Fold ᱵᱮᱸᱱᱪ by Chris Tsui is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Competition Category.

ᱠᱟᱥᱟᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ· 2021

Fold ᱵᱮᱸᱱᱪ

by Chris Tsui

Client: Whiteground

A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ Category

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The Design

About Fold ᱵᱮᱸᱱᱪ

ᱯᱷᱳᱞᱰ ᱢᱤᱭᱟᱫ ᱜᱟᱛᱮ ᱵᱮᱸᱪ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱴᱮᱵᱩᱞ ᱦᱤᱱᱟᱜ ᱦᱚᱲᱢᱚ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱴᱩᱠᱩ ᱯᱞᱟᱭᱣᱩᱰ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱟᱠᱤᱞ ᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱠᱳᱱ ᱛᱟᱨᱟᱣ ᱛᱮ ᱯᱷᱚᱞ ᱮᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱯᱷᱚᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱵᱟᱨᱭᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱴᱟᱸᱰ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱴᱮᱵᱩᱞ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱮ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱚᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱮᱠᱟ ᱮᱠᱴᱮᱱᱥᱚᱱ ᱟᱨᱵᱟᱝ ᱡᱳᱲᱟᱣ ᱵᱤᱱᱟ ᱮ ᱾ ᱫᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱲᱟᱝ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱚᱴᱚᱠ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱛᱮ ᱡᱟᱹᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹᱨᱤ ᱴᱷᱟᱹᱣ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱮᱭᱟ ᱾ ᱯᱞᱟᱭᱣᱩᱰ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱹᱲᱩ ᱛᱮ ᱥᱮᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱠᱚᱥᱴᱚᱢ-ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱚᱰ ᱛᱮ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱵᱨᱚᱸᱡᱽ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱡᱟᱛᱟᱜ ᱫᱟᱭᱢᱮᱱᱥᱚᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱞᱚᱢᱵᱟ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ 1480 ᱢᱤᱢᱤ, ᱠᱩᱲᱤ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ 1010 ᱢᱤᱢᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱩᱸᱪᱩ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ 730 ᱢᱤᱢᱤ ᱾

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ

Fold ᱵᱮᱸᱱᱪ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Fold ᱵᱮᱸᱱᱪ 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: What if a bench is also a table?
Fold is an interpretation to the question above, to fulfil multiple functions yet retain a simplistic and sturdy form to be used in the public. This piece of furniture is not much more than a piece of plywood folded back on itself at an angle. Yet, this simple manipulation creates another surface that can be used as a table, without sacrificing its unanimous form with extensions or appendages.
Dimensions & Packaging: Overall dimensions: 1480(L) x 1010(W) x 730(H)mm
Tags: plywood, bending, bench, curvature
Production Technology: Plywood and Bronze
Steam the plywood and put into a custom build mold for bending
Design Challenge: The most difficult part is bending the plywood in a specific angle which is also comfortable for the purpose of sitting with a table. and the placement of the legs are the second challenge to maintain the sturdiness while to balance with the proportions and ratio with the plywood.
Inspiration: Public bench design always strives for functionality but neglected the aesthetics, and also mostly only caters for the purpose of sitting. What if you are holding a coffee or you are looking for a place to sit down with your book or laptop? You don’t have a choice but to go to the café or restaurants. It’s time to think out of the box and create a piece of furniture that aesthetically addresses the convenience and flexibility of how a public bench can do for the people.
Project Duration: The project staretd in early 2019 and completed in production in late 2019.
Operation Flow: Feel free to explore your uses and gestures with this table+bench.
Image Credits: Image#1: ©Lit Ma & Hong Kong Design Centre
Image#3: ©XU Liang Leon
Image#4: ©XU Liang Leon
Image#5: ©XU Liang Leon