U-Comfort Rattanstol by Jian Yang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award i Bronse in Møbeldesign Competition Category.
BronseMøbler· 2024
U-Comfort Rattanstol
by Jian Yang
Client: Southwest Jiaotong University
A' Design Award i Bronse Winner in Møbler Category
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About U-Comfort Rattanstol
U-Comfort er en rattan loungestol beregnet for hjem, strender, feriesteder og andre rekreasjonsmiljøer. Den overordnede formen er rund og myk, med buede linjer. En sirkulær, lukket ring på siden av stolen fungerer både som et visuelt element og som en støttestruktur. Rammen er laget av tykk rattan som bøyes ved oppvarming, og skjøtene er viklet inn med rattanskinn. Sitteflaten er vevet for hånd. Topologioptimaliseringsprogramvare ble brukt for å forbedre strukturen, slik at materialet utnyttes økonomisk samtidig som setets mekaniske krav oppfylles.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award i Bronse
U-Comfort Rattanstol er vinner av A' Design Award i Bronse, en høyt prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles enestående design som utmerker seg ved kreativitet, oppfinnsomhet og skarpsindighet. Bronsevinnere er rikt dyktige og påfallende kreative gjenstander som bekrefter designernes store erfaring, fantasi og ressurssterkhet. U-Comfort Rattanstol forventes å være en høyt ansett, beundret og verdsatt gjenstand som er bemerkelsesverdig profesjonell og nyskapende. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Bronse, rommer beste praksis innen kunst, vitenskap, design og teknologi og utmerker seg ved sin omtanke for detaljer. U-Comfort Rattanstol tilfredsstiller behov på en strålende måte, berører ønsker, sjarmerer følelser og vekker nysgjerrighet.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This rattan chair has an overall round and smooth shape with beautiful curves. The highlight of the styling of this rattan chair is the circular closed-ring structure on the side, which is strikingly symbolic and also serves as a support structure.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Dimensions:L850mm,W640mm,H870mm
- Tags
- Seat design, Non-heritage culture
- Production Technology
- Rattan weaving generally goes through a dozen or so processes, such as beating rattan (cutting off the knots and scars on the rattan), picking rattan, washing rattan, tanning rattan, arguing rattan, pulling rattan (planing rattan), chipping rattan, bleaching, dyeing, weaving, and lacquering. Rattan furniture, mainly the production of bracket and weaving surface weaving. With rough rattan production bracket, its bending shape can be used to bake and saw mouth bending two ways. Saw mouth bending method is simple, but the strength is weakened and the curve is not natural and smooth. The connection of the bracket is usually wrapped with rattan skin, and the basic method of weaving the surface with rattan skin on the bracket is three kinds of picking, covering and wrapping.
- Design Challenge
- Styling&topology optimization calculation
New paradigms based on AI algorithms have begun to infiltrate various industries that humans were once proud of, such as AI music arranging, AI painting, AI driving, and AI design. AI is attempting to replace the creativity that is uniquely human. So, how to deal with AI design? What role do AI algorithms play in the design process? In the design of this recliner, we tried to balance the relationship between human designers and AI algorithms, where human aesthetic concepts and human-machine comfort decided by the designers are the dominant and constraining principles, while the AI algorithms are strictly limited to secondary design on this basis. Under the premise of ensuring the mechanical system is well-built, the most economical use of materials is achieved. - Inspiration
- During the process, we used wire to construct the product structure. In order to reflect the soft and tough nature of rattan, we mostly used a closed-loop structure . On this basis, we also used the bi-directional topological computing software Ameba to iterate the structure, so as to improve the structure of the rattan chair, so that it not only conforms to the mechanical characteristics of the seat, but also meets our design aesthetic perception, so as to achieve the harmonization of the two.
- Project Duration
- The project started in April 2022 in Chongzhou and finished in January 2024 in Chengdu.
- Team Members
- Designer:Yang Jian
Li Qi
Xiao Xiao
Wang Chao
Chen Junge
Cong Wenzhuo
Chen Ying
Zhou Ziyi
Wu Yunting
Wang Zhixiao
Yan Yuting
Guo Yixuan
Zhang Mingyang
Hu Wei
Wan Yulin
Wang Mingzheng
Liu Lang - Image Credits
- Image#1:Creator Ziyi Zhou,U-comfort,2023
Image#2:Creator Ziyi Zhou,U-comfort,2023
Image#3:Creator Ziyi Zhou,U-comfort,2023
Image#4:Creator Ziyi Zhou,U-comfort,2023
Image#5:Creator Ziyi Zhou,U-comfort,2023
Video:Photographer Junge Chen,U-comfort,2024
Video:Creator Wenzhuo Cong,U-comfort,2024
Sound:Created by AI dubbing software Dupdub
Song#1: Keys Of Moon - The Epic Hero
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Song#2: Keys Of Moon - Way To Dream
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Song#3: Keys Of Moon - Lonesome Journey
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