Emmett Ntchito Yaikulu: Mpando Wopindika Wa Kunja by True Places is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Zida Zokambira ndi Zipangizo za Panja Competition Category.
BronzeZida Zokambira· 2022
Emmett Ntchito Yaikulu: Mpando Wopindika Wa Kunja
by True Places
Client: True Places
Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award Winner in Zida Zokambira Category
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About Emmett Ntchito Yaikulu: Mpando Wopindika Wa Kunja
Mawu A M'buku: Emmett ndi mpando wopindika wa kunja wopangidwa kuti azinyamulika mosavuta. Fremu yake yapangidwa ndi aluminiyamu ya mtundu wa 6000 series, ndipo pampando pagwiritsidwa ntchito nsalu yapadera ya kunja yopangidwa ndi polyester ndi nylon. Kapangidwe kake kopindika kamachepetsa kutsika ndi kukanikizika kwa nsalu, koma nthawi yomweyo kamalola kuti mpando uzitha kupindidwa mosavuta ndikukhala waung'ono. Mpando umatsegulidwa mokoka kamodzi mpaka manja ake alekereza pamalo pake, ndikupanga mpando wolimba wosanjika. Mabatani omwe ali pamanja apampando amamasula manjawo kuti mpando uthe kupindidwa. Zotsegulira mabotolo zaikidwa pansi pa manja onse awiri, ndipo palinso ngowe zophera thumba komanso mapazi otambalala kuti mpando ukhale wolimba. Thumba lopangidwa ndi polyester yobwezeretsedwanso limalola kuti mpandowu unyamulidwe pamapewa.
The Recognition
About the Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award
Emmett Ntchito Yaikulu: Mpando Wopindika Wa Kunja 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. Emmett Ntchito Yaikulu: Mpando Wopindika Wa Kunja 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. Emmett Ntchito Yaikulu: Mpando Wopindika Wa Kunja amakwaniritsa zosowa mokongola, kukhudza zilakolako, kukopa mitima ndi kudzutsa chidwi.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The portable chair reimagined for the modern outdoors. Remarkable comfort, lightweight portability and thoughtful features combine to create an innovative outdoor folding chair reflecting the way people live today. New patent-pending folding design eliminates sagging and pinching from the seat while still folding compactly. Custom TrueFlexTM outdoor fabric and aerospace-grade aluminum frame. Accessories for right or left, bottle-openers under both arms, bag hooks and large feet for stability.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Folded dimensions: 229mm(w) x 203mm(d) x 914mm(h)
Ready to sit dimensions: 610mm(w) x 508mm(d) x 914mm(h) - Tags
- Outdoor, furniture, chair, portable, comfort, lightweight
- Production Technology
- Aluminum 6000 series
TrueFlexTM fabric (polyester, nylon)
Glass-filled nylon components
Recycled polyester (carrying bag) - Design Challenge
- There has historically been significant tension between comfort and portability in outdoor furniture design. Creating a piece of furniture that includes a comfortable, taut seat while still also folding compactly was a difficult design and engineering challenge. Furthermore, portable outdoor chair development in recent decades has focused on cutting costs at the expense of quality. Creating real portable comfort that can be affordably produced at scale was also a considerable challenge.
- Research
- Extensive qualitative and quantitative research across hundreds of consumers informed the design of the Emmett. The research identified significant dissatisfaction with current outdoor portable chair options, particularly in terms of comfort and design. With more people spending quality time with family and friends outdoors, the Emmett fills an important need for well-designed comfort for the modern outdoors.
- Inspiration
- The modern outdoors - relaxing with neighbors, concerts in the park, watching children playing sports - is meaningful time with family and friends, but is often not matched by the quality of products people use. Why are portable chairs so uncomfortable, and comfortable chairs immovable? True Places began by asking "What if beautifully-designed and comfortable outdoor furniture can also be portable? What if modern design and engineering can create a folding chair of quality that matches the rest of people’s lives?"
- Project Duration
- The project started in August 2019 in Philadelphia and New York City and was completed in July 2021 in Shanghai.
- Operation Flow
- The Emmett features a new folding design: the chair can be folded out in one motion until the arms lock to create a remarkably comfortable, taut seat. The chair is easily folded by unlocking the arms using the armrest buttons and folding the arms upward and inward to a compact folded position. The chair can then be stowed in the custom designed sustainable carrying bag. Each chair can be carried over the shoulder or two chairs can be connected to be carried backpack-style.
- Patents
- Patent pending 63032869
- Team Members
- Bart Ruijpers
Jonathan Albert
Bre Stchowski
Nelson Warley
Ben Knepler - Image Credits
- True Places, Inc.
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