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Ydin Stool Chigaro by Franck Divay

Ydin Stool Chigaro by Franck Divay is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2014 Mubairo weSirivha we A' Design Award in Dhizaini yeFenichara Competition Category.


SirivhaFenichara· 2014

Ydin Stool Chigaro

by Franck Divay

Client: Inoow Design

Mubairo weSirivha we A' Design Award Winner in Fenichara Category

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The Design

About Ydin Stool Chigaro

Ydin stool inogona kuiswa iwe pachako, pasina kushandisa zvakakosha maturusi, nekuda kweiyo nyore nzira yekubatanidza. Iwo makumbo mana akaenzana akaiswa mune zvisina kunyorwa kurongeka uye chigaro chekongiri, chinoita sebwe rekiyi, chengetedza zvese munzvimbo. Tsoka dzinogadzirwa nehuni dzekupaza dzinouya kubva kune anogadzira masitepisi, nyore nyore kugadzirwa uchishandisa tsika dzechinyakare dzekugadzira matanda uye pakupedzisira oiri. Iyo chigaro inongori yakaumbwa mune isingagumi fiber-yakasimbiswa UHP Concrete. Zvikamu zvishanu chete zvisina dissociable kuti zvive zvakapetwa zvakarongedzwa uye zvakagadzirira kutumirwa kune vatengi vekupedzisira, imwezve gakava yekuenderera mberi.

The Recognition

About the Mubairo weSirivha we A' Design Award

Mubairo weSirivha we A' Design Award wakahwinwa ne Ydin Stool Chigaro, rukudzo rwakakwirira zvikuru runopiwa kumadhizaini epamusoro, anonaka uye anofadza. Vakunda veSirivha mabasa anopenya kwazvo uye ane kugadzira kwakasiyana anoratidza unyanzvi, hunyanzvi hwekusikwa nekungwara kwevagadziri vawo. Ydin Stool Chigaro inotarisirwa kuva basa rinoshamisa, rinotangira vamwe, rine hunyanzvi hunoonekwa uye zvitsva zvakadzika. Dhizaini iyi yakahwina Mubairo weSirivha we A' Design Award chigadzirwa chinoshamisa, chinokudzwa chinobatsira uye chinosundira mberi miganhu yehunyanzvi, sayenzi, dhizaini netekinoroji. Ydin Stool Chigaro chigadzirwa chinoshuvirwa nevazhinji, chinomutsa zvishuvo, chinouya nemanzwiro akanaka uye chinomutsa kushamisika.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Ydin stool can be mounted without using special tools, thanks to a simple interlocking system. The 4 identical feet are placed in no particular order and the concrete seat, acting as the keystone, keeps everything in place. Easily machined feet are made with scrap wood coming from a stairs manufacturer and finally oiled. The seat is moulded in a lasting fiber-reinforced concrete. Only 5 dissociable parts to be flat packed and ready to be shipped, is another sustainability argument.
Dimensions & Packaging
Product dimension : 310 x 310 x 440 mm
Product weight : 5,3 kg
Tags
stool, furniture, wood, concrete, scandinavian, moulding, flatpack, interlocking, sustainable, seating,
Production Technology
For a good fitting assembly, the hole dimensions in the center of the seat had to be extremely precise. So the mould has been made by using a 3D printed model. Then, the concrete seat remains raw from mold release. Feet are made with traditional woodworking technique by using several jigs or machining setups. With only 1 kind of piece to be shaped, it gives a very good process optimization when you start to manufacture several units. Scrap wood is the only raw material used for making them.
Design Challenge
The biggest challenge has been the technical and formal assembly development. The positioning of the 4 wooden feet one to each other, first. And secondly, the base interlocking into the seat. While having to meet the production capacities of a craft workshop.
Research
Project started with the desire to work with Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC), without knowing what kind of product was going to be obtained in the end. Soon, the choice to combine concrete with wood seemed to be the way not to get a single monobloc object that could just have been in molded plastic. Technical characteristics offered by this concrete, have allowed to develop an assembly principle that would not be possible to achieve with other materials, in a craftsmanship context.
Inspiration
The idea of a stool comes by experimenting with Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC) moulding possibilities. The final drawing of the furniture has been inspired by Scandinavian design culture.
Project Duration
The stool development was spread over two years, but not as a full-time job. This is an internal project that came to life between the requests performed ​​to several customers.
Operation Flow
With the fitting mounting system of the Ydin stool, the disadvantages of a furniture kit are deleted. No hardware need that requires the use of tools. Feet nesting is carried in an instinctive way without the need for a manual. The assembly principle is idealized in the middle of the seat and participates in the overall aesthetics of the piece of furniture.

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