Kala Imigano Yometse Ku Ntebe by Chung-Sheng Chen, Chung-Yen Wang and Yi-Lin Wu

Kala Imigano Yometse Ku Ntebe by Chung-Sheng Chen, Chung-Yen Wang and Yi-Lin Wu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2017 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza in Igishushanyo cy'Imitako Competition Category.

IfezaImitako· 2017

Kala Imigano Yometse Ku Ntebe

by Chung-Sheng Chen, Chung-Yen Wang and Yi-Lin Wu

Client: Tainan University of Technology/ Product Design Department

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

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The Design

About Kala Imigano Yometse Ku Ntebe

Kala, intebe ikozwe mumigano yometseho hamwe nuburyo bukururwa mumurongo wo hagati. Gufata amavuta-impapuro zumutaka nkibihumeka, umurongo wimigano wometseho washyutswe ubushyuhe hanyuma ugashyira clamp mubibumbano byimbaho byerekanaga imiterere, byerekana ubworoherane nubwiza bwiburasirazuba. Igishimishije ni uko ubworoherane bwimiterere yimigano yometse hamwe nuburyo bukururwa muburyo bwo hagati, umuntu azabona imikoranire iyo yicaye kuntebe ya Kala, izamanuka byoroheje kandi byoroshye, kandi iyo umuntu ahagaze avuye kuntebe ya Kala, azasubira mumwanya wacyo. .

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza

Kala Imigano Yometse Ku Ntebe ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza, ishimwe ridasanzwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo byo ku rwego rwo hejuru, byiza kandi bikora ku mutima. Abegukanye Ifeza ni ibihangano by'ubuhanga bukomeye kandi bifite guhanga kwinshi, bigaragaza ubuhanga bwimbitse, impano n'ubushishozi bw'ababihanze. Kala Imigano Yometse Ku Ntebe biteganyijwe ko izaba igihangano cy'icyitegererezo, gifite ubunyamwuga bukomeye n'udushya twimbitse. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Ifeza ni igihangano kizwi kandi gishimwa, gifasha kugura imbibi z'ubuhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga. Kala Imigano Yometse Ku Ntebe ni igihangano benshi bifuza, gikangura ibyifuzo, gitanga amarangamutima meza kandi gitera igitangaza.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Kala, the name taking from the sound when sitting on a bamboo furniture, especially sitting on this unique stool made in laminated bamboo with a retractable mechanism in the central axis. Kala stool taking oil-paper umbrella as its inspiration, laminated bamboo strip was heat baked in the wood mold with clamp fixture and bended into shape later assembled with bamboo nails, showing its simplicity and oriental charming. Due to the elasticity of bamboo material and the retractable mechanism in the central axis, one’s will find interesting interaction when sitting on Kala stool, it will descend lightly and smoothly, and when one’s stood up Kala will ascend back to its position.
Dimensions & Packaging: Diameter 480mm(Top) * Diameter 580mm * Height 600mm
Tags: Laminated, Bamboo, Stool, Heat Baked Bending, Furniture, Oil-Paper, Umbrella, Craft.
Production Technology: Echoing to the oil-paper umbrella structure, laminated bamboo as the overall material used. Wood mold used for each bent parts, after the mold been heat baked for 1~2 minutes, bamboo strip was placed into the mold with clamp pressure for another 5 minutes, repeated for 4 – 5 times until its formed into structural shape, later then assembled the bended strip with bamboo nails. The contraction central axis made by cypress wood for its rigidity.
Design Challenge: The most challenging in this designed is the precision and calculation of the strength of the laminated bamboo, taking too many laminated bamboo strip definitely will provide sufficient weight sustain, but will waived out its simplicity and beauty, the problem vice versa. Bending the laminated bamboo is another challenging issued, it needs accuracy to shape it. Finally is transferring the sliding structure of the oil-paper umbrella to the retractable mechanism in order to achieve sitting interaction.
Research: The study of "Kala" was inspired by oil-paper umbrellas, an iconic item for Hakka ethnic group in Taiwan. Echoing to the oil-paper umbrella structure, the design team used the laminated bamboo for the whole structure, which is firm, durable and elastic. It reaches some level of yield and remains the spirits of traditional crafts by making molds through tenacity of the bamboo and oriental traditional bamboo crafts. Bamboo consider as environment friendly material, helping to slow down the deforestation. The team will continually to study and develop the probability of the use of bamboo material to create more interactional and interesting design.
Inspiration: Inspired by Hakka one of the largest ethnic groups in Taiwan, its culture item oil-paper umbrella, is incredible works of art, painted with elaborate designs, and symbol of good luck. The structure and material of the umbrella is fascinating, traditionally bamboo stick is the main structure frame.
Project Duration: The project commenced the sketching stage in 2016 September in Tainan. Early prototypes were completed in Tainan before the final design was completed in Nantou in 2017 April. Making its first debut in Taiwan Young Design Exhibition 2017 May in Taipei World Trade Center.
Operation Flow: The elasticity of the lminated bamboo and the retractable mechanism in the central axis, one’s will find interesting interaction when sitting on "Kala" stool, it will descend lightly and smoothly, and when one’s stood up "Kala" will ascend back to its position.
Patents: Patent Pending.
Team Members: Instructor:ChungSheng Chen
Designer:ChungYen Wang
Designer:YiLin Wu
Tainan University of Technology
Product Design Department
Image Credits: ChungYen Wang
YiLin Wu