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Smile Ntchito Yaikulu: Mpando by Xu Le

Smile Ntchito Yaikulu: Mpando by Xu Le is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Fenicha Competition Category.


BronzeFenicha· 2021

Smile Ntchito Yaikulu: Mpando

by Xu Le

Client: Zhijiang college of zhejiang university of technology

Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award Winner in Fenicha Category

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The Design

About Smile Ntchito Yaikulu: Mpando

Malemba a Buku: Smile ndi mpando wamatabwa wopangidwa kuti azigwiritsidwa ntchito tsiku ndi tsiku. Msana wa mpandowu wapangidwa ngati khona la pakamwa lotukuka pang'ono, zomwe zimapereka mpandowu dzina lake. Zogona manja, miyendo yakutsogolo ndi miyendo yakumbuyo zimaoneka ngati chidutswa chimodzi cha nkhuni chomwe chagawanika ndipo chakula, kusonyeza lingaliro la kukula kwa zinthu zonse. Mizere yopindika ya zogona manja ndi msana wa mpandowu ndi yopepuka, yosalala komanso yokwanira, ndipo imapanga mthunzi wofewa. Mpandowu wapangidwa ndi mtengo wa beech ndi walnut waku North America, wopangidwa mwa njira yopindira nkhuni. Mpando wokhalapo ndi msana wake zakonzedwa bwino kuti ziwonjezere kutha kukhala bwino.

The Recognition

About the Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award

Smile Ntchito Yaikulu: Mpando ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka kwambiri komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe abwino kwambiri omwe amaonekera ndi luso lolenga, kuchenjera ndi nzeru zakuthwa. Opambana a Bronze ndi zinthu zaluso kwambiri ndi zolenga modabwitsa zomwe zimatsimikizira zochitika zazikulu, kulingalira ndi kuchenjera kwa opanga awo. Smile Ntchito Yaikulu: Mpando akuyembekezeka kukhala chinthu choyamikiridwa, chosirira ndi chokondedwa, chaukatswiri wapadera ndi chatsopano. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award awa amaphatikiza machitidwe abwino kwambiri a luso, sayansi, kapangidwe ndi ukadaulo ndipo ndi abwino kwambiri chifukwa cha kusamala kwawo zazing'ono. Smile Ntchito Yaikulu: Mpando amakwaniritsa zosowa mokongola, kukhudza zilakolako, kukopa mitima ndi kudzutsa chidwi.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
The chair adopts advanced cold-curved wood technology in the process, uses the least materials to achieve the noble material sense of natural solid wood, and also fully uses the toughness of the wood itself. The rigorous and meticulous production process conveys the warmth of ingenuity and allows the owner to produce a heart of love.
Dimensions & Packaging
Product Size: 597*484*760 (mm) Product weight: 4.8 kg Product volume: 0.22 m3
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Production Technology
Production technology: wood bending process. Materials: Beech, North American walnut.
Design Challenge
The connection between the armrest and stool leg of the chair works like a piece of wood that grows after being split. These flowing curves increase the difficulty of production, and are also a great challenge to the production process. Before production, the designer prints out drawings and 3D printed models. Designers and woodworkers have discussed the appearance, dimensions, and craftsmanship many times to minimize errors in production and better restore the design of drawings. Designers use wood's hot bending technology to make handrails. In addition, the connecting part on the seat back has chosen the domino connection structure to restore the drawings as much as possible.
Research
Design background: I hope that designing a comfortable chair will also allow users to have a love of things and experience the aesthetics of life. Method: The ancient people's philosophical ideas were extracted, and the concept of the growth of all things was incorporated into the shape of the chair. In terms of aesthetics, the connection between the armrest and the stool leg grew like a piece of wood after being split. Incorporate the degree of line changes in traditional painting and calligraphy works into the lines of the chair, giving the shape a sense of integrity.
Inspiration
The backrest of the chair is like a slightly raised corner of the mouth, hence the name "Smile - Chair". The armrests, front legs, and rear legs of the laughing chair are visually like a piece of wood that has been split and grown, reflecting the concept of growth of everything. The delicate lines of the armrest and backrest are like silk, light and supple, full and exquisite, and extremely tension, and create a special shadow effect.
Project Duration
The project started in April 2019 in Hangzhou and finished in August 2020 in Hangzhou.
Operation Flow
Chairs are so common that few people care about them. The design of Mua Chair is to improve the details of chair surface and backrest to enhance the comfort, and the curve design of armrest can let users experience complete smoothness.
Team Members
Xu Le, Bao Liyuan, Yang Cunyuan, Xia Yingchong and Zhang Wen

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