Origami Igikoni cy'ibitabo by Liu Zulong and Xia Yiting

Origami Igikoni cy'ibitabo by Liu Zulong and Xia Yiting is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze in Igishushanyo cy'Imitako Competition Category.

BuronzeImitako· 2022

Origami Igikoni cy'ibitabo

by Liu Zulong and Xia Yiting

Client: Beijing Yeak Tech Co. Ltd.

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze Winner in Imitako Category

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The Design

About Origami Igikoni cy'ibitabo

Origami ni igikoni cy'ibitabo cyateguwe kubika ibitabo by'ubunini butandukanye. Uburyo bw'agasanduku butandukanye butambitse buhanamye buhanga ibikoni bifite uburebure kuva kuri santimetero 24 kugeza kuri 32, bityo albumu nini zishobora gushyirwa hafi y'ibitabo bito mu buryo bwiza kandi butunganye. Ubujyakuzimu butandukanye bukurikiza ubunini bw'ibitabo. Kwikuba by'umwihariko bihuza ibice hamwe kandi bitanga isura isa n'iy'ubugeni bw'origami. Igikoni cy'ibitabo cyubatswe hifashishijwe igiti kizima cy'umuvumu w'umukara wo muri Amerika y'Amajyaruguru cyangwa nyandi ikomeye, gifashijwe n'imisumari yo mu buryo bwa mortise na tenon, kandi gisozwa na waxi y'amavuta. Ishingiro rya sitayilo ihinduka na konektori zirinda kugwa bituma inyubako igumana imiterere ihamye.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze

Origami Igikoni cy'ibitabo ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze, ishimwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo by'indashyikirwa birangwa no guhanga, ubwenge n'ubushishozi. Abegukanye Buronze ni ibihangano bifite ubuhanga bwinshi kandi bihanga cyane, bishimangira uburambe, ubwenge n'ubushobozi bw'ababihanze. Origami Igikoni cy'ibitabo biteganyijwe ko izaba ikintu cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifite ubunyamwuga n'udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Buronze gikoresha uburyo bwiza mu buhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga kandi kirarenze mu gutaha ku tuntu duto. Origami Igikoni cy'ibitabo ishimisha ibyo dukeneye, ikora ku byifuzo byacu, itwara amarangamutima yacu kandi ikurura amatsiko yacu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This unique bookshelf looks like a project whose function follows the form, but actually it adheres to the design principle that the form follows the function. The staggered inclined arrangement can better meet the storage needs of books of different heights for a neat order. Special folds tie the elements of the bookshelf together, presenting an origami-like visual effect.
Dimensions & Packaging: 780*1970*350mm
Production Technology: The materials like MidwestWalnut timberland FAS North American black walnut or Gutchess Timber F&B North American hard maple are readily available. The whole product is directly assembled by solid wood using mortise and tenon joint structure. With a base of oil-free paint, it is painted with German OSMO wax oil.
Design Challenge: The challenge during design process lies in how to perceive these two classical design principles and give an ideal answer.
Additionally, this product is more than a study, but has also considered its durability, and adaptability in different using environments. As for the support structure, the design team employs a base made of 4mm stainless steel, which, equipped with anti-dumping metal connectors, can ensure the shelf is stable enough and creates a visual effect that as if the shelf is floating.
Research: There are many shelves with odd appearances on the market, while the majority of them are studied with a focus on either function or form. We hope to manufacture a product that makes a breakthrough in classical design principles. The design of the origami bookshelf starts from the basic functional requirements, and then designs the structure in order to achieve the function and finally presents the form, which is an interpretation of that the form follows function. However, as for the people who see this shelf for the first time, they might consider it a purely formalistic shelf.
Inspiration: It is inspired by the debate over the function follows form or form follows the function. The design team discovered the storage problem of books from daily lives, i.e. how could books of different sizes be more reasonably placed on the same bookshelf. For that matter, they posed a solution based on a dialectical view of both functionalism and formalism.
Project Duration: Started in June 2018 in Beijing, this project was finished in October 2020 in Henan and was exhibited in November 2020 in Caochangdi Arts, Beijing.
Operation Flow: Every story covers a height ranging from 24cm to 32cm. With an average height of 28cm, it is able to contain ultra-large albums of 32cm, thus saving more space. The varying depths of the bookshelf match the heights of albums of large sizes. Moreover, the dynamic appearance better fits the modern space.
Team Members: Liu Zulong
Xia Yiting