Zazen Многофункциональный стул by Jingbin Xi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Железная премия A' Design Award in Дизайн мебели Competition Category.
ЖелезнаяМебель· 2022
Zazen Многофункциональный стул
by Jingbin Xi
Client: Nanchang University
Железная премия A' Design Award Winner in Мебель Category
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About Zazen Многофункциональный стул
Zazen — многофункциональный стул, предназначенный для работы и отдыха в общественных пространствах, таких как офисы и библиотеки. Zazen можно переворачивать, меняя его функцию. Когда сторона с малым проёмом обращена вверх, Zazen выполняет роль обычного стула для учёбы и работы. Когда вверх обращена сторона с большим проёмом, Zazen превращается в широкий диван, создающий комфортное пространство для чтения и медитации. Пользователи могут сидеть на поверхности дивана, скрестив ноги. Zazen изготовлен из тика — стабильной и износостойкой древесины — и имеет размеры 96 см в длину, 68 см в ширину и 65 см в высоту.
The Recognition
About the Железная премия A' Design Award
Zazen Многофункциональный стул — лауреат Железной премии A' Design Award, престижного признания, присуждаемого хорошим проектам, которые отвечают профессиональным и промышленным требованиям, ожидаемым от хорошо продуманных творений. Обладатели Железной премии демонстрируют большое мастерство, высокую специализацию, экспертное понимание и творческие способности их авторов. Ожидается, что Zazen Многофункциональный стул станет высокоценимым, вызывающим восхищение и дорогим сердцу творением, практичным и инновационным. Этот проект, получивший Железную премию A' Design Award, интегрирует лучшие отраслевые практики и обладает компетентными техническими характеристиками, сочетающимися с ноу-хау и талантом. Благодаря основательности Zazen Многофункциональный стул заслуживает уважения и создан для того, чтобы улучшать качество жизни, помогая сделать мир лучше.
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)
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