Para ᱦᱚᱲ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱵᱟᱨᱦᱮ ᱵᱟᱜᱟᱱ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ by Mian Wei is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Competition Category.
ᱨᱩᱯᱟᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ· 2020
Para ᱦᱚᱲ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱵᱟᱨᱦᱮ ᱵᱟᱜᱟᱱ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ
by Mian Wei
Client: Mian Wei
A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ Category
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About Para ᱦᱚᱲ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱵᱟᱨᱦᱮ ᱵᱟᱜᱟᱱ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ
Para ᱫᱚ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱵᱟᱨᱦᱮ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱮᱴ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱵᱟᱨᱦᱮ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱠᱚᱸᱭᱮᱸᱴᱨᱚᱞ ᱞᱟᱡᱟᱣ ᱮᱢ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱥᱮᱴ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱮᱠᱞᱟ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱟᱫᱷᱟᱨᱚᱬ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱫᱽᱨᱤᱥᱴᱤ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱯᱩᱨᱟᱹᱣ ᱛᱮ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱜᱮᱭᱟ᱾ ᱥᱚᱨᱚᱞ ᱯᱤᱸᱰᱷᱤ ᱛᱮᱞᱟ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱩᱫᱽᱵᱩᱫᱷ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱵᱟᱨᱦᱮ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱥᱮᱴ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱟᱦᱟᱥᱤ, ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱚᱝᱜᱽᱨᱚᱦᱚᱬ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱥᱟᱹᱜᱩᱱ ᱮᱢᱟᱭ᱾ ᱵᱟᱱᱟᱨ ᱜᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱵᱷᱟᱨᱤ ᱦᱚᱨᱚᱜ ᱛᱮᱞᱟ ᱥᱟᱶ, Para A ᱫᱚ ᱟᱡᱟᱜ ᱵᱮᱥ ᱪᱟᱨᱤᱯᱟᱥᱴᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ 360 ᱜᱷᱩᱨᱟᱹᱣ ᱥᱟᱦᱟᱭᱚᱜᱼᱟ, ᱟᱨ Para B ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱱᱟᱨ ᱯᱟᱦᱴᱟ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱦᱮᱨᱮᱞ ᱥᱟᱦᱟᱭᱚᱜᱼᱟ᱾
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
Para ᱦᱚᱲ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱵᱟᱨᱦᱮ ᱵᱟᱜᱟᱱ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱩᱱᱫᱚᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Para ᱦᱚᱲ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱵᱟᱨᱦᱮ ᱵᱟᱜᱟᱱ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Para is a set of public outdoor chairs with extremely low center of gravity. Most public outdoor furniture is either fixed or heavily weighted and doesn't have any adjustability. With its unique weight distribution, Para is designed to provide restrained mobility in flexible outdoor settings. The heavier bottom makes it easier to rotate and flip to user preferable positions.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 620 mm x 1200 mm x 820 mm
- Tags
- Chair, Outdoor, Public, Furniture, Park, Garden, Transparent
- Production Technology
- Bent polycarbonate sheets supported by steel and polyethylene legs. Filled with heavy fillings to increase weight.
- Design Challenge
- The challenge was to create a set of outdoor park chairs that is modern and bold, and would have a degree of controlled flexibility for adjustable sitting and viewing direction.
- Research
- Research went into finding the optimal shape and balance for ergonomics and its unique symmetrical structure.
- Inspiration
- The designer wanted to create a set of chairs with a unique visual symmetry that totally deviates from the inherent traditional form of conventional chair design by shifting the center of focus, and bring fun interaction and freedom into mundane public outdoor seating. Inspired by simple seesaw shape, and the structure of a roly-poly, this set of outdoor chairs is bold, modern and welcomes interaction. The detail form and curvature were inspired by pollen and flying seeds
- Project Duration
- Spring 2020 release, USA, project period Jan - Feb 2020
- Operation Flow
- Both with a heavy weighted bottom, Para A supports 360 rotation around its base, and Para B supports bidirectional flipping. Para brings bold playfulness to public settings. With Para A, the rotation makes flexible communal organization and communication effortless with heavy public furniture. With Para B, a line of public chairs can be rearranged to either direction easily. With PARA outdoor chairs you can choose and change your sitting direction freely, and get a new view of the park everyday.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Mian Wei, 2020.
- Image Credits
- Mian Wei
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