Sway 酒吧椅 by Rou-Yun Ho is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Perak in Desain Parabot Competition Category.

PerakParabot· 2023

Sway 酒吧椅

by Rou-Yun Ho

A' Design Award Perak Winner in Parabot Category

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The Design

About Sway 酒吧椅

Sway mangrupikeun cara pikeun ngajalajah wirahma sareng pola anjeun nyalira. Ngaliwatan observasi jeung manggihan ieu gerakan pingsan occasional, geus dicatet yén jalma kadang némbongkeun paripolah pingsan, kayaning goyang, nalika ngasupkeun kaayaan aliran méntal. Ku ngalebetkeun pendulum handapeun korsi, jangkungna sareng sensasi unik anu disayogikeun ku bangku bar diungkit. Eta nyadiakeun stabilitas jeung dikawasa, goyang skala leutik nu ngidinan pamaké pikeun ngajajah tur manggihan wirahma sorangan. Kalayan desain bangku bar anu luhur sareng gerakan goyang, Sway ngamajukeun kaayaan pikiran anu tenang sareng kontemplatif.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perak

Sway 酒吧椅 mangrupa juara A' Design Award Perak, pangakuan anu luar biasa bergengsi anu dipasihkeun ka desain kelas luhur, endah jeung matak kagum. Para juara Perak téh karya anu pohara cemerlang jeung pohara kréatif anu ngagambarkeun kaahlian, bakat jeung kapinteran para désainerna. Sway 酒吧椅 diharepkeun jadi karya anu éndah, karya andalan anu pohara profésional jeung pohara inovatif. Desain juara A' Design Award Perak ieu mangrupa panemuan anu pohara kasohor jeung dikagumi anu mangpaat sarta ngamajukeun watesan seni, élmu, desain jeung téknologi. Sway 酒吧椅 mangrupa kréasi anu pohara diirikeun anu ngahudang kahayang, ngabawa rasa positip, jeung ngahudangkeun rasa heran jeung kagum.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: A way to explore your own rhythm and patterns.

By leveraging the height and the unique sensation that a bar stool provides, incorporating a pendulum beneath the seat. Sway provides stability and controlled, small-scale rocking that allows users to explore and find your own rhythm and patterns. With its high bar stool design and rocking motion, Sway promotes a calming and contemplative state of mind.
Dimensions & Packaging: 350X380X855
Tags: Unconscious behavior, mental flow, and bar stool.
Production Technology: Traditional bending, handmade welding, handmade woodworking, surface treatment.
Design Challenge: The production process involves traditional tube bending and handmade welding, but transforming unconscious behavior and mental flow into objects is the longest and most thoughtful part of the entire creative process.
Research: Inspired by the observation and discovery of people's occasional unconscious behavior of rocking, research has found that it has a similar function of "awakening" the brain, promoting cognitive thinking ability, increasing blood flow, and inducing a state of mental flow. From this intriguing phenomenon, the concept was transformed into the design of an object, particularly a bar stool, utilizing the unique sensation brought by the bar stool to create a high rocking chair. The chair aims to evoke a relaxed atmosphere and aid in achieving a state of focused thinking.

Subsequently, the center of gravity was tested to determine the appropriate proportions of length and weight distribution. Once the size was defined, the design was conceived, and PVC water pipes were heated to create the model of the chair frame ,and size adjustments. Finally, surface treatment was applied.
Inspiration: Through observing and discovering these occasional unconscious movements, it has been noted that people sometimes exhibit unconscious behaviors, such as rocking, when entering a state of mental flow. This fascinating phenomenon has inspired me to transform it into a design object.
Project Duration: The project lasts for one semester and takes place at Shih Chien University.