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Swing Ao Kursi by Takusei Kajitani

Swing Ao Kursi by Takusei Kajitani is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award in Naqshadeynta Farnijarka Competition Category.


LacagFarnijar· 2022

Swing Ao Kursi

by Takusei Kajitani

Client: Consentable

Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award Winner in Farnijar Category

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The Design

About Swing Ao Kursi

Inta badan kuraasta caadiga ah waxaa loo qaabeeyey iyadoo lagu saleynayo fikradda ah in fadhiga uu yahay xaalad taagan, inkastoo jirka bini'aadamka loogu talagalay inuu dhaqaaqo. Swing Ao waxa ay leedahay qaab dhismeed kacsanaan ah kaas oo u ogolaanaya fadhiga in uu si xor ah u socdo iyada oo la socota dhaqdhaqaaqa miskaha fadhiga & # 039; Tani waxay kor u qaadaysaa dareenka sabaynta iyo dhaqdhaqaaqa miskaha, lafdhabarta, iyo murqaha ku hareeraysan, waxay dhaqaajisaa hawlaha jidhka & # 039; sida ku ciyaarista lulid yar. Intaa waxaa dheer, waxaa loo isticmaali karaa kursi taagan oo leh dusha sare ee xagal 8-degree ah si loo ilaaliyo muuqaal caafimaad leh oo leh lafdhabarta dheer.

The Recognition

About the Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award

Swing Ao Kursi waa guuleystaha Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award, aqoonsi sharaf aad u sarreeya oo la siiyo naqshado heerka ugu sarreeya oo quruxsan oo soo jiidasho leh. Guuleystayaasha Lacagta waa shaqooyin aad u dhalaalaya iyo hal-abuur sare leh oo muujiya khibrad, hibo iyo hufnaan naqshadeeyayaashooda. Swing Ao Kursi waa shaqo la filayo inay noqoto shaqo quruxsan oo tusaale ah, xirfad cad leh oo hal-abuur qoto dheer leh. Naqshadahan ku guuleystay Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award waa hal-abuur aad loo dareemo oo la ammaano, waxtar leh oo hormariya xuduudaha farshaxanka, sayniska, naqshadaynta iyo tignoolajiyada. Swing Ao Kursi waa hal-abuur dad badan ay doonayaan, kicisa rabitaanno, keena dareenno wanaagsan oo abuura yaab.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Swing is designed with a tension structure that allows the seat to move freely in conjunction with the movement of the sitter's pelvis. As a result, you can enjoy a floating sensation, and it promotes the movement of the pelvis, spine, and surrounding muscles, thereby activating your body's functions like playing on a small swing. And you can also sit on it as a regular stool with an 8-degree angle seat to maintain a healthy posture that prevents hunching over.
Dimensions & Packaging
Diameter 300mm x Height 450mm, made of solid black cherry wood with indigo-dyed finish collaborated with Ao team in Tokyo. The suspension material is 3mm rope for dinghy. The seat is upholstered with artificial leather over 60mm thick urethane cushion.
Tags
Athlete, Health, Body balance, Stool, Chair, Swing, Dynamic, Tensegrity, Tension
Production Technology
Swing consists of an upper seat structure, a lower leg structure, and a suspension material that connects both of them. A plurality of suspension materials connected to the leg structure suspend a rod extending downward from the seat structure. The rod of the seat structure passes through a hole arranged in the center of the top panel of the leg structure. The diameter of the hole in the leg structure is larger than the diameter of the rod in the seat structure, and the user can move the seat freely within the difference in diameters.
Design Challenge
First of all, I wondered if it would be possible to develop a chair that would benefit athletes and stimulate their athletic sense. And I began to study body manipulation and body structure, then became interested in the changes in body structure during the process of human evolution, or the functional significance of the missing tail. At that time, I realized that the sense of balance in the body is very important for athletes. And the image of Swing was coming to me.
Research
I referred to The Alexander Technique For Musicians by Peter Buckoke for information on how to use the human body. In particular, I focused on the importance of the sense of balance that we unconsciously have.
For the design of the suspension structure, I took a hint from Tensegrity by Buckminster Fuller.
Inspiration
The most chair have been designed on the idea that sitting is a static movement despite the human body is designed to move. It forces our body to stay rigid for a long time, accelerating our body's dis-activation. Swing is designed for solving this problem with a tension structure that allows the seat to move freely in conjunction with the movement of the sitter's pelvis like a small swing. You can enjoy a floating sensation with activating your body's functions with this stool.
Project Duration
Swing project started as The Chair for Athlete project in Tokyo in April 2021, and the initial model of Swing was completed in November 2021.
Operation Flow
This is a stool that can be used in two sitting modes: dynamic and static.When sitting dynamically, you sit in such a way that the rod extending under the seat touches the hole for penetration in the base parts as little as possible, and move your pelvis, hip joints, and spine to enjoy the swing of the seat. Enjoy dynamic sitting when you want to sit back or change your mind.When sitting statically, sit leaning forward so that the rod extending under the seat touches the hole. You can sit in a straight posture because the seat is fixed at an angle of about 8 degrees.
Patents
Design registration pending. Takusei Kajitani. Certificate of Design Registration, Japan Patent Office.
Team Members
Ao Designer: Yoh Miyachi
Craftsman: Ryosuke Tanaka
Image Credits
Image #1-5: Photographer Yoko Inoue, Variations, 2022.

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