the following suggestions:
1. New form of sitting posture. It's different from sitting completely down and resting. Solve the problem of temporary rest (about 8 minutes of chatting), but it is not a state of complete rest.
2. Activities designed with the theme of "Street Observation Perspective". Designers chose the public to sit on the roadside railings to design this product. - Inspiration
- This product is inspired by observing people's unconscious behaviors, such as half leaning on the table or leaning against the Balustrade.
- Project Duration
- Designed in Hangzhou, China, 2019
- Operation Flow
- There are two different sitting positions: one is sitting directly on the top, just like a chair;
The other is the leaning posture, just like leaning on a balustrade. - Patents
- lndustrial Design Patent. Application No. / Patent No.202030487503.2. Zhejiang Sci-Tech University.2020.China Intellectual Property Office.
- Team Members
- Xuelian Li
Shichao Wang
Haipeng Zhu
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