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Re-Leaf Groapă de Copac by The School of Industrial Design in LAFA

Re-Leaf Groapă de Copac by The School of Industrial Design in LAFA is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2017 A' Design Award de Argint in Mobilier Stradal Competition Category.


ArgintMobilier Stradal· 2017

Re-Leaf Groapă de Copac

by The School of Industrial Design in LAFA

Client: Luxun Academy of Fine Arts

A' Design Award de Argint Winner in Mobilier Stradal Category

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The Design

About Re-Leaf Groapă de Copac

Re-Leaf este o groapă de copac ecologică, concepută pentru străzi și spații publice. Frunzele căzute sunt adunate în interiorul bazinului semi-închis, unde ploaia și zăpada le compactează până se descompun. Frunzele descompuse acționează ca un fertilizator natural care crește nutrienții solului și susține creșterea copacului. Forma semi-închisă reduce, de asemenea, scurgerea apei și ajută la protejarea umidității solului. Re-Leaf este realizat din fontă și este format din patru piese identice, care sunt îmbinate înainte de instalare în jurul unui copac. Groapa de copac are dimensiunile de 1300 pe 1300 pe 250 de milimetri.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Argint

Re-Leaf Groapă de Copac a câștigat A' Design Award de Argint, o recunoaștere extraordinar de prestigioasă acordată designurilor de top, superbe și impresionante. Câștigătorii Argintului sunt lucrări extraordinar de strălucite și extrem de creative, care ilustrează expertiza, talentul și perspicacitatea remarcabile ale designerilor lor. Se așteaptă ca Re-Leaf Groapă de Copac să fie o lucrare minunată, de referință, remarcabil de profesionistă și profund inovatoare. Acest design câștigător al A' Design Award de Argint este o invenție foarte notabilă și admirată, care aduce beneficii și împinge limitele artei, științei, designului și tehnologiei. Re-Leaf Groapă de Copac este o creație extrem de invidiată, care trezește dorințe, aduce sentimente pozitive și stârnește uimire și mirare.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
As we all agree that Mother Nature know what is the best, fallen leaves are the best fertilizer of trees. But before those leaves rot for a while, they are accumulated, compacted and watered by rain and snow. Return to the Roots is the solution of fallen leaves. By means of ingenious design of three-dimensional space, trees are spread fertilizer which is ret by their own fallen leaves in the enclosed space formed by the tree pool, so as to increase soil nutrients and stimulate tree growth.
Dimensions & Packaging
Width 1300mm x Depth 1300mm x Height 250mm
Tags
Ecological Balance, Sustainable, Regeneration, redesign,
Production Technology
Our design is shaped by Cast iron molding technology.
Design Challenge
The challenge of our design is that we cannot find a suitable material in hardness and ductility. After a number of tests in the selection of materials, we finally find the proper material which achieves the desired effect.
Research
To offer a better solution of fallen leaves and give trees more fertilizer, we find a solution in the tree pools design. As we all know, the fallen leaves can be rotted by themselves and it is the best fertilizer of trees. Semi-closed tree pool can effectively avoid water runoff and protect soil moisture. We put the fallen leaves in our tree pool, give it a space in rotting.
Inspiration
By considering of Mother Nature always using new lives to replace the old one, every new leaves can be seen a regeneration of those fallen leaves. Just like the saying that Mother Nature always know what is the best, fallen leaves are the best fertilizer of trees. In each autumn, fallen leaves are everywhere on the street, not be used. So we offer you Re-leaf, the design of ecological tree pool, the best solution of fallen leaves.
Project Duration
The project started in April 2015 in LAFA Communal Facility Design Studio and finished in August 2016 in National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center of Industrial Design in LAFA.
Operation Flow
Our project is kind of model combination design, combine with 4 same parts. You can install all the parts before you set up the tree pool.
Team Members
Designer: Xue Wenkai
Designer: Sun Jian
Designer: Du Heli
Designer: Xue Bomu
Designer: Dai Guanrong

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