Balanco ተደራራቢ መቐመጢ by Lisa Lai and Joel Wong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award in ንድፊ ኣቕሑ Competition Category.
ብሩርኣቕሑ· 2022
Balanco ተደራራቢ መቐመጢ
Client: Tati
ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award Winner in ኣቕሑ Category
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About Balanco ተደራራቢ መቐመጢ
ባላንኮ ማለት ከም መቐመጢ፡ ጣውላታትን ናውቲ ጸወታን ኮይኑ ዘገልግል ስብስብ ተደራራቢ ብሎካት እዩ። እዞም ብዙሓት ገጻት ዘለዎም ብሎካት ብብዙሕ መንገዲ ክዳለዉ፡ ክቕመጡን ክደራረቡን ይኽእሉ። ብሎካቱ ንምምጥጣን ትዕግስትን ህድኣትን ስለ ዝሓትት፡ ባላንኮ ኣብ ገዛ ብዓርኪ ብዓርክን ብስድራ ቤትን ክማቐል ይኽእል። እቲ ቅርጺ ብፎም ዝተሰርሐን ቀሊልን ኮይኑ፡ እቲ ናይ መሬታዊ ሕብሪ ዘለዎ ፍልጨት ኣብ ንኽትንክፎ ልስሉስ እዩ። ብሎካቱ ንንኣሽቱ ቆልዑ ውሑሳት ኮይኖም፡ ንዓበይቲ ንኽቕመጡሎም ዝኣክል ጽኑዓት እዮም። እቲ ዝተፈላለየ መጠናት ንቁመት ቆልዑን ዓበይትን ዝሰማማዕ እዩ።
The Recognition
About the ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award
Balanco ተደራራቢ መቐመጢ ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award ዝዓወተ እዩ፣ ንጽቡቓት፣ ልዑላትን ዘስደምምን ላዕለዋይ ደረጃ ዘለዎም ዲዛይናት ዝወሃብ ብዘይተለምደ ኣዚዩ ክቡር ኣፍልጦ። ዘዓወቱ ብሩር ፍሉይ ክእለት፣ ተውህቦን ጥበብን ዲዛይነራቶም ዘርእዩ ኣዚዮም ዘብርሁን ብዙሕ ፈጠራውያንን ስራሕቲ እዮም። Balanco ተደራራቢ መቐመጢ ዝበለጸ፣ ምሳሌ ዝኾነ፣ ብኣገዳሲ መገዲ ሞያውን ብዕምቆት ሓድሽን ስራሕ ክኾን ይጽበ። እዚ ዝዓወተ ዲዛይን ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award ብዙሕ ዝተራእየን ዝደነቐን ፈጠራ እዩ፣ ጥቕሚ ዘምጽእን ደረት ጥበብ፣ ሳይንስ፣ ዲዛይንን ቴክኖሎጂን ዘስፍሕን። Balanco ተደራራቢ መቐመጢ ብብዙሕ ዝቐንኣሉ ፍጥረት እዩ፣ ድሌታት ዘበራብር፣ ጽቡቕ ስምዒታት ዘምጽእን ሰንቢድን ምድናቕን ዘበራብርን።
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Balanco consists of a series of multifaceted blocks, offering unlimited possibilities to arrange, position, and stack. As it requires significant patience and calmness to balance the blocks, it serves as one of the practical yet fun solutions for friends and families to enjoy with one another. When it is not used as objects for play, it doubles as stools and tables for adults and children.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Largest block- 600mm x 450mm x 350mm
Smallest block- 350mm x 350mm x 350mm
Felt finishing and foam-based structure. - Tags
- stool, table, toy, furniture, children, stacking, facets, play, kids, family
- Production Technology
- The lightweight and solid structure makes it suitable and safe for young children. The earth-tone felt finish aims to invite nature vibes into the house. It is soft and comfortable to touch.
- Design Challenge
- The challenge was to create a series of stackable furniture that is lightweight and safe for children even when the blocks topple over. At the same time, it is solid and strong for adults to sit and stand on them. This obstacle was overcomed as we experimented with various materials, details and manufacturing methods.
- Research
- The design intent was to deliver a design with a strong concept, through aesthetic simplicity.
- Inspiration
- With the persistence of the pandemic, staying at home has become a new norm. In most highly populated and dense cities, finding peace and mental wellness can be difficult. Inspired by the pebble towers, Balanco offers a way to find physical and inner balance, while learning to collaborate with others in the process of playing.
- Project Duration
- The project started in October 2020, and finished in December 2020. It was documented and exhibited as part of the HKTDC's programme in Hong Kong.
- Operation Flow
- Balanco functions as play objects, stools and tables. The varying sizes accommodate the ergonomics and heights from young children to adults.
- Team Members
- Lisa J. Lai and Joel Wong
- Image Credits
- Lisa J. Lai, 2020
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