Polyhedron Stołek by Jin Woong Lee is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Srebrna Nagroda A' Design Award in Druk 3D Competition Category.

SrebrnaDruk 3D· 2021

Polyhedron Stołek

by Jin Woong Lee

Client: Pro-Sp

Srebrna Nagroda A' Design Award Winner in Druk 3D Category

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The Design

About Polyhedron Stołek

Polyhedron Stool to stołek o regulowanej wysokości z ruchem zamykającego się kwiatu. Kiedy kwiat jest już zawiązany, jego płatki gromadzą się w środku, końcówki unoszą się i zmienia się wysokość. Chwytając za dolną część głowy i obracając ją, filary poruszają się, a stołek podnosi się. Oprócz metalowych filarów obrabianych CNC, każdy element jest wytwarzany przy użyciu drukarki 3D, co umożliwia jednostkom produkcję i reprodukcję w małych ilościach.

The Recognition

About the Srebrna Nagroda A' Design Award

Polyhedron Stołek to laureat Srebrnej Nagrody A' Design Award, niezwykle prestiżowego wyróżnienia przyznawanego przepięknym, imponującym projektom z najwyższej półki. Laureaci Srebrnej Nagrody to niezwykle błyskotliwe i wyjątkowo twórcze dzieła, które ukazują wybitną wiedzę, talent i przenikliwość ich twórców. Polyhedron Stołek ma być wspaniałym, reprezentacyjnym dziełem, które jest niezwykle profesjonalne i głęboko innowacyjne. Ten projekt nagrodzony Srebrną Nagrodą A' Design Award to bardzo godny uwagi, podziwiany wynalazek, który przynosi korzyści i przesuwa granice sztuki, nauki, designu i technologii. Polyhedron Stołek to dzieło, któremu wielu zazdrości, które budzi pragnienia, wprowadza pozytywne uczucia oraz wzbudza zdumienie i zachwyt.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Polyhedron stool is a 3d printed stool that has a new way of controlling height. Except for one CNC processed metal component, every part is made through the 3d printer, allowing individuals to produce and reproduce themselves within small amounts (leading to numerous variations).
Dimensions & Packaging: 490mm X 470mm X 450mm, 300mm X 300mm X 680mm. The stool is composed of 20 different components (total of 36 pieces): one CNC processed metal part, three ready-made metal shafts, and sixteen 3d printed parts. Every part from the leg's metal shaft to a small magnet of the lock can be dismantled.
Tags: Polyhedron, Stool, 3d printed, Flower, Height adjustable
Production Technology: 3d printer: PLA - chrome plating & matte finishes, CNC Machine: stainless steel, ready-made components of aluminum shafts and pipes.
Design Challenge: 3d printer gives the benefit of easy and unconstrained production but has weak durability. As to print every component using the printer, it was challenging to make a stable and strong structure. To have the stable stool needed clean and simple assembly. Made multiple structural changes to lesson the components and used minimum ready-made materials (2 metal shafts and one aluminum pipe) to support and balance the weight.
Research: Tried to print clean and strong parts using an adequate amount of filaments. The percentage of infill determines not only the amounts of filaments but also the length of printing time. Besides simple factors like positioning, various circumstances influenced clean printing and led to multiple modifications.
Inspiration: Designing a product that has a simple production was the aim of the project. A product that can be easily accessed by not only the creator but also by individuals, leading to multiple variations of different tastes. A 3d printer is a manufacturing tool that allows making products with less amount and restrictions (limiting the design). Chose a stool as the starting item of a space, Polyhedron with a function of adjustable height that thought was the most required function that a stool needs.
Project Duration: The project started in June 2018 in Seoul, Korea, and ended in September 2018. With a major structural change, revised the project from March 2019 to July 2019.
Operation Flow: When the flower sets, its petals gather. The ends go up, and the height gets changed. At the stool, three pillars are attached to the head. As grabbing the bottom head, rotating the upper part make pillars gather and escalate the stool. The four gears inside the head convert circular move vertically, making the pillar's end rise. There is a lock below the head attached to a magnet and can be unlocked by simply pulling down.
Patents: Patented, 30-1001682, Jin Woong Lee, 2038.
Image Credits: Image #1-4: PRO-SP
Image #5: Photographer Yun Seo Choi, 2019
Video: PRO-SP