Motichair Cadeira de Bar by Koma Yang, Yuxiao Dong and Jiaxin Liang

Motichair Cadeira de Bar by Koma Yang, Yuxiao Dong and Jiaxin Liang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Prata in Design de Mobiliário Competition Category.

PrataMobiliário· 2020

Motichair Cadeira de Bar

by Koma Yang, Yuxiao Dong and Jiaxin Liang

Client: Shenzhen Thunderstone Technology Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award de Prata Winner in Mobiliário Category

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The Design

About Motichair Cadeira de Bar

A Motichair é uma cadeira de bar concebida para sentar e conversar. A estrutura recorre a círculos para ligar os pontos de apoio, o que equilibra os esforços e reduz o desperdício de material. Os encaixes de espiga e mortalha, aliados a juntas de rabo de andorinha totalmente ocultas, conferem estabilidade à estrutura. A cadeira é feita de material compósito de fibra de carbono combinado com madeira curvada a vapor. A forma inspira-se nos arcos e nas portas-luar dos jardins da China antiga, e as aberturas circulares proporcionam uma sensação visual de maior amplitude. Um tratamento bicolor distingue visualmente os círculos.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Prata

Motichair Cadeira de Bar conquistou o A' Design Award de Prata, um reconhecimento extraordinariamente prestigiado atribuído a designs de topo de gama, deslumbrantes e impressionantes. Os vencedores da Prata são obras tremendamente brilhantes e extremamente criativas que ilustram a perícia, o talento e a acuidade excecionais dos seus designers. Espera-se que Motichair Cadeira de Bar seja uma obra maravilhosa e de referência, notavelmente profissional e profundamente inovadora. Este design vencedor do A' Design Award de Prata é uma invenção muito notável e admirada, que beneficia e faz avançar as fronteiras da arte, da ciência, do design e da tecnologia. Motichair Cadeira de Bar é uma criação imensamente invejada que desperta desejos, traz sentimentos positivos e faz nascer espanto e deslumbramento.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Moti chair integrates aesthetics and structure, breaking the traditional structure, and using circles to connect the support points, which effectively balances the forces and reducing the material loss. The use of Mortise and tenon joints and full hidden dovetail joint make the joint more stable.
Dimensions & Packaging: 856mm*485mm*765mm
Tags: Moti,Chair,carbon,circles,moon,moti design
Production Technology: The carbon-fiber composite material which designed in the traditional mortise and tenon structure, compounded with the modern high-strength material which made with the wood steam bending procedure, improves practicality and comfort.
Design Challenge: Moti chair increases the strength of the chair while reducing the weight and size; take into account the sitting comfort while innovatively adopting a circular skeleton. Which breaks the traditional thoughts on seat structure and the public's understanding of the chair.
Research: We recruited 200 volunteers from different regions, ages and genders to participate in the research. After analyzing the differences between their living habits and hip shape, we finally selected the most suitable radians of the curve from 17 models. After research and analysis, we worked out the ideal diameter of the circle that placing two chairs side by side, and the distance between the two circle centers is the most comfortable distance we think people can communicate with.
Inspiration: The design is inspired by the arches, moon gate in ancient chinese gardens, the circular holes designation brings broader visual sense, which also implies that there is no barrier between communication. Sitting in the chair, you can free your thoughts and keep your mind flow unobstructed. Besides, this design also syndicates fulfilled and perfect.The idea of the moon inspiration is because of the traditional Chinese festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival.We like to sit on chair and chat with friends and enjoy the moonlight.
Project Duration: The Moti chair project starts in December 2019 and was completed in February 2020 in Shenzhen, China.
Operation Flow: The chair deliberately adopts a two-color treatment design and separates the circles independently. This special shape will attract people's attention. The distance of the invisible pedals is based on a precise measurement after the person sits on the chair, and this distance just guides people to put their feet on the pedals
Team Members: Koma Yang
Yuxiao Dong
Jiaxin Liang