H Chair Mpando by Xiaoyan Wei is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Fenicha Competition Category.
BronzeFenicha· 2020
H Chair Mpando
by Xiaoyan Wei
Client: Daisenbear
Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award Winner in Fenicha Category
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About H Chair Mpando
"H Mpando" ndi chidutswa chosankhidwa cha "nthawi" ya Xiaoyan Wei. Kudzoza kwake kunabwera kuchokera kumayendedwe omasuka ndi mawonekedwe mumlengalenga. Zimasintha ubale wamipando ndi malo powapatsa mwayi osiyanasiyana kuti athandize ogwiritsa ntchito. Zotsatirazo zidapangidwa mosamalitsa kuti zitheke pakati pa chitonthozo ndi lingaliro la kupuma. Kugwiritsiridwa ntchito kwa ndodo zamkuwa sikunali kokha kokhazikika komanso kuperekera kusiyanasiyana kwa kapangidwe; ikuwunikira malo oyipa omwe amapangidwa ndi ma curve awiri oyenda okhala ndi mzere wosiyana kuti malowo apume.
The Recognition
About the Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award
H Chair 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. H Chair 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. H Chair 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 visual language of the "h chair" expresses the designer's unique interpretation of 18 century neoclassic design. A sense of contradiction was created by a combination of hard wood and soft texture. The set of brass metal rods help stabilizing the body structure and bring dramatic visual diversity to the design, in the meantime highlight a very “breathable” negative space made by two flowing curves with different linearity. The entire design full of contradictions and balance.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 660mm x Depth 772mm x Height 650 mm
- Tags
- Chair, breathing design, Negative space, Italian neoclassical, New form
- Production Technology
- Bentwood/
Ash wood/ Brass/ Leather - Design Challenge
- The first creative challenge was to capture the spirit of 18th century neoclassic furniture design and interpret that in a unique but modern way. A good amount of field research was conducted to set the tone of the design. A list of keywords was built at the very beginning to be used as guidelines for design ideation and exploration through the end to the final proposal.
Trying to create an interesting way to express “breathability” in design was another challenge. One has to be simple but dramatic and achieves visual harmony in the design hierarchy. Iterations in scaled 3D models were built to help exploring different possibilities.
Finding the balance between functionality and design was a lengthy journey. After all the sculpting and adjustments, it must be able to perform as a stable chair that brings joy and comfort experience to the consumers. Full size rough prototypes were created once the general framework was lock-in to make sure it is structurally functional. A series tests were conducted in order to find the exact position where the connector should be installed. - Research
- The furniture series “interval” concentrates on the expressive beauty that can be created in a room through the dynamic expression of form. By utilizing the negative space in the room my design process creates furniture which captures a sense of surprise and punctuation in an otherwise neutral space.
In this colorful world, we really require such a space for breath and balance. - Inspiration
- The h chair is a piece of the “interval” furniture series. The design was inspired by the beauty of free flowing curves and forms in a neutral space. It was meant to bring a comforting and “breathable" experience to users.
- Project Duration
- The project started in April 2019 and finished in August 2019 in Los Angeles, and exhibit in SaloneSatellite in April 2020
- Operation Flow
- Two pieces of Bentwood(seat to backrest) connect by the gold metal components, it's also balance originally flowing state of the chair.
- Patents
- NONE
- Team Members
- Designer: Xiaoyan Wei
- Image Credits
- Photo: Liu Wei
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