Pad Cadeira Dobrável by Shaohan Yang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Ferro in Design de Mobiliário Competition Category.

FerroMobiliário· 2021

Pad Cadeira Dobrável

by Shaohan Yang

Client: Bruce Tao

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Mobiliário Category

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The Design

About Pad Cadeira Dobrável

Pad é uma cadeira dobrável concebida para poupar espaço. A cadeira dobra-se num painel plano que mede 41 cm de comprimento, 4 cm de largura e 86 cm de altura. Vários painéis dobrados podem ser empilhados e guardados em conjunto. Para abrir a cadeira, puxa-se a travessa inferior para baixo, fazendo sair o assento e as pernas. O assento é então dobrado para cima em 90 graus e as pernas são dobradas para baixo em 90 graus. Pad é feita em teca, uma madeira estável, resistente ao desgaste e protegida contra o apodrecimento e os insetos. A forma plana adequa-se tanto a residências como a espaços públicos.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Pad Cadeira Dobrável conquistou o A' Design Award de Ferro, um reconhecimento prestigiado atribuído a bons designs que cumprem os requisitos profissionais e industriais esperados de criações bem concebidas. Os vencedores do Ferro demonstram grande habilidade, elevada especialização, compreensão especializada e capacidade criativa dos seus criadores. Espera-se que Pad Cadeira Dobrável seja uma criação muito considerada, admirada e estimada, prática e inovadora. Este design vencedor do A' Design Award de Ferro integra as melhores práticas do setor e tem características técnicas competentes associadas a conhecimento especializado e talento. Pela sua minúcia, Pad Cadeira Dobrável merece respeito e destina-se a proporcionar melhorias na qualidade de vida que ajudam a tornar o mundo num lugar melhor.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This is a folding chair design that can save a lot of space. Its most distinctive feature is its foldability. It can be folded into a flat sheet. When not in use, many chairs can be folded into a flat sheet and stacked on top of each other. This saves a lot of space. When not in use, it also unfolds easily to form a chair.
Dimensions & Packaging: Before folding: length 41cm x Width 44cm x Height 86cm; After folding: length 41cm x Width 4cm x Height 86cm;
Tags: Chair, Space-saving, Piece, Wood, Furniture, Pad
Production Technology: Material is teak, it is all a dry shrinkage is wet bilge minimum deformation of wood, after professional drying treatment, stable size very wear-resisting, the shrinkage rate from raw material to air dry to radial 2.2%, 4.0%, is the minimum deformation coefficient of the wood, good resistance to bending, wear-resisting, air dry density is 0.65 g/cm3 (dry weight about 650 kg/m3); Therefore, it has the distinctive characteristics of anticorrosive, insect-proof and so on. Suitable as a folding chair material.
Design Challenge: This is an innovative design with a complex internal structure, and the machining qualification rate is the biggest challenge encountered by this project.
Research: Folding chair is a product that can be seen everywhere in our life and will bring great aspects to our life. Folding chairs are usually used at home to entertain guests or to sit on their own. Easy to fold and save space. According to research, furniture design output value had reached 210 billion euros in 2002, its development prospect is very broad.
Inspiration: The shape of the tablet inspired us to come up with this project. The size of the tablet is very space-saving and easy to store. Folding chairs are also in demand in large public places. We wanted to design a chair with the same function. So, we made the folding chair a flat panel. Usually, it's a chair. It can be folded into a flat sheet when needed.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2020 in Milan and finished in February 2021 in that place, and was exhibited in China in February 2021.
Operation Flow: Start with a tablet. First, grab the bottom beam of the tablet and pull it down. The seat and legs of the chair will snap out. Second, pull the seat and legs to the bottom and fold them up by 90 degrees to form the seat. Finally, fold the legs down 90 degrees to form a chair.
Team Members: Design leader: Jing Peng
Designer: Xinzhou Zhang
Image Credits: Creator (Bruce Tao / Designer)