Pinch ᱪᱮᱭᱟᱨ by Medium2 Studio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Competition Category.
ᱨᱩᱯᱟᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ· 2023
Pinch ᱪᱮᱭᱟᱨ
Client: Medium2studio
A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ Category
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About Pinch ᱪᱮᱭᱟᱨ
ᱯᱤᱱᱪ ᱪᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱦᱚᱲᱢᱚ, ᱡᱚᱴᱟᱣ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱯᱞᱟᱥᱴᱤᱠ ᱪᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱛᱮ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱡᱩᱜᱽ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱚᱵᱚᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱨᱟᱠᱨᱤᱛᱤᱠ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱵᱮᱥ ᱥᱚᱦᱚᱡ ᱥᱚᱣᱱᱫᱚᱨᱡᱚ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱠᱚᱞᱯᱚᱱᱟ ᱞᱮᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱦᱚᱲᱢᱚ ᱛᱟᱨᱠᱚ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ, ᱯᱞᱟᱥᱴᱤᱠ ᱥᱤᱴ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱟᱫᱷᱟᱨᱚᱱ ᱪᱤᱯᱤᱡ ᱟᱨ ᱛᱟᱱᱟ ᱪᱟᱹᱞ ᱛᱮ ᱯᱩᱨᱟᱹ ᱪᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞᱚᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱵᱮᱜᱚᱨ ᱡᱚᱲᱟᱣ, ᱢᱮᱥᱟ ᱢᱮᱥᱤ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱚᱦᱚᱡ ᱵᱩᱡᱷᱟᱹᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱪᱚᱸᱪᱚᱞ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨᱟᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱨᱮ ᱡᱚᱴᱟᱣ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱟᱨ ᱩᱞᱴᱟᱹ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱡᱚᱢ ᱴᱮᱵᱩᱞ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱴᱷᱤᱠ ᱴᱷᱟᱶ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜᱼᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱨᱮᱥᱴᱩᱨᱟᱸ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱚᱸᱫᱚ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱨᱮ ᱯᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞ ᱥᱟᱯᱷᱟ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱥᱚᱦᱚᱡ ᱜᱮᱭᱟ᱾
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
Pinch ᱪᱮᱭᱟᱨ 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᱾ Pinch ᱪᱮᱭᱟᱨ 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
- The Pinch Chair is a modern interpretation of the traditional plastic chair, molded in one piece with a sleek and contemporary design that complements modern architecture and landscapes. It is stackable for easy storage and can be flipped over onto a table to facilitate cleaning of floors by restaurant staff. This creates a seamless and harmonious appearance, with a visually dynamic and intuitive design that is both stylish and practical.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 549 mm x 558 mm x 822 mm
- Tags
- stackable chair, plastic chair, pinch chair
- Production Technology
- plastic injection molding
- Design Challenge
- Designing a chair that satisfies both practical needs and modern aesthetic while also being stackable and easy to clean the floor, requires finding the perfect balance between form and function, which can be a challenging process.
- Research
- Medium2 Studio have observed that many restaurants prefer using plastic chairs for cleaning and maintenance purposes. During our interviews with restaurant owners, Medium2 Studio noticed that they had some common expectations and requirements for plastic chairs. Apart from being stackable for storage convenience, they wanted chairs that could be temporarily lifted off the ground, so that they could clean the floor and put the chairs back without having to clear an entire area of chairs. Finally, they had higher expectations for the design of plastic chairs, hoping that they could enhance or complement the interior decoration of their establishments. Based on these findings, Medium2 Studio have designed the Pinch Chair.
- Inspiration
- Plastic chairs are a common experience in modern people’s lives. They are also a superb example of the practicality and convenience that industrial production brings.
The Pinch Chair starts with the prototype of the traditional plastic chair, then adds a new form factor to make it a better match for modern architecture and design. The chair was designed using a unibody logic, imagining the plastic sheet transforming into a complete chair with simple pinching and pulling moves. - Project Duration
- The project started in January 2021 in Taiwan and finished in May 2021 in taiwan.
- Operation Flow
- The Pinch Chair design allows for stacking during storage and stable placement on a dining table when flipped upside down, which is convenient for restaurant staff to clean the floor when closing.
- Team Members
- Ping-Lun Chung
Yen-Ting Lin
Fang-Yu Chen - Image Credits
- MEDIUM2 STUDIO INC.
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