Re-Leaf Piscina Arboris by The School of Industrial Design in LAFA

Re-Leaf Piscina Arboris by The School of Industrial Design in LAFA is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2017 Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Supellex Viae Competition Category.

ArgentumSupellex Viae· 2017

Re-Leaf Piscina Arboris

by The School of Industrial Design in LAFA

Client: Luxun Academy of Fine Arts

Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum Winner in Supellex Viae Category

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The Design

About Re-Leaf Piscina Arboris

Re-Leaf est piscina arboris oecologica viis et locis publicis destinata. Folia decidua intra alveum semiclausum colliguntur, ubi pluvia et nix ea comprimunt donec putrescant. Folia putrefacta velut fimus naturalis agunt, qui nutrimenta soli augent et incrementum arboris sustinent. Forma etiam semiclausa defluxum aquae minuit et humorem soli servare adiuvat. Re-Leaf ex ferro fuso factum est et quattuor partibus aequalibus constat, quae ante instaurationem circum arborem coniunguntur. Piscina arboris 1300 per 1300 per 250 millimetra metitur.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum

Re-Leaf Piscina Arboris 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 Re-Leaf Piscina Arboris 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. Re-Leaf Piscina Arboris 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: As we all agree that Mother Nature know what is the best, fallen leaves are the best fertilizer of trees. But before those leaves rot for a while, they are accumulated, compacted and watered by rain and snow. Return to the Roots is the solution of fallen leaves. By means of ingenious design of three-dimensional space, trees are spread fertilizer which is ret by their own fallen leaves in the enclosed space formed by the tree pool, so as to increase soil nutrients and stimulate tree growth.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 1300mm x Depth 1300mm x Height 250mm
Tags: Ecological Balance, Sustainable, Regeneration, redesign,
Production Technology: Our design is shaped by Cast iron molding technology.
Design Challenge: The challenge of our design is that we cannot find a suitable material in hardness and ductility. After a number of tests in the selection of materials, we finally find the proper material which achieves the desired effect.
Research: To offer a better solution of fallen leaves and give trees more fertilizer, we find a solution in the tree pools design. As we all know, the fallen leaves can be rotted by themselves and it is the best fertilizer of trees. Semi-closed tree pool can effectively avoid water runoff and protect soil moisture. We put the fallen leaves in our tree pool, give it a space in rotting.
Inspiration: By considering of Mother Nature always using new lives to replace the old one, every new leaves can be seen a regeneration of those fallen leaves. Just like the saying that Mother Nature always know what is the best, fallen leaves are the best fertilizer of trees. In each autumn, fallen leaves are everywhere on the street, not be used. So we offer you Re-leaf, the design of ecological tree pool, the best solution of fallen leaves.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2015 in LAFA Communal Facility Design Studio and finished in August 2016 in National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center of Industrial Design in LAFA.
Operation Flow: Our project is kind of model combination design, combine with 4 same parts. You can install all the parts before you set up the tree pool.
Team Members: Designer: Xue Wenkai
Designer: Sun Jian
Designer: Du Heli
Designer: Xue Bomu
Designer: Dai Guanrong