The Board Skateboard by Chia-Wei Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award an Gold in Gefier, Mobilitéit an Transportdesign Competition Category.

GoldGefier· 2021

The Board Skateboard

by Chia-Wei Chen

Client: Barry Chen

A' Design Award an Gold Winner in Gefier Category

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The Design

About The Board Skateboard

The Board ass e faltbare Skateboard, deen fir en einfachen Transport an eng einfach Opbewahrung entworf gouf. D'Deck besteet aus 57 anenee gräifende Scharnéieren. Duerch d'Falen vun de Scharnéieren an déi eng oder aner Richtung gëtt déi klassesch Cruiser-Form an e perfekte Krees transforméiert. An der kreesfërmeger Form passt The Board an e Rucksak a kann an enke Plazen opbewahrt oder doheem als dekoratiivt Objet ausgestallt ginn. Aluminium, Eisen a Plastik ginn an der Konstruktioun benotzt. Den Transformatiounsprozess gëtt dem Design e kloere visuellen Appel.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award an Gold

The Board Skateboard ass e Gewënner vum A' Design Award an Gold, enger héich prestigiéiser Unerkennung, déi un éischtklassesch, wonnerbar an erausragend Designe vergi gëtt. Gold-Gewënner si ganz innovativ, visionär a blendend glänzend Kreatiounen, déi d'Talent, d'Wäisheet an d'Fäegkeete vun hire Designer reflektéieren. Et gëtt erwaart, datt The Board Skateboard eng héich gelueften, trendsetzend a monumental Erfindung ass, déi beispillosen Wäert liwwert. Dëst mam Gold ausgezeechent Design ass e spektakuläert, respektéiert Projet, dat d'Grenze vun der Konscht, der Wëssenschaft, vum Design an der Technologie erweidert. The Board Skateboard erzeegt intensiv Wënsch, erweckt Leidenschaft, encouragéiert Kreativitéit a faszinéiert eis.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The skateboard is limited by its appearance and it is inconvenient for users to carry.
The Board has a strong visual appeal of its transforming process. The structure makes it a completed circle which can be put in a backpack easily. Because of the circular appearance, it can be part of decorations at home or even place in the narrow space.
Dimensions & Packaging: Perfect circle / H:118 W: 305 L:335
cruiser shape /H:118 W: 152 L:626
Tags: The Board, Circle, Skateboard, Folding, Transform
Production Technology: Aluminum,Iron,Plastic
Design Challenge: Biggest challenges was manufacturing its complex dynamic structure and is considering open-sourcing the design as a DIY kit for 3D printers.
Research: Transformation is not just the change in appearance, but also the consideration of factors such as space, time, and circumstance to strengthen the purpose of transformation and the psychological level. In today’s product design, in order to make transformable products satisfy the users’ need, the designers usually introduce the transformable features to make them easy to carry and multifunctional simultaneously.
Inspiration: Most of the users have the stereotype in the usage of the products. If we get rid of the general form changing, there will be a different scenario for the users. The form changing process gives the users visual feeling and the intensity of it will be different depend on the various structures.
Project Duration: The design start in 2018 finish in 2019 July.
Operation Flow: The skateboard is made from 57 interlocking pivot hinges, by folding the hinges one direction or the other, transforming the classic cruiser shape into a perfect circle. Easy to fit in smaller places and even used for decoration.
Team Members: CHEN, CHIA-WEI
Image Credits: Main image:CHEN, CHIA-WEI,2019
Optional Image#1:CHEN, CHIA-WEI,2019
Optional Image#2:CHEN, CHIA-WEI,2019
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