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Ribbon Bancă Stradală by Di Hu

Ribbon Bancă Stradală by Di Hu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award de Bronz in Mobilier Stradal Competition Category.


BronzMobilier Stradal· 2024

Ribbon Bancă Stradală

by Di Hu

A' Design Award de Bronz Winner in Mobilier Stradal Category

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The Design

About Ribbon Bancă Stradală

Ribbon este o bancă stradală concepută pentru spații publice precum piețe urbane, scuaruri comunitare și promenade. Cinci posturi comune de odihnă - retrasă, adâncă, dreaptă, înclinată spre spate și tolănită - au fost studiate și simplificate în curbe de profil. Tranziții line între cele cinci curbe creează o formă unică, șerpuitoare. Banca este realizată din cadre de placaj, fiecare cu lățimea de 35 de milimetri și spațiate la 50 de milimetri distanță, îmbinate prin tije filetate din oțel, piulițe și distanțiere din lemn. Structura cu lamele permite scurgerea apei și se pretează atât spațiilor interioare, cât și celor exterioare.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronz

Ribbon Bancă Stradală 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 Ribbon Bancă Stradală 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. Ribbon Bancă Stradală 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
Five postures are studied and used to shape the bench’s profile curves. This design approach ensures the bench accommodates these postures, offering a more comfortable resting experience. Additionally, this bench not only adds aesthetic value as an urban sculpture but also blends well with street side planter.
Dimensions & Packaging
The bench wood frames material is Plywood, connected by steel rod. All wood frames are center-spaced 50mm apart, are each 35mm wide, with varying perimeter. The overall wood volume used is under 3 cubic meter.
Tags
street, bench, resting, ergonimic,
Production Technology
Individual wood frame pieces are connected by steel rods through pre-drilled holes, rods can be covered by wooden spacers; each wood piece is fasten by threaded rods and nuts.
Design Challenge
The seamless transition between the profile curves blend their differences into a singular form. The slatted design addresses drainage issues, making the bench applicable for both indoor and outdoor settings.
Research
Through observation and sketching, five common resting postures were identified: tucked-in, deep, straight-up, lean back, and lounging. Simplified curves representing these postures were used to shape the bench's profile, creating a smooth, unified design. The wooden slats offer a dual visual effect—semi-transparent when viewed from the front and appearing to be smooth and uniformly patterned, giving it a tactile and visually rhythmic quality when looking from the side.
Inspiration
Ribbon draws inspiration from body posture and curves when people rest naturally. The bench is crafted based on five common outdoor resting postures. The design simplifies the interface between body and furniture to create the bench’s profile curves, using smooth transitions between these five profile curves to create a meandering, comfortable street bench.
Project Duration
The bench is flexible for installation in various settings, including city plazas, community squares, promenades, and similar locations intended for people to sit and rest for a moment.
Operation Flow
The bench features five profile curves designed to accommodate most common resting postures: tucked-in, deep, straight-up, lean back, and lounging. Unlike traditional street benches, it offers a more comfortable resting experience and seamlessly blends with street side landscaping.
Team Members
Di Hu
Yiqing Wu
Canbin Chen
Yeqing Shang
Wenjing Fang
Image Credits
Image #1 #2 #3 #4 #5, Illustrator Di Hu, 2024.

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