Table Dancers Instrumentum Scriptorium by Zhang Yingli, Xv Hongxin and Li Ruotong

Table Dancers Instrumentum Scriptorium by Zhang Yingli, Xv Hongxin and Li Ruotong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Suppeditamenta Artis Competition Category.

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Table Dancers Instrumentum Scriptorium

by Zhang Yingli, Xv Hongxin and Li Ruotong

Client: Hebei University of Technology

Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum Winner in Suppeditamenta Artis Category

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The Design

About Table Dancers Instrumentum Scriptorium

Textus Libri: Saltatrices Mensae est instrumentorum scriptoriorum copia, a saltatricibus calceos rubros gerentibus inspirata. Copia continet circinum, cultellum chartarium, deletorium, et mensuram flexilem. Circinus saltatricem choreae memorat, cultellus chartarium super chartam movetur ut patinator glacialis. Deletorium tribus stratis constat, a cute ad carnem ad medullam ossium. Mensura flexilis e capsula calcei extrahitur instar cruris gracilis. Res ex materia plastica polypropylenica, non toxica et levi, factae sunt. Saltatrices Mensae valorem affectuum instrumentis ad studium et opus officii adhibitis addunt.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum

Table Dancers Instrumentum Scriptorium 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 Table Dancers Instrumentum Scriptorium 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. Table Dancers Instrumentum Scriptorium 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 product consists of a series of stationeries which is inspired by a dancer wearing red shoes. The stationeries include a pair of compasses, a paper knife, an eraser and a tape measure. The compasses are inspired by a ballet dancer and the paper knife is like a "skater" on the paper. The eraser has three layers, from skin to flesh to bone marrow. The tape measure is pulled out from the barrel part of the shoe as if it is an elegant and slim leg.
Dimensions & Packaging: 1.The height of compasses is 140 mm.
2.The height of the paper knife is 150mm.
3.The erasable part of the eraser is 15mm*15mm*45mm, and the non-erasable part of the eraser is 45mm*20mm*35mm.
4.Tape measure is 60mm*28mm*41mm.
Tags: stationery
Production Technology: The design background is based on study and office space. It is suitable for users who need to draw, measure and make models. Stationery is made of nontoxic and light plastic (pp).
Design Challenge: In the design process of "Table Dancers", we adjusted the shape and size of stationery many times, and finally determined the appropriate proportion. On the basis of satisfying the use function, the plan has been finally determined after consulting the opinions of many users. We hope that this design can change people's understanding and cognition of stationery. Easy use and accuracy are not the only characteristics of stationery.
Research: "Table Dancers" is a stationery design. We apply four wonderful forms of dancers to four different stationery items, including compasses, a paper knife, an eraser and a tape measure. We determine the size through man-machine data analysis, and improve the design by making models. At present, people all regard stationery as a tool with only useful value. We need to add emotional elements to stationery and know that accuracy and convenience are not the only characteristics of stationery.
Inspiration: People all regard stationery as a tool with only useful value. Is it easy to operate? Is it accurate? But we think stationery is more like our working partners. They also have life. We focus on people's emotional needs and design "Table Dancers". Inspired by dancers wearing red shoes, the stationeries include a pair of compasses, a paper knife, an eraser and a tape measure. Users can feel the pleasure of work through "Table Dancers" and we should always remember that life is beautiful.
Project Duration: The project will start in Tianjin in September 2019 and be completed in Tianjin in October 2019.
Operation Flow: Users can study or work through "Table Dancers". The compasses roll out circles on the paper like ballerinas and the paper knife is like a “skater” on the paper. In the process of using eraser, users can be pleasantly surprised to find the changes of eraser, creating inspiration for users to work. The tape measure is pulled out of the shoe barrel like a long leg, elegant and beautiful. They all remind the user not to neglect the pleasure of life while busy working.
Team Members: Zhang Yingli
Xv Hongxin
Li Ruotong
Li Guiyang
Wang Aochen
Chen Xinyang
Liu Mengge
Hou Xiaoyu