H Chair Siġġu by Xiaoyan Wei is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Premju A' Design Award tal-Bronż in Disinn tal-Għamara Competition Category.

BronżGħamara· 2020

H Chair Siġġu

by Xiaoyan Wei

Client: Daisenbear

Premju A' Design Award tal-Bronż Winner in Għamara Category

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The Design

About H Chair Siġġu

Is- "Siġġu H" huwa biċċa magħżula mis-serje "intervall" minn Xiaoyan Wei. L-ispirazzjoni tagħha ġiet minn kurvi u forom fl-ispazju li jiċċirkolaw b’mod ħieles. Tibdel ir-relazzjoni tal-għamara u l-ispazju billi toffri varjetà ta ’potenzjali biex ittejjeb l-esperjenza tal-utent. Ir-riżultat sar b’mod delikat biex jibbilanċja bejn il-kumdità u l-idea tan-nifs. L-użu tal-vireg tar-ram ma kienx biss għall-istabbilizzazzjoni iżda wkoll biex iwassal diversità viżwali għad-disinn; tenfasizza l-ispazju negattiv magħmul minn żewġ kurvi li jiċċirkolaw b'linjarità differenti għall-ispazju biex tieħu n-nifs.

The Recognition

About the Premju A' Design Award tal-Bronż

H Chair Siġġu huwa rebbieħ tal-Premju A' Design Award tal-Bronż, rikonoxximent prestiġjuż ħafna mogħti lil disinji eċċellenti ddistingwuti mill-kreattività, l-ingenwità u l-għaqal. Ir-rebbieħa tal-Bronż huma xogħlijiet bi ħila biżżejjed u kreattivi b'mod impressjonanti li jawtentikaw l-esperjenza vasta, l-immaġinazzjoni u l-ħila ta' riżorsi tad-disinjaturi tagħhom. Huwa mistenni li H Chair Siġġu ikun oġġett imqabbar ħafna, mammirat u maħbub, notevolment professjonali u innovattiv. Dan id-disinn rebbieħ tal-Bronż jinkorporaw l-aħjar prattiki fl-arti, ix-xjenza, id-disinn u t-teknoloġija u huwa eċċellenti fl-attenzjoni għad-dettalji. H Chair Siġġu jissodisfa l-ħtiġijiet b'mod eċċellenti, imiss ix-xewqat, jinċanta s-sentimenti u jattira l-kurżità.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The visual language of the "h chair" expresses the designer's unique interpretation of 18 century neoclassic design. A sense of contradiction was created by a combination of hard wood and soft texture. The set of brass metal rods help stabilizing the body structure and bring dramatic visual diversity to the design, in the meantime highlight a very “breathable” negative space made by two flowing curves with different linearity. The entire design full of contradictions and balance.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 660mm x Depth 772mm x Height 650 mm
Tags: Chair, breathing design, Negative space, Italian neoclassical, New form
Production Technology: Bentwood/
Ash wood/ Brass/ Leather
Design Challenge: The first creative challenge was to capture the spirit of 18th century neoclassic furniture design and interpret that in a unique but modern way. A good amount of field research was conducted to set the tone of the design. A list of keywords was built at the very beginning to be used as guidelines for design ideation and exploration through the end to the final proposal.
Trying to create an interesting way to express “breathability” in design was another challenge. One has to be simple but dramatic and achieves visual harmony in the design hierarchy. Iterations in scaled 3D models were built to help exploring different possibilities.
Finding the balance between functionality and design was a lengthy journey. After all the sculpting and adjustments, it must be able to perform as a stable chair that brings joy and comfort experience to the consumers. Full size rough prototypes were created once the general framework was lock-in to make sure it is structurally functional. A series tests were conducted in order to find the exact position where the connector should be installed.
Research: The furniture series “interval” concentrates on the expressive beauty that can be created in a room through the dynamic expression of form. By utilizing the negative space in the room my design process creates furniture which captures a sense of surprise and punctuation in an otherwise neutral space.
In this colorful world, we really require such a space for breath and balance.
Inspiration: The h chair is a piece of the “interval” furniture series. The design was inspired by the beauty of free flowing curves and forms in a neutral space. It was meant to bring a comforting and “breathable" experience to users.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2019 and finished in August 2019 in Los Angeles, and exhibit in SaloneSatellite in April 2020
Operation Flow: Two pieces of Bentwood(seat to backrest) connect by the gold metal components, it's also balance originally flowing state of the chair.
Patents: NONE
Team Members: Designer: Xiaoyan Wei
Image Credits: Photo: Liu Wei