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H Chair Кафедра by Xiaoyan Wei

H Chair Кафедра by Xiaoyan Wei is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Ҷоизаи биринҷии A' Design Award in Дизайни мебел Competition Category.


БиринҷМебел· 2020

H Chair Кафедра

by Xiaoyan Wei

Client: Daisenbear

Ҷоизаи биринҷии A' Design Award Winner in Мебел Category

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The Design

About H Chair Кафедра

"H Chair" порчаи интихобшудаи силсилаи "фосила" аз Сяоян Вей мебошад. Илҳоми вай аз каҷҳо ва шаклҳои озод дар фазо буд. Он муносибати мебел ва фазоро бо роҳи пешниҳод намудани имкониятҳои гуногун барои беҳтар намудани таҷрибаи корбар тағйир медиҳад. Натиҷа бо назардошти тавозун байни тасалло ва идеяи нафас ба даст оварда шуд. Истифодаи чубҳои биринҷӣ на танҳо барои ба эътидол овардан, балки барои расонидани гуногунии визуалӣ ба тарҳ низ буд; он фазои манфии аз ҷониби ду каҷ равонро бо хатти мухталиф барои нафаскашии фосила фарқ мекунад.

The Recognition

About the Ҷоизаи биринҷии A' Design Award

H Chair Кафедра ғолиби Ҷоизаи биринҷии A' Design Award аст, ки эътирофи басо обрӯманд буда, ба тарҳҳои барҷаста дода мешавад, ки бо эҷодкорӣ, зеҳни тез ва зиракӣ фарқ мекунанд. Ғолибони биринҷ артефактҳои хеле моҳир ва ба таври ҷолиб эҷодкоронаанд, ки таҷрибаи васеъ, тасаввурот ва зеҳни тарроҳони худро тасдиқ мекунанд. Интизор меравад, ки H Chair Кафедра ашёи хеле қадршуда, мавриди таҳсин ва маҳбуб бошад, ки ба таври назаррас касбӣ ва навоварона аст. Ин тарҳи ғолиби Ҷоизаи биринҷии A' Design Award беҳтарин амалияро дар санъат, илм, тарроҳӣ ва технология дар бар мегирад ва бо диққати худ ба тафсилот аъло аст. H Chair Кафедра эҳтиёҷотро бо зебоӣ қонеъ мекунад, ба хостаҳо даст мерасонад, эҳсосотро мафтун месозад ва кунҷковиро ҷалб мекунад.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
The visual language of the "h chair" expresses the designer's unique interpretation of 18 century neoclassic design. A sense of contradiction was created by a combination of hard wood and soft texture. The set of brass metal rods help stabilizing the body structure and bring dramatic visual diversity to the design, in the meantime highlight a very “breathable” negative space made by two flowing curves with different linearity. The entire design full of contradictions and balance.
Dimensions & Packaging
Width 660mm x Depth 772mm x Height 650 mm
Tags
Chair, breathing design, Negative space, Italian neoclassical, New form
Production Technology
Bentwood/
Ash wood/ Brass/ Leather
Design Challenge
The first creative challenge was to capture the spirit of 18th century neoclassic furniture design and interpret that in a unique but modern way. A good amount of field research was conducted to set the tone of the design. A list of keywords was built at the very beginning to be used as guidelines for design ideation and exploration through the end to the final proposal.
Trying to create an interesting way to express “breathability” in design was another challenge. One has to be simple but dramatic and achieves visual harmony in the design hierarchy. Iterations in scaled 3D models were built to help exploring different possibilities.
Finding the balance between functionality and design was a lengthy journey. After all the sculpting and adjustments, it must be able to perform as a stable chair that brings joy and comfort experience to the consumers. Full size rough prototypes were created once the general framework was lock-in to make sure it is structurally functional. A series tests were conducted in order to find the exact position where the connector should be installed.
Research
The furniture series “interval” concentrates on the expressive beauty that can be created in a room through the dynamic expression of form. By utilizing the negative space in the room my design process creates furniture which captures a sense of surprise and punctuation in an otherwise neutral space.
In this colorful world, we really require such a space for breath and balance.
Inspiration
The h chair is a piece of the “interval” furniture series. The design was inspired by the beauty of free flowing curves and forms in a neutral space. It was meant to bring a comforting and “breathable" experience to users.
Project Duration
The project started in April 2019 and finished in August 2019 in Los Angeles, and exhibit in SaloneSatellite in April 2020
Operation Flow
Two pieces of Bentwood(seat to backrest) connect by the gold metal components, it's also balance originally flowing state of the chair.
Patents
NONE
Team Members
Designer: Xiaoyan Wei
Image Credits
Photo: Liu Wei

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