Color Roller Seti Mea Totoe Fale by Chuheng He

Color Roller Seti Mea Totoe Fale by Chuheng He is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Auro in Mamanu Meafale Competition Category.

AuroMeafale· 2025

Color Roller Seti Mea Totoe Fale

by Chuheng He

Client: He Chuheng

A' Design Award Auro Winner in Meafale Category

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Colors

The Design

About Color Roller Seti Mea Totoe Fale

O le Color Roller o se seti mea totoe e suia lanu e ala i le ta'avaleina. O se fa'ata'ita'iga o le fausiaina, e fa'aogaina ai lanu masani ma foliga e toe fausia ai le avanoa. E tolu papa acrylic manino, o le mumu, lanumoana, ma le samasama, e felavasa'i ma fua'i e fausia ai se fa'aputuga lanu olaola, ma fa'aalia lanu eseese i lalo o tulaga eseese o le malamalama ma va'aiga. I le fa'aitiitia ma le atamai, e fa'aogaina e le Color Roller le gaoioiga ta'avale o foliga e fausia ai fausaga ma foliga eseese mo vaega ta'itasi. E mafai e tagata fa'aoga ona liliu ma toe fa'atulagaina vaega e fa'apitoa ai a latou avanoa ma tu'ufa'atasiga lanu malosi.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Auro

O le A' Design Award Auro na manumalo ai Color Roller Seti Mea Totoe Fale, 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 Color Roller Seti Mea Totoe Fale 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. Color Roller Seti Mea Totoe Fale 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: Color Roller is a furniture set that changes color combinations through rolling, using basic shapes and colors to create a unique spatial experience. Made from transparent acrylic, it displays varied colors under different lighting. Three acrylic panels intersect and overlap to form a vibrant palette. Minimally, the set features a hexagonal chair, rectangular table and triangular floor lamp. Users can flip and rearrange the pieces to personalize their space with dynamic color combinations.
Dimensions & Packaging: Chair: 892 mm x 540 mm x 892 mm
Table: 750 mm x 600 mm x 450 mm
Lamp: 328 mm x 328 mm x 1440 mm
Tags: Acrylic, Color, Hexagon, Geometry, Roller, Rolling, Combination
Production Technology: Colored acrylic thermoforming and adhesive bonding.
Design Challenge: The first prototype of the acrylic chair was very sturdy, able to support human weight. However, the solid acrylic frame was too bulky, losing its intended light and free appearance, and the thick colored panels increased costs. So, I began simplifying the design, optimizing the structure to use minimal materials and adhesive, while maintaining the load-bearing capacity.
Research: The design research started with studying how three panels overlap in different ways. The 1:5 scale models were created to test lighting effects, leading to three basic geometric structures. The 1:1 prototypes were made with different materials and connections, especially for the hexagonal chair, which needs to support human weight. Aluminum, wood, and acrylic frames were tested, with acrylic varying in thickness and solidity. The lightest structure was selected after weight-bearing tests.
Inspiration: Like De Stijl deconstructed space with three simple colors, Color Roller uses these colors flexibly to reconstruct the world. Red, yellow, and blue, when made transparent, create more colors through layering. Color Roller is an experiment with color, exploring the geometric properties of shapes and volumes. The three components use different structures, with acrylic panels intersecting in pairs, linking basic forms and colors through construction.
Project Duration: The project started in March 2024 in Shanghai and finished in October 2024 in Shanghai.
Operation Flow: Color Roller can change its color composition through rolling, allowing users to freely flip and rearrange the pieces to decorate the interior space and create a personalized creative atmosphere.
Team Members: Chuheng He