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Kala لامین شوي بانس اسټول by Chung-Sheng Chen, Chung-Yen Wang and Yi-Lin Wu

Kala لامین شوي بانس اسټول by Chung-Sheng Chen, Chung-Yen Wang and Yi-Lin Wu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2017 د سپینو زرو A' Design Award جایزه in د فرنیچر ډیزاین Competition Category.


سپین زرفرنیچر· 2017

Kala لامین شوي بانس اسټول

by Chung-Sheng Chen, Chung-Yen Wang and Yi-Lin Wu

Client: Tainan University of Technology/ Product Design Department

د سپینو زرو A' Design Award جایزه Winner in فرنیچر Category

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The Design

About Kala لامین شوي بانس اسټول

کلا ، په مرکزي محور کې د بیرته راټولو وړ میکانیزم سره لامین شوي بانس کې جوړ شوی سټول. د غوړ کاغذ چتر جوړښت د دې الهام په توګه اخیستل ، د لامین شوي بانس پټي د لرګي مچ کې تودوخه پخه او د کلیمپ فکسیر و چې ب shapeه شوی ، د هغې سادگي او اورینټل ښکلا ښیې. په زړه پورې خبره د بامونو جوړ شوي جوړښت او په مرکزي محور کې د بیرته راګرځیدونکي میکانیزم نرمیدل ، یو څوک به متقابل عمل ومومي کله چې د کلا سټیل کې ناست وي ، نو دا به په اسانۍ او اسانۍ سره راښکته شي ، او کله چې یو څوک د کلا له پاخه ودرېږي ، نو بیرته خپل حالت ته به ورسیږي. .

The Recognition

About the د سپینو زرو A' Design Award جایزه

Kala لامین شوي بانس اسټول د سپینو زرو A' Design Award جایزې ګټونکی دی، یوه غیرعادي ویاړلې پېژندنه چې لوړې درجې، ښکلو، لوړو او اغېزناکو ډیزاینونو ته ورکول کېږي. د سپینو زرو ګټونکي ډېر ځلانده او خورا خلاقي کارونه دي چې د خپلو ډیزاینرانو غوره مهارت، استعداد او ځیرکتیا ښيي. له Kala لامین شوي بانس اسټول څخه تمه کېږي چې یو عالي، نمونه کار وي چې په پام وړ ډول مسلکي او په ژوروالي نوښتګر دی. دا د سپینو زرو A' Design Award جایزې ګټونکی ډیزاین یو ډېر د پام وړ او ستایل شوی اختراع دی چې ګټه رسوي او د هنر، ساینس، ډیزاین او ټیکنالوژۍ حدود مخکې وړي. Kala لامین شوي بانس اسټول یو جوړښت دی چې پر هغه ډېر حسد کېږي، هیلې ویښوي، مثبت احساسات راوړي او حیرانتیا او تعجب راپاروي.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Kala, the name taking from the sound when sitting on a bamboo furniture, especially sitting on this unique stool made in laminated bamboo with a retractable mechanism in the central axis. Kala stool taking oil-paper umbrella as its inspiration, laminated bamboo strip was heat baked in the wood mold with clamp fixture and bended into shape later assembled with bamboo nails, showing its simplicity and oriental charming. Due to the elasticity of bamboo material and the retractable mechanism in the central axis, one’s will find interesting interaction when sitting on Kala stool, it will descend lightly and smoothly, and when one’s stood up Kala will ascend back to its position.
Dimensions & Packaging
Diameter 480mm(Top) * Diameter 580mm * Height 600mm
Tags
Laminated, Bamboo, Stool, Heat Baked Bending, Furniture, Oil-Paper, Umbrella, Craft.
Production Technology
Echoing to the oil-paper umbrella structure, laminated bamboo as the overall material used. Wood mold used for each bent parts, after the mold been heat baked for 1~2 minutes, bamboo strip was placed into the mold with clamp pressure for another 5 minutes, repeated for 4 – 5 times until its formed into structural shape, later then assembled the bended strip with bamboo nails. The contraction central axis made by cypress wood for its rigidity.
Design Challenge
The most challenging in this designed is the precision and calculation of the strength of the laminated bamboo, taking too many laminated bamboo strip definitely will provide sufficient weight sustain, but will waived out its simplicity and beauty, the problem vice versa. Bending the laminated bamboo is another challenging issued, it needs accuracy to shape it. Finally is transferring the sliding structure of the oil-paper umbrella to the retractable mechanism in order to achieve sitting interaction.
Research
The study of "Kala" was inspired by oil-paper umbrellas, an iconic item for Hakka ethnic group in Taiwan. Echoing to the oil-paper umbrella structure, the design team used the laminated bamboo for the whole structure, which is firm, durable and elastic. It reaches some level of yield and remains the spirits of traditional crafts by making molds through tenacity of the bamboo and oriental traditional bamboo crafts. Bamboo consider as environment friendly material, helping to slow down the deforestation. The team will continually to study and develop the probability of the use of bamboo material to create more interactional and interesting design.
Inspiration
Inspired by Hakka one of the largest ethnic groups in Taiwan, its culture item oil-paper umbrella, is incredible works of art, painted with elaborate designs, and symbol of good luck. The structure and material of the umbrella is fascinating, traditionally bamboo stick is the main structure frame.
Project Duration
The project commenced the sketching stage in 2016 September in Tainan. Early prototypes were completed in Tainan before the final design was completed in Nantou in 2017 April. Making its first debut in Taiwan Young Design Exhibition 2017 May in Taipei World Trade Center.
Operation Flow
The elasticity of the lminated bamboo and the retractable mechanism in the central axis, one’s will find interesting interaction when sitting on "Kala" stool, it will descend lightly and smoothly, and when one’s stood up "Kala" will ascend back to its position.
Patents
Patent Pending.
Team Members
Instructor:ChungSheng Chen
Designer:ChungYen Wang
Designer:YiLin Wu
Tainan University of Technology
Product Design Department
Image Credits
ChungYen Wang
YiLin Wu

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