Omni ብዙሕ-ተግባራዊ መቐመጢ by Chenyang Yu and Xinyi Huang

Omni ብዙሕ-ተግባራዊ መቐመጢ by Chenyang Yu and Xinyi Huang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award in ንድፊ ኣቕሑ ጀርዲንን ደገን Competition Category.

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Omni ብዙሕ-ተግባራዊ መቐመጢ

by Chenyang Yu and Xinyi Huang

ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award Winner in ኣቕሑ ደገ Category

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The Design

About Omni ብዙሕ-ተግባራዊ መቐመጢ

ኦምኒ ኣብ ደገ ዝጥቀም ቤት-ዕዮ ኮይኑ፡ ብምዝዋር ከም መቐመጢን ከም መደርደሪን ክኸውን ዝተዳለወ እዩ። ቅርጹ ጽምዋ ዘለዎን ተፈጥሮኣዊን ቅርጽታት ዝሓዘ እዩ። ምስ ሰብ ዝገብሮ ርክብን ስነ-ኤርጎኖሚክስን ኣብ ግምት ብምእታው፡ ኦምኒ ኣብ ዝተፈላለዩ መቐመጢ ኣገባባት እተወሃሃደ ምቹውነት ክህብ፡ ኣብ ዝዞረሉ እዋን ድማ ንጠረጴዛ ዝምችእ ቁመት ክህልዎ ዝተዳለወ እዩ። ቀሊል ክብደት ዘለዎ ስለዝኾነ፡ ኦምኒ ብቐሊል ንምዝዋር፡ ንምንቅስቃስን ንምውጣንን የኽእል፡ እዚ ድማ ኣብ ደገ ንዝግበር ተመክሮ ዝሓሸ ተዓጻጻፍነትን ምቹውነትን ይህብ።

The Recognition

About the ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award

Omni ብዙሕ-ተግባራዊ መቐመጢ ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award ዝዓወተ እዩ፣ ብፈጠራ፣ ርእሰ ሓይልን ስቕታን ዝፍለዩ ብልጫ ዘለዎም ዲዛይናት ዝወሃብ ኣዚዩ ክቡር ኣፍልጦ። ዘዓወቱ ነሓስ ሰፊሕ ተሞክሮ፣ ምሕሳብን ርእሰ ምምዕባልን ዲዛይነራቶም ዘረጋግጹ ኣዚዮም ክኢላታትን ብዘደንቕ መገዲ ፈጠራውያንን ኣርቴፋክትታት እዮም። Omni ብዙሕ-ተግባራዊ መቐመጢ ብዙሕ ዝተመነየ፣ ዝደነቐን ዝፈተዎን ብኣገዳሲ መገዲ ሞያውን ሓድሽን ኣቕሓ ክኾን ይጽበ። እዚ ዝዓወተ ዲዛይን ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award ኣብ ጥበብ፣ ሳይንስ፣ ዲዛይንን ቴክኖሎጂን ዝበለጹ ልምድታት ዘጣምር፣ ንዝርዝር ብዝህቦ ኣቓልቦ ድማ ዝበለጸ እዩ። Omni ብዙሕ-ተግባራዊ መቐመጢ ድልየታት ብጽባቐ የማልእ፣ ንድሌታት ይትንክፍ፣ ንስምዒታት የማርኽን ሕቶ ድማ የሰሕብን።

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Omni, an outdoor furniture piece designed to function both as seating and tabletop through rotation. Its form features curvy silhouettes and organic shapes. With consideration of human interactions and ergonomics, Omni is designed to offer optimal comfort in various seating positions, while also providing a suitable height for table use when rotated. Lightweight, Omni offers effortless rotation, movement, and arrangement, providing enhanced flexibility and comfort for outdoor experiences.
Dimensions & Packaging: When in chair position, Wide 20.5 inch x Depth 28.5 inch x Height 27.5 inch
Tags: Chair, Table, Movable, Convertible, Outdoor, Exterior, Public, Multifunctional, Ergonomics, Curve, Armchair
Production Technology: Rotomolding, Recyclable Thermoplastics, Recyclable Polyethylene
Design Challenge: Adjustments of the curvature and shapes
Research: We looked into the typical forms and arrangements of public seating, examining the interactions between individuals and public seating, as well as the limitations in functionality and aesthetics commonly associated with such seating.
Ergonomic considerations guided the adjustment of curvature and shape, optimizing comfort and usability. Feasibility studies using scaled physical models helped validate and enhance the design concept.
Inspiration: Omni draws inspirations from the growing appreciation for outdoor experiences in the context of pandemic and post-pandemic times that many traditional indoor activities are now being transferred to outdoor settings. Designed to enhance human interaction and expand outdoor possibilities, this versatile and flexible piece combines seating and tabletop functionality, addressing limitations both in functionality and aesthetics of traditional outdoor arrangements.
Project Duration: Designed Feb - May 2021, Philadelphia, USA
Operation Flow: Omni offers a unique rotational feature, allowing a seamless transformation from a chair to a tabletop with a simple 90-degree rotation. Its lightweight construction facilitates easy movement, rotation, and arrangement, enabling users to create diverse furniture sets tailored to different activities. This design promotes human interactions and sparks user creativity. Additionally, the organic curvy shapes of Omni provide a range of sitting options, ensuring comfort and versatility for users to find their preferred seating positions.
Team Members: Xinyi Huang
Chenyang Yu
Image Credits: Xinyi Huang
Chenyang Yu