Motichair Primary Function: Nofoa Pa by Koma Yang, Yuxiao Dong and Jiaxin Liang

Motichair Primary Function: Nofoa Pa by Koma Yang, Yuxiao Dong and Jiaxin Liang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Ario in Mamanu Meafale Competition Category.

ArioMeafale· 2020

Motichair Primary Function: Nofoa Pa

by Koma Yang, Yuxiao Dong and Jiaxin Liang

Client: Shenzhen Thunderstone Technology Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award Ario Winner in Meafale Category

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The Design

About Motichair Primary Function: Nofoa Pa

Motichair o se nofoa pa ua mamanuina mo le nofonofo ma talanoaga. O le auivi e faʻaaogaina ai liʻo e faʻafesoʻotaʻi ai togi lagolago, lea e paleni ai malosiaga ma faʻaitiitia ai le leiloa o mea faitino. O sooga mortise ma tenon faʻatasi ma sooga dovetail e natia atoatoa e mautu ai le fausaga. O le nofoa e faia i mea faʻatasi o alava kaponi faʻatasi ma laau na faʻagauia i le ausa. O le foliga na musuia mai faʻavaa arch ma faitotoa masina i togalaau tuai a Saina, ma o avanoa liʻo e maua ai se lagona vaaia lautele atu. O se togafitiga lanu lua e vavae ese ai liʻo i le vaʻaia.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Ario

O le A' Design Award Ario na manumalo ai Motichair Primary Function: Nofoa Pa, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu sili ona lelei, matagofie ma mataʻutia. O ē manumalo i le Ario o galuega susulu tele ma fatufatuaʻi e faaalia ai le poto, le taleni ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Motichair Primary Function: Nofoa Pa e avea ma galuega matagofie, o se fesuiaiga mo isi, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou loloto. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Ario o se mea e iloga, ua mataʻina e aogā ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Motichair Primary Function: Nofoa Pa o se mea e fiafia i ai le toatele, e fafagu ai manaʻoga, aumaia ai lagona lelei ma tupu ai le ofo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The Moti chair integrates aesthetics and structure, breaking the traditional structure, and using circles to connect the support points, which effectively balances the forces and reducing the material loss. The use of Mortise and tenon joints and full hidden dovetail joint make the joint more stable.
Dimensions & Packaging: 856mm*485mm*765mm
Tags: Moti,Chair,carbon,circles,moon,moti design
Production Technology: The carbon-fiber composite material which designed in the traditional mortise and tenon structure, compounded with the modern high-strength material which made with the wood steam bending procedure, improves practicality and comfort.
Design Challenge: Moti chair increases the strength of the chair while reducing the weight and size; take into account the sitting comfort while innovatively adopting a circular skeleton. Which breaks the traditional thoughts on seat structure and the public's understanding of the chair.
Research: We recruited 200 volunteers from different regions, ages and genders to participate in the research. After analyzing the differences between their living habits and hip shape, we finally selected the most suitable radians of the curve from 17 models. After research and analysis, we worked out the ideal diameter of the circle that placing two chairs side by side, and the distance between the two circle centers is the most comfortable distance we think people can communicate with.
Inspiration: The design is inspired by the arches, moon gate in ancient chinese gardens, the circular holes designation brings broader visual sense, which also implies that there is no barrier between communication. Sitting in the chair, you can free your thoughts and keep your mind flow unobstructed. Besides, this design also syndicates fulfilled and perfect.The idea of the moon inspiration is because of the traditional Chinese festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival.We like to sit on chair and chat with friends and enjoy the moonlight.
Project Duration: The Moti chair project starts in December 2019 and was completed in February 2020 in Shenzhen, China.
Operation Flow: The chair deliberately adopts a two-color treatment design and separates the circles independently. This special shape will attract people's attention. The distance of the invisible pedals is based on a precise measurement after the person sits on the chair, and this distance just guides people to put their feet on the pedals
Team Members: Koma Yang
Yuxiao Dong
Jiaxin Liang