Square and Round Assento Multifuncional by Xu Le

Square and Round Assento Multifuncional by Xu Le is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Ouro in Design de Mobiliário Competition Category.

OuroMobiliário· 2021

Square and Round Assento Multifuncional

by Xu Le

Client: Hangzhou Great Wisdom Creative Design Co., Ltd

A' Design Award de Ouro Winner in Mobiliário Category

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The Design

About Square and Round Assento Multifuncional

Square and Round é um assento multifuncional feito de madeira de faia e acrílico. A superfície de acrílico transparente revela a estrutura interna em madeira. Posicionada de um lado, a superfície forma um assento leve. Virada ao contrário, essa mesma superfície transforma-se numa mesa de apoio com um rebaixo que acomoda chaves e outros pequenos objetos. As peças são unidas por uma estrutura tradicional de chave de cauda de andorinha dupla, dispensando quaisquer conectores metálicos. O assento pode ser desmontado à mão assim que a chave de travamento é encontrada. A embalagem plana reduz o volume de transporte.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ouro

Square and Round Assento Multifuncional conquistou o A' Design Award de Ouro, um reconhecimento imensamente prestigiado atribuído a designs de primeira linha, maravilhosos e notáveis. Os vencedores do Ouro são criações extremamente inovadoras, visionárias e glamorosamente deslumbrantes, que refletem o prodígio, a sabedoria e a proeza dos seus designers. Espera-se que Square and Round Assento Multifuncional seja uma invenção muito elogiada, pioneira e monumental, que oferece um valor sem precedentes. Este design vencedor do A' Design Award de Ouro é um projeto espetacular e respeitado, que beneficia muito e faz avançar as fronteiras da arte, da ciência, do design e da tecnologia. Square and Round Assento Multifuncional cria sentimentos intensos de desejo, evoca paixão, incentiva a criatividade e fascina-nos.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Square and Round stool is designed for 90’s life characteristics. The whole designed material is original wood and acrylic. The surface of the stool is made up of transparent acrylic, which can well show the internal structure and bring the new visual experience for people. When you put the stool surface straightly, it will be a very light one; When you put the stool surface upside down, it will be a side table and can put keys or some other small objects that may easy to lost inside. The connected method is using traditional double dovetail key structure, without any “metal connection” . If you get the key point you can dismount it by hand, and you will enjoy by your thinking and doing. The shape of the stool is concise and elegant, which is a highly integrated product that combination of structure, aesthetics, wisdom and technology. Flat packaging design greatly reduces transportation costs that will be very suitable for online sailing.
Dimensions & Packaging: Product Size: 320*320*450 (mm) Product weight: 1.8 kg Product volume: 0.1 m3
Tags: S，A，R
Production Technology: Production technology: wood bending process. Materials: Beech
Design Challenge: The structural design of the product is the most difficult part. After research and demonstration, an innovative Luban lock structure was finally designed. Only when it is unlocked can the stool be disassembled.
Research: Design instruction
Square and Round, focus on orbicular sky and rectangular earth, deep ancient culture, Luban lock principle, innovative applications and tenon connection. Inside, hidden mystery and be pointless that difficult to complete the registration. The design skillfully rendered size ingenuity.
The Square and Round stool is designed for 90’s life characteristics. The whole designed material is original wood and acrylic. The surface of the stool is made up of transparent acrylic, which can well show the internal structure and bring the new visual experience for people. When you put the stool surface straightly, it will be a very light one; When you put the stool surface upside down, it will be a side table and can put keys or some other small objects that may easy to lost inside. The connected method is using traditional double dovetail key structure, without any “metal connection” . If you get the key point you can dismount it by hand, and you will enjoy by your thinking and doing. The shape of the stool is concise and elegant, which is a highly integrated product that combination of structure, aesthetics, wisdom and technology. Flat packaging design greatly reduces transportation costs that will be very suitable for online sailing.
Inspiration: Square and Round, focus on orbicular sky and rectangular earth, deep ancient culture, Luban lock principle, innovative applications and tenon connection. Inside, hidden mystery and be pointless that difficult to complete the registration. The design skillfully rendered size ingenuity.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2017 in Hangzhou and finished in August 2019 in Hangzhou.
Operation Flow: When you put the stool surface straightly, it will be a very light one; When you put the stool surface upside down, it will be a side table and can put keys or some other small objects that may easy to lost inside. The connected method is using traditional double dovetail key structure, without any “metal connection” . If you get the key point you can dismount it by hand, and you will enjoy by your thinking and doing.
Team Members: Xu Le, Bao Liyuan, Yang Cunyuan, Gu Wanwan and Zhang Wen.