Calligraphy Study Tēpu Ako by Bai Xiangyu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Hiriwa in Hoahoa Taputapu Competition Category.
HiriwaTaputapu· 2024
Calligraphy Study Tēpu Ako
by Bai Xiangyu
Client: Two square meters Smart Home Technology Co. Ltd.
A' Design Award Hiriwa Winner in Taputapu Category
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About Calligraphy Study Tēpu Ako
He tēpu hiko e taea ana te whakarite te teitei a Calligraphy Study, i hangaia mō ngā tamariki e ako ana i te tuhi whakairoiro Hainamana. He mea tuhi te tuhi whakairoiro i te nuinga o te wā i te tūranga tū, nō reira ka taea te whakarerekē i te teitei o te tēpu mai i te 56 ki te 110 henemita mā tētahi papa whakahaere e whakaatu ana i te teitei o taua wā. Ka taea te whakatītaha i te papa runga mai i te 0 ki te 60 tākiri mō te tuhi pikitia me te pānui. He rākau totoka te anga, he mea hanga ki te hononga mortise me te tenon tuku iho, ā, he raranga rīhi kei runga i te ārai. Ka puritia ngā paraihe e ngā pupuri rākau mā ngā aukume. He whata iti nekeneke hei rokiroki i ngā pōkai pepa me ngā tuhinga tāroaroa.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Hiriwa
Ko Calligraphy Study Tēpu Ako 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 Calligraphy Study Tēpu Ako 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 Calligraphy Study Tēpu Ako 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
- Calligraphy is a treasure of traditional Chinese culture, but practicing calligraphy requires standing. The electric calligraphy learning desk allows for quick adjustment of the desk height, enabling children to practice calligraphy more conveniently and switch between sitting and standing postures. The wooden accessories on the desk screen can magnetically hold specially designed calligraphy brushes for easy access and storage. Additionally, the accompanying small mobile cabinet can store calligraphy essentials such as paper rolls and scrolls that are often difficult to organize. The electric calligraphy learning desk inherits classical culture in a modern way, accompanying children throughout their growth journey.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- To accommodate the space requirements of different families, the length of the calligraphy desk can be adjusted by adding side panel modules. The main desktop has a length of 110cm, while the length of the left and right side panels is 22cm each. The depth of the desk is 65cm, and the height can be adjusted between 52cm and 110cm.
- Tags
- desk, chinese, traditional, calligraphy
- Production Technology
- The calligraphy study desk is a children's study desk that combines modern technology with traditional culture. It incorporates traditional Chinese wickerwork and solid wood craftsmanship, enveloping a modern industrialized electric height-adjustable structure to present traditional calligraphy art in a new form. The desk's height can be freely adjusted within the range of 56cm to 110cm, suitable for children in any age group during their growth. The desktop can also be tilted from 0 to 60 degrees, facilitating children's activities such as drawing and reading.
- Design Challenge
- The innovation of the calligraphy learning desk lies in its clever combination of traditional Chinese craftsmanship and modern electric height-adjustable legs. The greatest challenge was how to securely connect the electric height-adjustable legs to the solid wood frame. The design team ultimately drew inspiration from traditional Chinese mortise and tenon joinery, using angled wooden blocks and metal inserts to firmly stabilize the table legs.
- Research
- The design team conducted user interviews with over 100 households and discovered an increasing number of families guiding their children to learn calligraphy, a traditional Chinese culture. However, we found that calligraphy requires standing to write, and using regular desks often leads to discomfort in the users' back and waist. Additionally, calligraphy paper is usually long and doesn't fit well in ordinary bookcases, often requiring storage in the form of rolled-up scrolls.
- Inspiration
- Traditional culture is a national treasure, with calligraphy and traditional Chinese painting as its important components. For children, learning these traditional arts not only fosters their creativity and artistic sensibility but also contributes to the preservation of China's rich cultural heritage.
- Project Duration
- The project started in August 2022 in Hang Zhou and finished in May 2023 in Hang Zhou.
- Operation Flow
- The operation of the calligraphy learning desk is extremely straightforward thanks to its electric height-adjustable legs. By gently pushing or pulling the control panel in front of the desk, the desk can effortlessly ascend or descend. The control panel also displays the current desk height. For tilting the desktop, simply press the concealed tilt handle beneath the desk slit, enabling tilt angles between 0 and 60 degrees.
- Team Members
- Bai Xiangyu, Fei Panyan, Wang Lei, Xiao jiangbo and Yang Ruixue
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Two square meters Smart Home Technology Co. Ltd., 2022.
Optional Image #1: Photographer Two square meters Smart Home Technology Co. Ltd., 2022.
Optional Image #2: Photographer Two square meters Smart Home Technology Co. Ltd., 2022.
Optional Image #3: Photographer Two square meters Smart Home Technology Co. Ltd., 2022.
Optional Image #4: Photographer Two square meters Smart Home Technology Co. Ltd., 2022.
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