Water Ripples Stoel by Kuo-Hsiang Kuo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award in Zilver in Meubelontwerp Competition Category.
ZilverMeubels· 2023
Water Ripples Stoel
Client: Good Style Creative Co., Ltd
A' Design Award in Zilver Winner in Meubels Category
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About Water Ripples Stoel
Het werk is gebaseerd op de waterrimpelingen en verandert het natuurlijke tafereel in een interactieve schommelstoel waarmee je op de stoel kunt gaan zitten of liggen alsof het lichaam zorgeloos meezwaait met de bewegingen van waterrimpelingen. Het kenmerk ervan is de vloeiende textuur van waterrimpelingen. Of het nu binnen of buiten is, vooral waar er licht is, de waterrimpelingen laten natuurlijk licht en schaduw door de grond schijnen. Het is als een rimpelbeeldhouwwerk met artistieke conceptie wanneer het in rust is; het wordt echter een fascinerend meubel wanneer er een interactie plaatsvindt.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award in Zilver
Water Ripples Stoel is winnaar van de A' Design Award in Zilver, een buitengewoon prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan topontwerpen die prachtig en indrukwekkend zijn. Winnaars in Zilver zijn enorm briljante en uiterst creatieve werken die de uitmuntende expertise, het talent en de scherpzinnigheid van hun ontwerpers illustreren. Water Ripples Stoel wordt verwacht een prachtig paradepaardje te zijn dat opmerkelijk professioneel en diepgaand innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in Zilver heeft gewonnen, is een hoogst opmerkelijke, bewonderde uitvinding die baat en de grenzen van kunst, wetenschap, ontwerp en technologie verlegt. Water Ripples Stoel is een zeer benijde creatie die verlangens oproept, positieve gevoelens brengt en verbazing en verwondering doet ontvlammen.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- In addition to the fully transparent texture, this work is characterized by the image of water ripples flowing. Whether indoors or outdoors, especially where there is light, its water ripples will show natural light and shadow through the ground. At rest, it looks like a water ripple sculpture, full of artistic conception; however, when interacted, it becomes a fascinating piece of furniture.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 1600 mm x 600 mm x 600mm
- Tags
- Water Ripples,function follows form,abstract, chair, furniture, transparent, icing, nature
- Production Technology
- Polymethyl Methacrylate
- Design Challenge
- When making this work, the material has the characteristics of generating high temperature during the process of changing from liquid to solid, and there will be countless small bubbles, but the formation of these bubbles makes the whole work closer to the natural image and effect, and The state of ripples in nature is echoed.
- Research
- The appearance and structure of this fully transparent chair not only has practical functions, but more importantly, it enhances and satisfies the user's pleasant feeling and comfortable interactive mood during use.
The characteristic and challenge of this work is to present the texture of water.
Because it is transparent, it is easy to integrate into various environmental spaces of different styles. Whether it is indoors or outdoors, especially where there is light, its water ripples will show natural light and shadow through the ground. - Inspiration
- Inspired by Ripples. It presents the image of the condensed state of ripples flowing up and down, just like the frozen water surface, bringing users an interesting and novel atmosphere. As a result of the designer's passion for research and development of new techniques, this work is not only made of fully transparent materials, but the appearance itself has a safe structure and interactive functions. This is a sculpture and a A chair that can interact with people makes users feel like sitting on water ripples, and can swing freely with their mood, adding to the fun of life.
- Project Duration
- The project started in December 2022 and finished with installation in Taichung,Taiwan in February 2023
- Operation Flow
- To make a chair requires 56 kilograms of material to meet the structural safety requirements of being solid and having an average thickness of four centimeters.
Because the material is transparent, the biggest challenge is how to keep it intact during the molding process without any cracks, because any small flaws will affect the safety and beauty of the overall structure. - Image Credits
- Photos #1, #2, #3, #4, #4 photographer - Kuo,Kuo-Hsiang
Video - Kuo,Kuo-Hsiang
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