Bondo ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱟ by Hongji Yin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Competition Category.
ᱠᱟᱥᱟᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ· 2026
Bondo ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱟ
by Hongji Yin
Client: Hongji Yin
A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ Category
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About Bondo ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱟ
ᱵᱚᱸᱰᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱝ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱟᱨᱤ ᱥᱩᱢᱩᱝ ᱧᱚᱸᱡᱚᱨ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱵᱚᱸᱰᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱫᱚ ᱦᱩᱰᱟᱹᱨ ᱠᱩᱭᱟᱹ (ᱶᱩᱞᱹᱯᱷ) ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱟᱨᱤ ᱪᱟᱹᱞᱤᱪᱚᱞᱚᱱ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱦᱟᱛᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸᱭ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱮᱱ ᱛᱮᱠᱚ ᱡᱤᱨᱟᱹᱣᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱮᱱ ᱛᱮᱠᱚ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱭᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱚᱥᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱒᱒᱗ ᱥᱮ.ᱢᱤ., ᱜᱚᱦᱤᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱑᱐᱖ ᱥᱮ.ᱢᱤ. ᱟᱨ ᱩᱥᱩᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱘᱙ ᱥᱮ.ᱢᱤ. ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱲᱩᱵ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱩᱥᱩᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱓᱘ ᱥᱮ.ᱢᱤ. ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱴᱷᱤᱠ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ CNC ᱛᱮ ᱜᱮᱫ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱯᱞᱟᱭᱩᱰ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱚᱲᱟᱣ-ᱯᱮᱨᱮᱡ ᱠᱚᱢᱯᱚᱡᱤᱴ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱯᱟᱴᱟ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱩᱯᱨᱩᱢ ᱴᱚᱯᱚᱜ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱚᱞ (Knoll) ᱠᱟᱯᱲᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱥᱟᱫᱷᱟᱨᱚᱬ ᱵᱟᱠᱥᱚ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱚᱲᱟᱣ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱝ ᱥᱚᱵᱷᱟ ᱟᱠᱷᱨᱚᱴ (ᱣᱟᱞᱱᱟᱴ) ᱫᱟᱨᱮ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱯᱟᱴᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱟᱭᱢᱟ ᱴᱩᱠᱲᱟᱹ ᱡᱚᱲᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱝ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱦᱟᱹᱴᱤᱧ ᱫᱩᱲᱩᱵ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
Bondo ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱟ 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᱾ Bondo ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱟ 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
- Bondo is a prototype that reflects my speculation on social behavior and ecological systems. A sofa often bears functions like social interaction, resting, and food sharing. All of these resonate well with the social behavior of wolves, which are highly efficient and collaborative social animals. By referencing the image of wolves'social interaction, this project is expected to promote indoor activities and facilitate social interaction.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 227cm x Depth 106cm x Height 89cm
Seat height 38cm - Tags
- Nature, Organic, Special Structure, Knoll, Ergonomics, Sculpture Sofa
- Production Technology
- The sofa is crafted with high-grade Knoll fabric, selected for its superior tactile properties tailored for sublime skin contact. The internal structure features precision CNC-cut plywood, combined with an innovative spliced-fill composite backboard design that optimizes perfect harmony between artistry and stability. Breaking away from conventional box-style assembly, the decorative walnut wood backplate transforms meticulous craftsmanship into a distinctive visual statement.
- Design Challenge
- A major challenge is to incorporate features of abstract social behavior patterns into a tangible object. Such disparity between biomimetic abstraction and manufacturability in actual industrial production challenged the proceeding of this sofa design. As a result, I extracted the iconic image of two wolves grooming each other, interpreted it into formal design language using sketches, modeling, and rendering, and ultimately infused such a social mode into the physical construct of my project.
- Research
- Through the completion of the project, I conducted profound research into biology, sociology, and human-centered design. To mirror the wolf pack behavior via my design, an ethological analysis and a comparison between human and wolf hunting modes are carried out. I also organized 5 groups, with 3-5 persons each, to simulate living circumstances using the sofa. After meticulously reviewing and analyzing the post-occupancy questionnaires, I adjusted the dimensions of the product accordingly.
- Inspiration
- The project was inspired by the social behavior and interaction of wolves, which often collaborate to hunt and rest. By incorporating these social features and their symbiotic relationship into the design, I intend to foster interaction and mutual assistance among humans, and ultimately promote interpersonal relationships. Further, this project transcends mere bio-inspiration, boldly exploring the nuanced boundaries of biology, design, aesthetics, and functionality.
- Project Duration
- The project started as a design in October 2023 in Los Angeles and finished in March 2024 in Los Angeles.
- Operation Flow
- Designed as indoor furniture that advocates social interaction, Bondo could encourage users of all ages to enjoy their lives with a close social distance. People can simply grab a cup of coffee and some snacks and sit with their family to enjoy the latest TV series or watch a breathtaking football match. When we need to host a party of over ten people, we can combine several pieces of this furniture together to form a shared space.
- Patents
- Hongji Yin holds the copyright for all visual
- Image Credits
- Photographer Hongji Yin, Bondo, 2024. ]
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