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Orange Link Supellex Puerilis by Wei Jingye and Song Kexin

Orange Link Supellex Puerilis by Wei Jingye and Song Kexin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Designatio Supellectilis Competition Category.


AesSupellex· 2026

Orange Link Supellex Puerilis

by Wei Jingye and Song Kexin

Client: Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts

Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum Winner in Supellex Category

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The Design

About Orange Link Supellex Puerilis

Orange Link est series supellectilis pueris destinata. Series lignum fraxineum solidum cum iuncturis aurantiis e materia plastica machinali confectis coniungit. Partes ligneae machinis CNC sectae et oleo cerato perfectae sunt, dum nodi aurantii per formationem iniectionis fabricantur. Iuncturae plasticae rotundatae coniunctiones ligneas involvunt, acies acutas removentes tactumque dirigentes. Iuncturae inter se implicatae etiam compositionem simpliciorem reddunt et productionem efficacem sustinent. Dimensiones attactum et conspectum puerorum sequuntur, lectioni, artificio et ordinationi auxiliantes. Colorum contrarietas calorem naturalem cum subtilitate industriali coniungit.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum

Orange Link Supellex Puerilis victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aeneum, honoris multum aestimati formis egregiis, creandi ingenio, sollertia et acumine insignibus dati. Victores Aenei opera perita et mire creandi sunt, quae experientiam, imaginationem et solertiam auctorum suorum confirmant. Exspectatur Orange Link Supellex Puerilis rem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, notabiliter professionalem et novam fore. Haec forma Aeneo victa optimas consuetudines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae amplectitur et in cura minutiarum excellit. Orange Link Supellex Puerilis necessitates egregie explet, cupiditates tangit, sensus capit et curiositatem allicit.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
This furniture series blends warm solid wood with modern engineering plastics. By wrapping wooden joints in vibrant orange plastic, it creates a unique visual rhythm while ensuring maximum safety through a zero-edge design. Structurally, it unifies the stability of wood with the flexibility of injection molding, achieving a symbiotic balance between tradition and technology to foster a vibrant sensory growth environment for children.
Dimensions & Packaging
Sizes are 320 mm x 320 mm x 520 mm,490 mm x 245 mm x 520 mm,310 mm x 310 mm x 1100 mm, built with CNC and injection molding. Ergonomic dimensions fit children's reach and sight. Simple processing ensures stability, efficiency, and high mass production potential.
Tags
Color, Children, Multipurpose, Material Contrast
Production Technology
Crafted from ash wood and engineering plastics. Wood is CNC-cut and wax-oiled. Orange nodes use injection molding for strength and smoothness. Plastic interlocking joints simplify assembly and ensure high production efficiency.
Design Challenge
The challenge lies in achieving a seamless interlocking of natural wood and modern plastics. It requires balancing structural stability with rounded safety protection. The design uses the Orange-Link system to unify industrial standardization with natural warmth, ensuring functionality and safety while creating a high-impact visual aesthetic.
Research
This design explores the cross-application of solid wood and engineering plastics in children's furniture. Focusing on the Orange-Link system, it unifies structural connection with rounded protection. By using color contrast and tactile guidance, it breaks traditional wood constraints to create a logical, vibrant, and interactive growth environment for children.
Inspiration
The forms are inspired by the act of fastening buttons. Orange plastic parts serve as Orange-Links, locking wooden structures together like vibrant buttons. This core semantic defines the Orange-Link series, using simplified visual language to express logical material connections. Structurally, it merges wood stability with plastic flexibility, creating a modern aesthetic that balances structural strength with a playful, childlike spirit.
Project Duration
The design had started in Shenyang in January 2025, completed in Shenyang in June 2025, and displayed in the museum of Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts in Shenyang in June in 2025.
Operation Flow
Ideal for children learning and playing. Rounded Orange-Link joints guide natural touch and interaction, providing skin-friendly, safe support for reading, crafting, or organizing. The blend of warm ash wood and vibrant orange stimulates creativity and enhances the interactive growth experience within the space.
Team Members
Wei Jingye
Song Kexin
Zhou Haoyuan
Zheng Xiaolei

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