Re-Leaf Fòssa d'Arbre by The School of Industrial Design in LAFA

Re-Leaf Fòssa d'Arbre by The School of Industrial Design in LAFA is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2017 A' Design Award d'Argent in Mobilièr Urfo Competition Category.

ArgentMobilièr Urfo· 2017

Re-Leaf Fòssa d'Arbre

by The School of Industrial Design in LAFA

Client: Luxun Academy of Fine Arts

A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Mobilièr Urfo Category

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The Design

About Re-Leaf Fòssa d'Arbre

Re-Leaf es una fòssa d'arbre ecologica concebuda per las carrièras e los espacis publics. Las fuèlhas caduques se recampan dins lo bacin semi-tampat, ont la pluèja e la nèu las compactan fins a lor descomposicion. Las fuèlhas poirridas fonccionan coma un fertilizant natural que aumenta los nutriments del sòl e sosten la creissença de l'arbre. La forma semi-tampada redusís tanben l'escorriment de l'aiga e ajuda a protegir l'umiditat del sòl. Re-Leaf es fabricat en fonta e se compausa de quatre partidas identicas, qu'atal son assemblats abans l'installacion a l'entorn d'un arbre. La fòssa d'arbre mesura 1300 per 1300 per 250 millimètres.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argent

Re-Leaf Fòssa d'Arbre a ganhat la distincion A' Design Award d'Argent, una reconeissença extraordinàriament prestigiosa acordada a de designs d'ort de gamma, esplendids e impressionants. Los ganhaires de l'Argent son d'òbras terriblament brilhantas e extrèmament creativas que illustran l'experiéncia, lo talent e la finessa excepcionals de lors designers. S'espèra que Re-Leaf Fòssa d'Arbre siá una òbra meravilhosa e de referéncia, notablament professionala e prigondament innovanta. Aqueste design ganhaire de la distincion A' Design Award d'Argent es una invencion fòrça notabla e admirada, que fa un ben e fa avançar las frontièras de l'art, de la sciéncia, del design e de la tecnologia. Re-Leaf Fòssa d'Arbre es una creacion immensament envejada que desrevelha de desirs, aduch de sentiments positius e fa néisser l'estonament e l'esmaiment.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: As we all agree that Mother Nature know what is the best, fallen leaves are the best fertilizer of trees. But before those leaves rot for a while, they are accumulated, compacted and watered by rain and snow. Return to the Roots is the solution of fallen leaves. By means of ingenious design of three-dimensional space, trees are spread fertilizer which is ret by their own fallen leaves in the enclosed space formed by the tree pool, so as to increase soil nutrients and stimulate tree growth.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 1300mm x Depth 1300mm x Height 250mm
Tags: Ecological Balance, Sustainable, Regeneration, redesign,
Production Technology: Our design is shaped by Cast iron molding technology.
Design Challenge: The challenge of our design is that we cannot find a suitable material in hardness and ductility. After a number of tests in the selection of materials, we finally find the proper material which achieves the desired effect.
Research: To offer a better solution of fallen leaves and give trees more fertilizer, we find a solution in the tree pools design. As we all know, the fallen leaves can be rotted by themselves and it is the best fertilizer of trees. Semi-closed tree pool can effectively avoid water runoff and protect soil moisture. We put the fallen leaves in our tree pool, give it a space in rotting.
Inspiration: By considering of Mother Nature always using new lives to replace the old one, every new leaves can be seen a regeneration of those fallen leaves. Just like the saying that Mother Nature always know what is the best, fallen leaves are the best fertilizer of trees. In each autumn, fallen leaves are everywhere on the street, not be used. So we offer you Re-leaf, the design of ecological tree pool, the best solution of fallen leaves.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2015 in LAFA Communal Facility Design Studio and finished in August 2016 in National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center of Industrial Design in LAFA.
Operation Flow: Our project is kind of model combination design, combine with 4 same parts. You can install all the parts before you set up the tree pool.
Team Members: Designer: Xue Wenkai
Designer: Sun Jian
Designer: Du Heli
Designer: Xue Bomu
Designer: Dai Guanrong