Zazen ᱡᱟᱡᱮᱱ (Zazen) by Jingbin Xi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Competition Category.
ᱞᱚᱦᱟᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ· 2022
Zazen ᱡᱟᱡᱮᱱ (Zazen)
by Jingbin Xi
Client: Nanchang University
A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ Category
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About Zazen ᱡᱟᱡᱮᱱ (Zazen)
ᱡᱟᱡᱮᱱ (Zazen) ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱩᱲᱩᱛ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱛ ᱴᱷᱮᱱ ᱡᱩᱲᱟᱹᱣ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱚᱯᱷᱤᱥ ᱟᱨ ᱞᱟᱭᱵᱨᱮᱨᱭ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱟᱭᱢᱟ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱠᱚᱨᱮ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱛ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱡᱟᱡᱮᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱩᱞᱴᱟᱹᱣ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱟᱹᱭᱩᱨ ᱥᱟᱫᱷᱤ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟᱭ᱾ ᱦᱩᱰᱤᱧ ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱠᱩᱲᱤ ᱥᱟᱲᱦᱮ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱛᱮ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ, ᱡᱟᱡᱮᱱ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱟᱨᱦᱚᱸ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱛ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱹᱝ ᱥᱟᱫᱷᱟᱨᱚᱱ ᱴᱷᱮᱱ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱮᱫᱟᱭ᱾ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱠᱩᱲᱤ ᱥᱟᱲᱦᱮ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱛᱮ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ, ᱡᱟᱡᱮᱱ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱟ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜᱼᱟᱭ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱮᱢᱚᱜᱼᱟᱭ ᱯᱟᱲ�hᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱷᱭᱟᱱ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱛ᱾ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱠ ᱠᱚ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱠᱟᱴ ᱠᱟᱴ ᱛᱮ ᱫᱩᱲᱩᱵ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱭ᱾ ᱡᱟᱡᱮᱱ ᱴᱤᱠ ᱫᱟᱨᱮ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱱ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱰᱮᱲᱟᱹᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱩᱥᱟᱹᱨ ᱥᱟᱦᱴᱟ ᱫᱟᱨᱮ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱩᱱᱟᱜ ᱞᱚᱢᱵᱟ ᱚᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱩᱱᱟᱨ ᱪᱮᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱚᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱮᱢᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱦᱚᱸ᱾
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
Zazen ᱡᱟᱡᱮᱱ (Zazen) ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Zazen ᱡᱟᱡᱮᱱ (Zazen) 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
- Zazen is a refreshing space rather than a chair. We need an area in the public places such as office and library to let us get out of the stress for a while. Zazen can company you until calming down and refresh yourself via providing an area for meditation. It also can be an ordinary chair with turning over for study and work.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- length 96cm x Width 68cm x Height 65cm
- Tags
- Chair, Sofa, Space-saving, Zazen, Culture, Wood, Furniture, Rest
- Production Technology
- Material is teak, it is all a dry shrinkage is wet bilge minimum deformation of wood, after professional drying treatment, stable size very wear-resisting, the shrinkage rate from raw material to air dry to radial 2.2%, 4.0%, is the minimum deformation coefficient of the wood, good resistance to bending, wear-resisting, air dry density is 0.65 g/cm3 (dry weight about 650 kg/m3); Therefore, it has the distinctive characteristics of anticorrosive, insect-proof and so on. Suitable as a chair material.
- Design Challenge
- This is an innovative design with a complex internal structure, and the machining qualification rate is the biggest challenge encountered by this project.
- Research
- With the highly-development society and fast-pace life, people are always under stress and With the highly-development society and fast-paced life, people are always under stress and anxiety. They expect space to relax for a while. In addition, meditation as a new healthy lifestyle impresses people who pay attention to their mental health these years. We need an area in the public places (office and library) to let us get out of the stress for a while. Zazen can company you until calming down and refresh yourself.
It also can be an ordinary chair with turning over for study and work. One product with two functions is an advocate of a low-carbon lifestyle and sustainable development.
In total, Zazen expresses a method of taking care of your mental and psychological health while putting lots of effort to work and study. - Inspiration
- Daily working time and library sofa inspired us to come up with this project. Employees often need to relax during your daily work in order to refresh brain. And sofa is furniture that can make people feel more comfortable. We want to design a chair that combines advantages. It is usually a chair that can be flipped over to form a wide sofa. Users can meditate while sitting cross-legged on the sofa.
- Project Duration
- The project started in September 2021 in Milan and finished in February 2022 in that place, and was exhibited in China in February 2022.
- Operation Flow
- Turn the small-opening side up to make it an ordinary chair for study and work. On the other hand, it turns to a sofa with a large-opening side up so that creates a comfortable space for reading and meditation. When users feel stressed with current study or work, come and meditate for a while, to gain a refreshed mind.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Bruce Tao, 2022
- Team Members
- Design leader: Nanyi Wang
Designer: Mengyu Su - Image Credits
- Creator (Bruce Tao / Designer)
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