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Smile Scaun by Xu Le

Smile Scaun by Xu Le is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Bronz in Design de Mobilier Competition Category.


BronzMobilier· 2021

Smile Scaun

by Xu Le

Client: Zhijiang college of zhejiang university of technology

A' Design Award de Bronz Winner in Mobilier Category

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The Design

About Smile Scaun

Smile este un scaun din lemn conceput pentru uz zilnic. Spătarul este modelat asemenea colțului ușor ridicat al unui zâmbet, de unde și numele scaunului. Brațele, picioarele din față și cele din spate par a fi realizate dintr-o singură bucată de lemn care s-a despicat și a crescut, reflectând ideea de creștere a tuturor lucrurilor. Liniile curbate ale brațelor și ale spătarului sunt ușoare, line și pline, creând un efect de umbră delicat. Scaunul este realizat din fag și nuc nord-american, modelat printr-un proces de curbare a lemnului. Șezutul și spătarul au fost rafinate pentru a îmbunătăți confortul.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronz

Smile Scaun a câștigat A' Design Award de Bronz, o recunoaștere extrem de prestigioasă acordată designurilor remarcabile care se disting prin creativitate, ingeniozitate și istețime. Câștigătorii Bronzului sunt artefacte din plin pricepute și izbitor de creative, care atestă experiența vastă, imaginația și resursele designerilor lor. Se așteaptă ca Smile Scaun să fie un obiect foarte apreciat, admirat și prețuit, remarcabil de profesionist și inovator. Acest design câștigător al A' Design Award de Bronz încorporează cele mai bune practici din artă, știință, design și tehnologie și este excelent prin atenția la detalii. Smile Scaun satisface splendid nevoile, atinge dorințele, vrăjește sentimentele și stârnește curiozitatea.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
The chair adopts advanced cold-curved wood technology in the process, uses the least materials to achieve the noble material sense of natural solid wood, and also fully uses the toughness of the wood itself. The rigorous and meticulous production process conveys the warmth of ingenuity and allows the owner to produce a heart of love.
Dimensions & Packaging
Product Size: 597*484*760 (mm) Product weight: 4.8 kg Product volume: 0.22 m3
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Production Technology
Production technology: wood bending process. Materials: Beech, North American walnut.
Design Challenge
The connection between the armrest and stool leg of the chair works like a piece of wood that grows after being split. These flowing curves increase the difficulty of production, and are also a great challenge to the production process. Before production, the designer prints out drawings and 3D printed models. Designers and woodworkers have discussed the appearance, dimensions, and craftsmanship many times to minimize errors in production and better restore the design of drawings. Designers use wood's hot bending technology to make handrails. In addition, the connecting part on the seat back has chosen the domino connection structure to restore the drawings as much as possible.
Research
Design background: I hope that designing a comfortable chair will also allow users to have a love of things and experience the aesthetics of life. Method: The ancient people's philosophical ideas were extracted, and the concept of the growth of all things was incorporated into the shape of the chair. In terms of aesthetics, the connection between the armrest and the stool leg grew like a piece of wood after being split. Incorporate the degree of line changes in traditional painting and calligraphy works into the lines of the chair, giving the shape a sense of integrity.
Inspiration
The backrest of the chair is like a slightly raised corner of the mouth, hence the name "Smile - Chair". The armrests, front legs, and rear legs of the laughing chair are visually like a piece of wood that has been split and grown, reflecting the concept of growth of everything. The delicate lines of the armrest and backrest are like silk, light and supple, full and exquisite, and extremely tension, and create a special shadow effect.
Project Duration
The project started in April 2019 in Hangzhou and finished in August 2020 in Hangzhou.
Operation Flow
Chairs are so common that few people care about them. The design of Mua Chair is to improve the details of chair surface and backrest to enhance the comfort, and the curve design of armrest can let users experience complete smoothness.
Team Members
Xu Le, Bao Liyuan, Yang Cunyuan, Xia Yingchong and Zhang Wen

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