Zazen Cadeira Multifuncional by Jingbin Xi

Zazen Cadeira Multifuncional by Jingbin Xi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Ferro in Design de Mobiliário Competition Category.

FerroMobiliário· 2022

Zazen Cadeira Multifuncional

by Jingbin Xi

Client: Nanchang University

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Mobiliário Category

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The Design

About Zazen Cadeira Multifuncional

Zazen é uma cadeira multifuncional concebida para o trabalho e o descanso em locais públicos, como escritórios e bibliotecas. Zazen pode ser virada ao contrário para alterar a sua função. Com o lado de abertura menor virado para cima, Zazen funciona como uma cadeira comum para estudar e trabalhar. Com o lado de abertura maior virado para cima, Zazen transforma-se num sofá amplo que oferece um espaço confortável para a leitura e a meditação. Os utilizadores podem sentar-se de pernas cruzadas sobre a superfície do sofá. Zazen é feita em teca, uma madeira estável e resistente ao desgaste, e mede 96 cm de comprimento, 68 cm de largura e 65 cm de altura.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Zazen Cadeira Multifuncional 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 Zazen Cadeira Multifuncional 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, Zazen Cadeira Multifuncional 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: Zazen is a refreshing space rather than a chair. We need an area in the public places such as office and library to let us get out of the stress for a while. Zazen can company you until calming down and refresh yourself via providing an area for meditation. It also can be an ordinary chair with turning over for study and work.
Dimensions & Packaging: length 96cm x Width 68cm x Height 65cm
Tags: Chair, Sofa, Space-saving, Zazen, Culture, Wood, Furniture, Rest
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 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: With the highly-development society and fast-pace life, people are always under stress and With the highly-development society and fast-paced life, people are always under stress and anxiety. They expect space to relax for a while. In addition, meditation as a new healthy lifestyle impresses people who pay attention to their mental health these years. We need an area in the public places (office and library) to let us get out of the stress for a while. Zazen can company you until calming down and refresh yourself.
It also can be an ordinary chair with turning over for study and work. One product with two functions is an advocate of a low-carbon lifestyle and sustainable development.
In total, Zazen expresses a method of taking care of your mental and psychological health while putting lots of effort to work and study.
Inspiration: Daily working time and library sofa inspired us to come up with this project. Employees often need to relax during your daily work in order to refresh brain. And sofa is furniture that can make people feel more comfortable. We want to design a chair that combines advantages. It is usually a chair that can be flipped over to form a wide sofa. Users can meditate while sitting cross-legged on the sofa.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2021 in Milan and finished in February 2022 in that place, and was exhibited in China in February 2022.
Operation Flow: Turn the small-opening side up to make it an ordinary chair for study and work. On the other hand, it turns to a sofa with a large-opening side up so that creates a comfortable space for reading and meditation. When users feel stressed with current study or work, come and meditate for a while, to gain a refreshed mind.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Bruce Tao, 2022
Team Members: Design leader: Nanyi Wang
Designer: Mengyu Su
Image Credits: Creator (Bruce Tao / Designer)