Fold बेन्च by Chris Tsui is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award कांस्य पुरस्कार in सडक फर्निचर डिजाइन Competition Category.

कांस्यसडक फर्निचर· 2021

Fold बेन्च

by Chris Tsui

Client: Whiteground

A' Design Award कांस्य पुरस्कार Winner in सडक फर्निचर Category

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The Design

About Fold बेन्च

फोल्ड एउटा सार्वजनिक बेन्च हो जसले टेबलको रूपमा पनि काम गर्छ। यो डिजाइन प्लाइउडको एउटा टुक्रालाई एउटा कोणमा आफैंमा फोल्ड गरेर बनाइएको छ। यस फोल्डले थप विस्तार वा जोडिएका भागहरू बिना नै टेबलको रूपमा प्रयोग गर्न सकिने दोस्रो सतह सिर्जना गर्छ। सार्वजनिक स्थानहरूमा प्रयोगको लागि यसको स्वरूप सरल र मजबुत नै रहन्छ। प्लाइउडलाई बाफमा राखेर एउटा विशेष रूपमा बनाइएको मोल्डमा आकार दिइएको छ, र यसमा कांस्य (ब्रोन्ज) पनि प्रयोग गरिएको छ। यसको समग्र आयाम लम्बाइमा १४८० मिलिमिटर, चौडाइमा १०१० मिलिमिटर र उचाइमा ७३० मिलिमिटर रहेको छ।

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award कांस्य पुरस्कार

Fold बेन्च A' Design Award कांस्य पुरस्कारको विजेता हो, सृजनशीलता, चातुर्य र सूझबुझले विशिष्ट उत्कृष्ट डिजाइनहरूलाई दिइने उच्च प्रतिष्ठाको मान्यता। कांस्य विजेताहरू कुशल र उल्लेखनीय रूपमा सृजनशील कृतिहरू हुन्, जसले डिजाइनरहरूको व्यापक अनुभव, कल्पनाशक्ति र साधनसम्पन्नता पुष्टि गर्छन्। Fold बेन्च उच्च सम्मानित, प्रशंसित र प्रिय वस्तु, उल्लेखनीय रूपमा व्यावसायिक र नवीन, बन्नेछ भन्ने अपेक्षा छ। Fold बेन्च ले आवश्यकता उत्कृष्ट रूपमा पूरा गर्छ, इच्छालाई छुन्छ र जिज्ञासा जगाउँछ।

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: What if a bench is also a table?
Fold is an interpretation to the question above, to fulfil multiple functions yet retain a simplistic and sturdy form to be used in the public. This piece of furniture is not much more than a piece of plywood folded back on itself at an angle. Yet, this simple manipulation creates another surface that can be used as a table, without sacrificing its unanimous form with extensions or appendages.
Dimensions & Packaging: Overall dimensions: 1480(L) x 1010(W) x 730(H)mm
Tags: plywood, bending, bench, curvature
Production Technology: Plywood and Bronze
Steam the plywood and put into a custom build mold for bending
Design Challenge: The most difficult part is bending the plywood in a specific angle which is also comfortable for the purpose of sitting with a table. and the placement of the legs are the second challenge to maintain the sturdiness while to balance with the proportions and ratio with the plywood.
Inspiration: Public bench design always strives for functionality but neglected the aesthetics, and also mostly only caters for the purpose of sitting. What if you are holding a coffee or you are looking for a place to sit down with your book or laptop? You don’t have a choice but to go to the café or restaurants. It’s time to think out of the box and create a piece of furniture that aesthetically addresses the convenience and flexibility of how a public bench can do for the people.
Project Duration: The project staretd in early 2019 and completed in production in late 2019.
Operation Flow: Feel free to explore your uses and gestures with this table+bench.
Image Credits: Image#1: ©Lit Ma & Hong Kong Design Centre
Image#3: ©XU Liang Leon
Image#4: ©XU Liang Leon
Image#5: ©XU Liang Leon