Re-Leaf Trädgrop by The School of Industrial Design in LAFA

Re-Leaf Trädgrop by The School of Industrial Design in LAFA is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2017 A' Design Award i Silver in Gatu- och Stadsmöbeldesign Competition Category.

SilverGatumöbler· 2017

Re-Leaf Trädgrop

by The School of Industrial Design in LAFA

Client: Luxun Academy of Fine Arts

A' Design Award i Silver Winner in Gatumöbler Category

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The Design

About Re-Leaf Trädgrop

Re-Leaf är en ekologisk trädgrop utformad för gator och offentliga miljöer. Nedfallna löv samlas inuti det halvslutna bassängformade skyddet, där regn och snö packar samman dem tills de bryts ner. De förmultnade löven fungerar som ett naturligt gödningsmedel som ökar näringsinnehållet i jorden och främjar trädets tillväxt. Den halvslutna formen minskar även vattenavrinning och bidrar till att bevara jordens fuktighet. Re-Leaf är tillverkad i gjutjärn och består av fyra identiska delar, som sammanfogas innan installation runt ett träd. Trädgropen mäter 1300 x 1300 x 250 millimeter.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Silver

Re-Leaf Trädgrop är vinnare av A' Design Award i Silver, ett utomordentligt prestigefyllt erkännande som tilldelas förstklassiga, hänförande och imponerande designverk i toppskiktet. Silvervinnare är oerhört briljanta och utomordentligt kreativa verk som illustrerar sina formgivares enastående expertis, talang och skarpsinne. Re-Leaf Trädgrop förväntas vara ett underbart paradexempel som är anmärkningsvärt professionellt och djupt innovativt. Detta vinnande verk i A' Design Award i Silver är en mycket uppmärksammad, beundrad uppfinning som gagnar och flyttar fram gränserna för konst, vetenskap, design och teknik. Re-Leaf Trädgrop är en skapelse som avundas starkt, som väcker längtan, förmedlar positiva känslor och väcker förundran och häpnad.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: As we all agree that Mother Nature know what is the best, fallen leaves are the best fertilizer of trees. But before those leaves rot for a while, they are accumulated, compacted and watered by rain and snow. Return to the Roots is the solution of fallen leaves. By means of ingenious design of three-dimensional space, trees are spread fertilizer which is ret by their own fallen leaves in the enclosed space formed by the tree pool, so as to increase soil nutrients and stimulate tree growth.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 1300mm x Depth 1300mm x Height 250mm
Tags: Ecological Balance, Sustainable, Regeneration, redesign,
Production Technology: Our design is shaped by Cast iron molding technology.
Design Challenge: The challenge of our design is that we cannot find a suitable material in hardness and ductility. After a number of tests in the selection of materials, we finally find the proper material which achieves the desired effect.
Research: To offer a better solution of fallen leaves and give trees more fertilizer, we find a solution in the tree pools design. As we all know, the fallen leaves can be rotted by themselves and it is the best fertilizer of trees. Semi-closed tree pool can effectively avoid water runoff and protect soil moisture. We put the fallen leaves in our tree pool, give it a space in rotting.
Inspiration: By considering of Mother Nature always using new lives to replace the old one, every new leaves can be seen a regeneration of those fallen leaves. Just like the saying that Mother Nature always know what is the best, fallen leaves are the best fertilizer of trees. In each autumn, fallen leaves are everywhere on the street, not be used. So we offer you Re-leaf, the design of ecological tree pool, the best solution of fallen leaves.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2015 in LAFA Communal Facility Design Studio and finished in August 2016 in National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center of Industrial Design in LAFA.
Operation Flow: Our project is kind of model combination design, combine with 4 same parts. You can install all the parts before you set up the tree pool.
Team Members: Designer: Xue Wenkai
Designer: Sun Jian
Designer: Du Heli
Designer: Xue Bomu
Designer: Dai Guanrong