Polyhedron पीठिका by Jin Woong Lee is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award रजतपुरस्कारः in त्रिमित मुद्रित आकार एवं उत्पाद अभिकल्पना Competition Category.

रजतम्त्रिमित मुद्रणम्· 2021

Polyhedron पीठिका

by Jin Woong Lee

Client: Pro-Sp

A' Design Award रजतपुरस्कारः Winner in त्रिमित मुद्रणम् Category

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The Design

About Polyhedron पीठिका

बहुफलक-पीठिका एका उच्चता-समायोज्या पीठिका अस्ति या मीलत्पुष्पस्य गतिम् अनुसरति। यदा पुष्पं मीलति, तदा तस्य दलानि अन्तः समागच्छन्ति, अग्राणि उत्थितानि भवन्ति, उच्चता च परिवर्तते। शीर्ष-अधोभागं गृहीत्वा शीर्ष-उपरिभागं भ्रामयित्वा, स्तम्भाः चलन्ति, पीठिका च उन्नता भवति। CNC-संसाधित-धातु-स्तम्भान् विहाय, प्रत्येकं भागं त्रिआयाम-मुद्रकेण निर्मितम् अस्ति, येन व्यक्तयः अल्पसंख्यायां तान् उत्पादयितुं पुनरुत्पादयितुं च समर्थाः भवन्ति।

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award रजतपुरस्कारः

Polyhedron पीठिका A' Design Award रजतपुरस्कारस्य विजेता अस्ति; अयम् अत्यसाधारणतया प्रतिष्ठितः सम्मानः सर्वोच्चश्रेणीयेभ्यः सुन्दरेभ्यः प्रभावशालिभ्यश्चाभिकल्पेभ्यो दीयते। रजतविजेतारोऽतितेजस्विन्योऽत्यन्तं सृजनशीलाश्च कृतयः सन्ति, ताः स्वाभिकल्पकानाम् उत्कृष्टां विशेषज्ञतां प्रतिभां सूक्ष्मप्रज्ञां च प्रदर्शयन्ति। Polyhedron पीठिका अद्भुतं प्रदर्शनीयं कार्यम् उल्लेखनीयतया व्यावसायिकं गम्भीरनवोन्मेषयुक्तं च भविष्यतीति प्रत्याशा क्रियते। A' Design Award रजतपुरस्कारं जितवद् एतद् अभिकल्पकार्यम् अतीवोल्लेखनीयः प्रशंसित आविष्कारोऽस्ति, यो लाभं ददाति कलाया विज्ञानस्याभिकल्पस्य प्रौद्योगिक्याश्च सीमा विस्तारयति च। Polyhedron पीठिका बहुभिरीर्ष्यमाणा सृष्टिरस्ति, या कामना उद्बोधयति, सकारात्मकभावान् आनयति, विस्मयस्य आश्चर्यस्य च स्फुलिङ्गान् प्रज्वालयति।

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Polyhedron stool is a 3d printed stool that has a new way of controlling height. Except for one CNC processed metal component, every part is made through the 3d printer, allowing individuals to produce and reproduce themselves within small amounts (leading to numerous variations).
Dimensions & Packaging: 490mm X 470mm X 450mm, 300mm X 300mm X 680mm. The stool is composed of 20 different components (total of 36 pieces): one CNC processed metal part, three ready-made metal shafts, and sixteen 3d printed parts. Every part from the leg's metal shaft to a small magnet of the lock can be dismantled.
Tags: Polyhedron, Stool, 3d printed, Flower, Height adjustable
Production Technology: 3d printer: PLA - chrome plating & matte finishes, CNC Machine: stainless steel, ready-made components of aluminum shafts and pipes.
Design Challenge: 3d printer gives the benefit of easy and unconstrained production but has weak durability. As to print every component using the printer, it was challenging to make a stable and strong structure. To have the stable stool needed clean and simple assembly. Made multiple structural changes to lesson the components and used minimum ready-made materials (2 metal shafts and one aluminum pipe) to support and balance the weight.
Research: Tried to print clean and strong parts using an adequate amount of filaments. The percentage of infill determines not only the amounts of filaments but also the length of printing time. Besides simple factors like positioning, various circumstances influenced clean printing and led to multiple modifications.
Inspiration: Designing a product that has a simple production was the aim of the project. A product that can be easily accessed by not only the creator but also by individuals, leading to multiple variations of different tastes. A 3d printer is a manufacturing tool that allows making products with less amount and restrictions (limiting the design). Chose a stool as the starting item of a space, Polyhedron with a function of adjustable height that thought was the most required function that a stool needs.
Project Duration: The project started in June 2018 in Seoul, Korea, and ended in September 2018. With a major structural change, revised the project from March 2019 to July 2019.
Operation Flow: When the flower sets, its petals gather. The ends go up, and the height gets changed. At the stool, three pillars are attached to the head. As grabbing the bottom head, rotating the upper part make pillars gather and escalate the stool. The four gears inside the head convert circular move vertically, making the pillar's end rise. There is a lock below the head attached to a magnet and can be unlocked by simply pulling down.
Patents: Patented, 30-1001682, Jin Woong Lee, 2038.
Image Credits: Image #1-4: PRO-SP
Image #5: Photographer Yun Seo Choi, 2019
Video: PRO-SP