Sway Te 酒吧椅 by Rou-Yun Ho is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Hiriwa in Hoahoa Taputapu Competition Category.
HiriwaTaputapu· 2023
Sway Te 酒吧椅
by Rou-Yun Ho
A' Design Award Hiriwa Winner in Taputapu Category
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The Design
About Sway Te 酒吧椅
He huarahi te Sway ki te tuhura i to manawataki me o tauira. Na roto i te mataki me te kite i enei nekehanga pohehe i etahi wa, kua tohuhia ko etahi wa ka whakaatuhia e te tangata nga whanonga pohehe, penei i te wiri, ina uru ana ki te ahua o te rere o te hinengaro. Ma te whakauru i te pendulum i raro i te nohoanga, ka nui ake te teitei me te ahua ahurei e whakaratohia ana e te tuuru pae. E whakarato ana i te pumau me te whakahaere, te wiri iti-iti e taea ai e nga kaiwhakamahi te tuhura me te kimi i o raatau ake manawataki. Ma te hoahoa o te tuuru pae teitei me te motini oioi, ka whakatairanga a Sway i te ahua marino me te whakaaro.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Hiriwa
Ko Sway Te 酒吧椅 te toa o te A' Design Award Hiriwa, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa taumata teitei rawa, ātaahua me te whakamīharo. Ko ngā toa Hiriwa he mahi tino kanapa, tino auaha e whakaatu ana i te mātanga, te pūmanawa me te mōhio hōhonu o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Sway Te 酒吧椅 he mahi whakamīharo, he tauira, he tino ngaio, he auaha hōhonu. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Hiriwa he hanganga rongonui, whakamīharotia e whai wāhi ana ki te whakawhānui i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ko Sway Te 酒吧椅 he mahi e hae ana te tini, e whakaara ana i ngā hiahia, e kawe mai ana i ngā kare-ā-roto pai, ā, e whakaoho ana i te mīharo.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- A way to explore your own rhythm and patterns.
By leveraging the height and the unique sensation that a bar stool provides, incorporating a pendulum beneath the seat. Sway provides stability and controlled, small-scale rocking that allows users to explore and find your own rhythm and patterns. With its high bar stool design and rocking motion, Sway promotes a calming and contemplative state of mind. - Dimensions & Packaging
- 350X380X855
- Tags
- Unconscious behavior, mental flow, and bar stool.
- Production Technology
- Traditional bending, handmade welding, handmade woodworking, surface treatment.
- Design Challenge
- The production process involves traditional tube bending and handmade welding, but transforming unconscious behavior and mental flow into objects is the longest and most thoughtful part of the entire creative process.
- Research
- Inspired by the observation and discovery of people's occasional unconscious behavior of rocking, research has found that it has a similar function of "awakening" the brain, promoting cognitive thinking ability, increasing blood flow, and inducing a state of mental flow. From this intriguing phenomenon, the concept was transformed into the design of an object, particularly a bar stool, utilizing the unique sensation brought by the bar stool to create a high rocking chair. The chair aims to evoke a relaxed atmosphere and aid in achieving a state of focused thinking.
Subsequently, the center of gravity was tested to determine the appropriate proportions of length and weight distribution. Once the size was defined, the design was conceived, and PVC water pipes were heated to create the model of the chair frame ,and size adjustments. Finally, surface treatment was applied. - Inspiration
- Through observing and discovering these occasional unconscious movements, it has been noted that people sometimes exhibit unconscious behaviors, such as rocking, when entering a state of mental flow. This fascinating phenomenon has inspired me to transform it into a design object.
- Project Duration
- The project lasts for one semester and takes place at Shih Chien University.
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