Pad Vouwstoel by Shaohan Yang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award in IJzer in Meubelontwerp Competition Category.
IJzerMeubels· 2021
Pad Vouwstoel
by Shaohan Yang
Client: Bruce Tao
A' Design Award in IJzer Winner in Meubels Category
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About Pad Vouwstoel
Pad is een vouwstoel die is ontworpen om ruimte te besparen. De stoel vouwt samen tot een plat paneel met een lengte van 41 cm, een breedte van 4 cm en een hoogte van 86 cm. Meerdere opgevouwen panelen kunnen op elkaar worden gestapeld en samen worden opgeborgen. Om de stoel te openen, wordt de onderste balk naar beneden getrokken, waardoor de zitting en de poten naar buiten komen. De zitting wordt vervolgens 90 graden omhoog gevouwen en de poten worden 90 graden omlaag gevouwen. Pad is gemaakt van teakhout, een houtsoort die stabiel en slijtvast is en beschermd is tegen rotting en insecten. De platte vorm past zowel bij woningen als bij openbare ruimtes.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award in IJzer
Pad Vouwstoel is winnaar van de A' Design Award in IJzer, een prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan goede ontwerpen die voldoen aan de professionele en industriële eisen die worden verwacht van goed ontworpen creaties. Winnaars in IJzer tonen grote vaardigheid, hoge specialisatie, deskundig inzicht en het creatieve vermogen van hun makers. Pad Vouwstoel wordt verwacht een hooggewaardeerde, bewonderde en gekoesterde creatie te zijn die praktisch en innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in IJzer heeft gewonnen, integreert de beste praktijken uit de sector en heeft bekwame technische kenmerken die verbonden zijn met knowhow en talent. Pad Vouwstoel wordt gerespecteerd om zijn grondigheid en is ontworpen om verbeteringen van de levenskwaliteit te bieden die helpen de wereld een betere plek te maken.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This is a folding chair design that can save a lot of space. Its most distinctive feature is its foldability. It can be folded into a flat sheet. When not in use, many chairs can be folded into a flat sheet and stacked on top of each other. This saves a lot of space. When not in use, it also unfolds easily to form a chair.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Before folding: length 41cm x Width 44cm x Height 86cm; After folding: length 41cm x Width 4cm x Height 86cm;
- Tags
- Chair, Space-saving, Piece, Wood, Furniture, Pad
- Production Technology
- Material is teak, it is all a dry shrinkage is wet bilge minimum deformation of wood, after professional drying treatment, stable size very wear-resisting, the shrinkage rate from raw material to air dry to radial 2.2%, 4.0%, is the minimum deformation coefficient of the wood, good resistance to bending, wear-resisting, air dry density is 0.65 g/cm3 (dry weight about 650 kg/m3); Therefore, it has the distinctive characteristics of anticorrosive, insect-proof and so on. Suitable as a folding chair material.
- Design Challenge
- This is an innovative design with a complex internal structure, and the machining qualification rate is the biggest challenge encountered by this project.
- Research
- Folding chair is a product that can be seen everywhere in our life and will bring great aspects to our life. Folding chairs are usually used at home to entertain guests or to sit on their own. Easy to fold and save space. According to research, furniture design output value had reached 210 billion euros in 2002, its development prospect is very broad.
- Inspiration
- The shape of the tablet inspired us to come up with this project. The size of the tablet is very space-saving and easy to store. Folding chairs are also in demand in large public places. We wanted to design a chair with the same function. So, we made the folding chair a flat panel. Usually, it's a chair. It can be folded into a flat sheet when needed.
- Project Duration
- The project started in September 2020 in Milan and finished in February 2021 in that place, and was exhibited in China in February 2021.
- Operation Flow
- Start with a tablet. First, grab the bottom beam of the tablet and pull it down. The seat and legs of the chair will snap out. Second, pull the seat and legs to the bottom and fold them up by 90 degrees to form the seat. Finally, fold the legs down 90 degrees to form a chair.
- Team Members
- Design leader: Jing Peng
Designer: Xinzhou Zhang - Image Credits
- Creator (Bruce Tao / Designer)
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