Square and Round Nofoa e Tele Ona Aoga by Xu Le

Square and Round Nofoa e Tele Ona Aoga by Xu Le is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Auro in Mamanu Meafale Competition Category.

AuroMeafale· 2021

Square and Round Nofoa e Tele Ona Aoga

by Xu Le

Client: Hangzhou Great Wisdom Creative Design Co., Ltd

A' Design Award Auro Winner in Meafale Category

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The Design

About Square and Round Nofoa e Tele Ona Aoga

O le Square and Round o se nofoa e tele ona aoga ua faia i le laau beech ma le acrylic. O le fogafale acrylic manino e faaalia ai le fausaga laau i totonu. Pe a tuu i se tasi itu, e avea le fogafale ma nofoa mama. Pe a fuli i lalo, e avea lava lea fogafale ma se laulau itu e iai se lua e teu ai ki ma isi mea laiti. E fesootai vaega e ala i le fausaga masani o le double dovetail key, o lea e le faaaogaina ai ni sootaga uamea. E mafai ona tatala le nofoa i lima pe a maua le ki loka. O le teuina mafolafola e faaitiitia ai le voluma o felauaiga.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Auro

O le A' Design Award Auro na manumalo ai Square and Round Nofoa e Tele Ona Aoga, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu o le tulaga muamua, matagofie ma maoaʻe. O ē manumalo i le Auro o galuega fou tele, matuā vaai i le lumanaʻi ma susulu e faaalia ai le atamai, le poto ma le tomai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Square and Round Nofoa e Tele Ona Aoga e avea ma mea fou e matuā vivii, e faatulaga ai uiga fou ma tetele, e tuuina mai ai se tau e leʻi iai muamua. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Auro o se galuega ofoofogia, ua faaaloalogia, e aogā tele ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Square and Round Nofoa e Tele Ona Aoga e fatuina ai lagona malosi o le manaʻo, faaosofia le tuinanau, faalauiloa le fatufatuaʻi ma faamalosia i tatou.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Square and Round stool is designed for 90’s life characteristics. The whole designed material is original wood and acrylic. The surface of the stool is made up of transparent acrylic, which can well show the internal structure and bring the new visual experience for people. When you put the stool surface straightly, it will be a very light one; When you put the stool surface upside down, it will be a side table and can put keys or some other small objects that may easy to lost inside. The connected method is using traditional double dovetail key structure, without any “metal connection” . If you get the key point you can dismount it by hand, and you will enjoy by your thinking and doing. The shape of the stool is concise and elegant, which is a highly integrated product that combination of structure, aesthetics, wisdom and technology. Flat packaging design greatly reduces transportation costs that will be very suitable for online sailing.
Dimensions & Packaging: Product Size: 320*320*450 (mm) Product weight: 1.8 kg Product volume: 0.1 m3
Tags: S，A，R
Production Technology: Production technology: wood bending process. Materials: Beech
Design Challenge: The structural design of the product is the most difficult part. After research and demonstration, an innovative Luban lock structure was finally designed. Only when it is unlocked can the stool be disassembled.
Research: Design instruction
Square and Round, focus on orbicular sky and rectangular earth, deep ancient culture, Luban lock principle, innovative applications and tenon connection. Inside, hidden mystery and be pointless that difficult to complete the registration. The design skillfully rendered size ingenuity.
The Square and Round stool is designed for 90’s life characteristics. The whole designed material is original wood and acrylic. The surface of the stool is made up of transparent acrylic, which can well show the internal structure and bring the new visual experience for people. When you put the stool surface straightly, it will be a very light one; When you put the stool surface upside down, it will be a side table and can put keys or some other small objects that may easy to lost inside. The connected method is using traditional double dovetail key structure, without any “metal connection” . If you get the key point you can dismount it by hand, and you will enjoy by your thinking and doing. The shape of the stool is concise and elegant, which is a highly integrated product that combination of structure, aesthetics, wisdom and technology. Flat packaging design greatly reduces transportation costs that will be very suitable for online sailing.
Inspiration: Square and Round, focus on orbicular sky and rectangular earth, deep ancient culture, Luban lock principle, innovative applications and tenon connection. Inside, hidden mystery and be pointless that difficult to complete the registration. The design skillfully rendered size ingenuity.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2017 in Hangzhou and finished in August 2019 in Hangzhou.
Operation Flow: When you put the stool surface straightly, it will be a very light one; When you put the stool surface upside down, it will be a side table and can put keys or some other small objects that may easy to lost inside. The connected method is using traditional double dovetail key structure, without any “metal connection” . If you get the key point you can dismount it by hand, and you will enjoy by your thinking and doing.
Team Members: Xu Le, Bao Liyuan, Yang Cunyuan, Gu Wanwan and Zhang Wen.