Lattice Chair O Le Lalagaina O Nofoa Fa'ata'oto by Chen Kuan-Cheng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Platinamu in Mamanu Meafale Competition Category.
PlatinamuMeafale· 2021
Lattice Chair O Le Lalagaina O Nofoa Fa'ata'oto
Client: Chen Kuan-cheng
A' Design Award Platinamu Winner in Meafale Category
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About Lattice Chair O Le Lalagaina O Nofoa Fa'ata'oto
O le upu "lattice" o lona uiga o laina e fesoʻotaʻi ma, ma felafolafoaʻi, o le tasi i le isi i luga o le vaʻa ma le tuʻu. E ala i le faʻasaoina ma le tuʻufaʻatasia o le fetuutuunai o bamboos ma le mausali o fafie, o le mamafa o le nofoa e naʻo le 4 kg, ae mafai ona tatalia le sili atu i le 120 kg, o le mamafa mama e mafai ai e tagata matutua ma tamaiti ona feoaʻi solo. O le mamanu o le lima e tasi le itu e mafai ai e tagata faʻaoga ona nonofo i ni auala eseese, sili atu le saoloto ma fetuutuunai.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Platinamu
O le A' Design Award Platinamu na manumalo ai Lattice Chair O Le Lalagaina O Nofoa Fa'ata'oto, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu e moni lava ona ese, matagofie ma mataʻina. O ē manumalo i le Platinamu o mea ofoofogia o le faatufugaga, o molimau o tapulaʻa o le mafaufau fatufatuaʻi, ma e faaalia ai le tomai faapolofesa e le mafaatusalia ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina nei mamanu e avea ma galuega sili ona lauiloa e faamatalaina ai le matagofie o le vaitaimi, saunoa i le manuia o le sosaiete ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Lattice Chair O Le Lalagaina O Nofoa Fa'ata'oto e faaalia ai se tulaga maoaʻe o le lelei ma e leai se mea e fesiligia, e faia ai e le lalolagi se nofoaga e sili atu ona lelei i ona uiga aogā ma taua. Lattice Chair O Le Lalagaina O Nofoa Fa'ata'oto o se galuega na manumalo i le A' Design Award Platinamu e fafagu ai manaʻoga, faaosofia, faaoloa ai le fiafia, ma tupu ai le fiafia tele.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The word “Lattice” means lines intertwined with, and intersecting, each other horizontally and vertically.Combines bamboo craft into woodcraft via weaving bamboos and bent woods together. By preserving and integrating the flexibility of bamboos and the firmness of wood, so weight of the chair is only 4 kg, but it can withstand more than 120 kg of weight.
Single-sided armrest design allows users to sit in a variety of ways, more free and flexible, and the lighter weight allows the elderly and children to move around more easily. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Dimensions: L54 x W60 x H 76 mm
Choice of wood: Ash, engineered bamboos, engineered wood (Formosan Michelia, beech)
Finishing: Natural wood wax oil - Tags
- Bamboo / Wood / Bending
- Production Technology
- Use the Taiwan-Specific Moso bamboo,and bending technology to complete the more difficult small angle bending.
- Design Challenge
- Bending wood can also be cut in different ways and turned into double armchairs or series of other furniture.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by the waterfall, the back and armrests of the chair flow downward in a beautiful lattice pattern, symbolizing the fusion of wood and bamboo, and the fusion of Eastern and Western cultures.
Combining the flexibility of bamboo and the strength of wood to form the perfect chair. - Project Duration
- The project started in April 2019 in Taiwan and finished in december 2019 in taiwan.
- Operation Flow
- Single-sided armrest design allows users to sit in a variety of ways, more free and flexible,and unlike ordinary solid wood seats, the woven elasticity makes sitting more comfortable, and the lighter weight allows the elderly and children to move around more easily.
- Team Members
- Chen Kuan-cheng
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