Sølv Møbler · 2014
Ydin Stool Krakk
by Franck Divay
- A' Design Award i Sølv 2014 in Møbler
- CLIENT: Inoow Design
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 43,460
- Verification code 2D51EFFC9D · Verify this award
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About Ydin Stool Krakk
Ydin krakk kan monteres selv, uten bruk av spesialverktøy, takket være et enkelt låsesystem. De fire identiske bena kan plasseres i vilkårlig rekkefølge, og betongsettet, som fungerer som sluttstein, holder alt på plass. Bena er laget av restetre fra en trappeprodusent, enkelt bearbeidet med tradisjonelle trebearbeidingsteknikker og til slutt oljet. Setet er enkelt støpt i holdbar fiberforsterket UHP-betong. Kun 5 separate deler som kan flatpakkes og er klare til å sendes til sluttkunder, er et annet bærekraftsargument.
About the A' Design Award i Sølv
Ydin Stool Krakk er vinner av A' Design Award i Sølv, en usedvanlig prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles design i toppklassen som er nydelige og imponerende. Sølvvinnere er enormt briljante og usedvanlig kreative verk som viser designernes enestående ekspertise, talent og skarpsindighet. Ydin Stool Krakk forventes å være et praktfullt utstillingsverk som er bemerkelsesverdig profesjonelt og dypt nyskapende. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Sølv, er en svært bemerkelsesverdig, beundret oppfinnelse som gagner og flytter grensene for kunst, vitenskap, design og teknologi. Ydin Stool Krakk er et skaperverk mange misunner, som vekker ønsker, gir positive følelser og vekker undring og forundring.
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- Unique Properties
- Ydin stool can be mounted without using special tools, thanks to a simple interlocking system. The 4 identical feet are placed in no particular order and the concrete seat, acting as the keystone, keeps everything in place. Easily machined feet are made with scrap wood coming from a stairs manufacturer and finally oiled. The seat is moulded in a lasting fiber-reinforced concrete. Only 5 dissociable parts to be flat packed and ready to be shipped, is another sustainability argument.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Product dimension : 310 x 310 x 440 mm
Product weight : 5,3 kg - Tags
- stool, furniture, wood, concrete, scandinavian, moulding, flatpack, interlocking, sustainable, seating,
- Production Technology
- For a good fitting assembly, the hole dimensions in the center of the seat had to be extremely precise. So the mould has been made by using a 3D printed model. Then, the concrete seat remains raw from mold release. Feet are made with traditional woodworking technique by using several jigs or machining setups. With only 1 kind of piece to be shaped, it gives a very good process optimization when you start to manufacture several units. Scrap wood is the only raw material used for making them.
- Design Challenge
- The biggest challenge has been the technical and formal assembly development. The positioning of the 4 wooden feet one to each other, first. And secondly, the base interlocking into the seat. While having to meet the production capacities of a craft workshop.
- Research
- Project started with the desire to work with Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC), without knowing what kind of product was going to be obtained in the end. Soon, the choice to combine concrete with wood seemed to be the way not to get a single monobloc object that could just have been in molded plastic. Technical characteristics offered by this concrete, have allowed to develop an assembly principle that would not be possible to achieve with other materials, in a craftsmanship context.
- Inspiration
- The idea of a stool comes by experimenting with Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC) moulding possibilities. The final drawing of the furniture has been inspired by Scandinavian design culture.
- Project Duration
- The stool development was spread over two years, but not as a full-time job. This is an internal project that came to life between the requests performed to several customers.
- Operation Flow
- With the fitting mounting system of the Ydin stool, the disadvantages of a furniture kit are deleted. No hardware need that requires the use of tools. Feet nesting is carried in an instinctive way without the need for a manual. The assembly principle is idealized in the middle of the seat and participates in the overall aesthetics of the piece of furniture.
