Sway Huehcāpan icpalli by Rou-Yun Ho is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl in Caltlapechtli Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.

IztacteocuitlatlCaltlapechtli· 2023

Sway Huehcāpan icpalli

by Rou-Yun Ho

Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl Winner in Caltlapechtli Category

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The Design

About Sway Huehcāpan icpalli

Sway ca ce ohtli inic tictemōz mōyōl īcuīc īhuān īnemilizmachiyōuh. Īpan tlachīxtōcāyōtl īhuān ixtlamachīliztli in yēyeh ahmo ixtlamatilōni olīnilizmeh, ōmachōc in tlācah zāzo iquihtin quitēnēhuah ahmo ixtlamatilōni nemilizmeh, yuhqui olīniliztli, ihcuac mocalaquiah ce moyolnonotzaliztli yōlizpan. Īca tlahtlaliliztli ce olīnqui tepoztli ītlani icpalli, in huehcāyōtl īhuān in nō cē iyeliz in huehcāpan icpalli mochīhua. Quitlālia chicahualiztli īhuān tlapiyalli tepitzin olīniliztli in quinmocahuilia in tlamacēhuanih in quitemōzqueh īhuān quiāzqueh īmōyōl īcuīc. Īca īmachiyōuh in huehcāpan icpalli īhuān olīniliztli, Sway quitepēhuilia ce cēceliztli īhuān moyolnonotzaliztli yōlizpan.

The Recognition

About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl

Sway Huehcāpan icpalli ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl, hueyi tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in huel yectli, tlanextic ihuan mahuiztic tlachihualli. In quicuicah Iztacteocuitlatl ca cenca cualli ihuan cenca yancuic tlachihualli in quinextia in tlamatiliztli, toltecayotl ihuan ixtlamatiliztli intlachihuanime. Ca quinequi in Sway Huehcāpan icpalli ca cenca cualli, cenca motequiuhtia ihuan yancuic. Ni dizayno in quicuic Iztacteocuitlatl quihuelitia in toltecayotl, tlamatiliztli, dizayno ihuan teknolohia. Sway Huehcāpan icpalli quiyolchicahua in tlacah, quipaquiltia ihuan quitlamahuiztiltia.

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.