Pinch Sella by Medium2 Studio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Designatio Supellectilis Competition Category.
ArgentumSupellex· 2023
Pinch Sella
Client: Medium2studio
Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum Winner in Supellex Category
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The Design
About Pinch Sella
TERNUS Cathedra est unica, acervus, plasticus sella, quae traditum consilium cum nova aesthetica magis accommodata ad architecturae et landscapes hodiernis accommodata est. Cum logica unicorpore designata, plastica linteum in integram sellam cum simplici agendo ac trahendo transformat. Inconsutiles, cohaerens species suam imaginem intuitivam et dynamicam visualem creat. Consilium permittit positis in repositione ac stabili collocatione in mensa triclinii cum flipped sursum deorsum, quod convenit cauponae baculo ad purgandum pavimentum cum claudendo.
The Recognition
About the Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum
Pinch 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 Pinch 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. Pinch 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
- The Pinch Chair is a modern interpretation of the traditional plastic chair, molded in one piece with a sleek and contemporary design that complements modern architecture and landscapes. It is stackable for easy storage and can be flipped over onto a table to facilitate cleaning of floors by restaurant staff. This creates a seamless and harmonious appearance, with a visually dynamic and intuitive design that is both stylish and practical.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 549 mm x 558 mm x 822 mm
- Tags
- stackable chair, plastic chair, pinch chair
- Production Technology
- plastic injection molding
- Design Challenge
- Designing a chair that satisfies both practical needs and modern aesthetic while also being stackable and easy to clean the floor, requires finding the perfect balance between form and function, which can be a challenging process.
- Research
- Medium2 Studio have observed that many restaurants prefer using plastic chairs for cleaning and maintenance purposes. During our interviews with restaurant owners, Medium2 Studio noticed that they had some common expectations and requirements for plastic chairs. Apart from being stackable for storage convenience, they wanted chairs that could be temporarily lifted off the ground, so that they could clean the floor and put the chairs back without having to clear an entire area of chairs. Finally, they had higher expectations for the design of plastic chairs, hoping that they could enhance or complement the interior decoration of their establishments. Based on these findings, Medium2 Studio have designed the Pinch Chair.
- Inspiration
- Plastic chairs are a common experience in modern people’s lives. They are also a superb example of the practicality and convenience that industrial production brings.
The Pinch Chair starts with the prototype of the traditional plastic chair, then adds a new form factor to make it a better match for modern architecture and design. The chair was designed using a unibody logic, imagining the plastic sheet transforming into a complete chair with simple pinching and pulling moves. - Project Duration
- The project started in January 2021 in Taiwan and finished in May 2021 in taiwan.
- Operation Flow
- The Pinch Chair design allows for stacking during storage and stable placement on a dining table when flipped upside down, which is convenient for restaurant staff to clean the floor when closing.
- Team Members
- Ping-Lun Chung
Yen-Ting Lin
Fang-Yu Chen - Image Credits
- MEDIUM2 STUDIO INC.
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