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Amplification of Sensation Primarna funkcija: Javno sedište by Eun Whan Cho

Amplification of Sensation Primarna funkcija: Javno sedište by Eun Whan Cho is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Сребрна награда A' Design Award in Дизајн уличног мобилијара Competition Category.


СребрнаУлични мобилијар· 2022

Amplification of Sensation Primarna funkcija: Javno sedište

by Eun Whan Cho

Client: Seoul Metropolitan Government

Сребрна награда A' Design Award Winner in Улични мобилијар Category

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The Design

About Amplification of Sensation Primarna funkcija: Javno sedište

Book Text: Pojačavanje senzacije je javna stolica napravljena od odbačene plastike koja istovremeno služi i kao skulptura. Stolica je postavljena duž šetališta reke Han u Seulu. Levkast oblik okružuje osobu koja sedi i pojačava zvukove drveća i vode. Ova forma takođe uokviruje pogled i usmerava pažnju na okolni pejzaž. Materijal se proizvodi drobljenjem plastičnog otpada na sitne delove i njihovim oblikovanjem u sedište. Ovaj dizajn poziva građane da se odmore i da razmisle o pitanjima zaštite životne sredine.

The Recognition

About the Сребрна награда A' Design Award

Amplification of Sensation Primarna funkcija: Javno sedište је добитник Сребрне награде A' Design Award, изузетно престижног признања које се додељује врхунским, предивним и импресивним дизајнима. Добитници Сребрне награде неизмерно су бриљантна и изузетно креативна дела која илуструју изузетну стручност, таленат и оштроумност својих дизајнера. Очекује се да Amplification of Sensation Primarna funkcija: Javno sedište буде дивно, узорно дело, запажено професионално и дубоко иновативно. Овај дизајн награђен Сребрном наградом A' Design Award веома је запажен, дивљен изум који користи и помера границе уметности, науке, дизајна и технологије. Amplification of Sensation Primarna funkcija: Javno sedište је творевина којој многи завиде, која буди жеље, доноси позитивна осећања и изазива чуђење и дивљење.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
This chair is made of discarded plastic pieces and also serves as a public sculpture. The project was installed in the middle of Seoul, where garbage was poured out, and was named 'Amplification of Sensation' by designer. The designer wanted to encourage citizens to think about environmental issues through this chair, while also allowing them to focus on the sense of perception of the surrounding environment in the city.
Dimensions & Packaging
850 mm x 960 mm x 1950 mm
Tags
mootaa, street furnitrue, eunwhan cho, seoul,
Production Technology
The material of this chair is a piece obtained by pulverizing discarded plastic.
Design Challenge
In the process of making this chair, collecting materials and experimenting with materials were the most difficult parts. We collected and crushed discarded plastic waste, and conducted various experiments to mold this material back into a chair.
Research
These chairs look like funnels or megaphone. When we sit on these chairs, the sounds of trees and rivers are amplified. We can clearly hear not only the sound of nature, but also the sound of someone walking or running fast, sitting for a while and sighing, and bursting laughter out of conversation with friends. The scenery that seems trapped in a narrow field of vision reveals itself more precisely because of that. In this place, our view is transformed into the focused gaze, not a passing gaze. You can fully concentrate on your senses for a short time. And those senses extend outward. Sensory stimulation comes from the outside, something different from me, that is the difference. Our senses can be enhanced in a way of communication all the time. Even at the moment of deviation, we are destined to be connected somewhere continuously.

One more thing we can't miss is the use of recycled plastic chips. Although plastics have made our lives convenient, it is causing a lot of environmental problems. We often discuss plastics and marine pollution by it while drinking coffee in a plastic cup ironically. The sense that we are holding plastics in our hand is fading away. Sitting on a chair made of recycled plastics and contacting with it, we could amplify our senses as well as think about environmental issues for a while. Because we can only feel senses coming from the outside.
Inspiration
This chair was designed for urban environmental problems and citizens' rest. The Han River runs through the center of Seoul and is also a place loved by citizens. This river is one of the few places to feel nature in this polluted city. The Seoul Metropolitan Government requested a designer for a public installation for this important place, and Designer designed and installed these chairs.
Project Duration
This chair will be manufactured at the request of the Seoul Metropolitan Government in 2018 and then installed on the promenade around the Han River by 2026.
Operation Flow
Users can sit on funnel-shaped chairs and focus on the surrounding sounds and scenery. In addition, the user has the opportunity to think about environmental problems by checking the recycled chair materials with his eyes and hands.
Team Members
taiho shin
Image Credits
Images : Photographer mootaa, 2020

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