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Oh Chair Không Gian Đọc Sách by Ao Zhou

Oh Chair Không Gian Đọc Sách by Ao Zhou is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Sắt in Thiết kế Sinh tạo Competition Category.


SắtThiết kế Sinh tạo· 2024

Oh Chair Không Gian Đọc Sách

by Ao Zhou

Client: Meso Design

A' Design Award Sắt Winner in Thiết kế Sinh tạo Category

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The Design

About Oh Chair Không Gian Đọc Sách

Oh Chair là câu trả lời hiện đại cho chiếc ghế trứng retro-futuristic mang tính biểu tượng. Bằng cách kết hợp đế dây kim loại uốn cong và thiết kế mở về mặt thị giác của ghế ngồi đặc trưng, các nhà thiết kế đã nắm bắt được bản chất trong cách tiếp cận công nghệ tiên tiến của họ. Việc ứng dụng AIGC vào quá trình sáng tạo cho phép Oh Chair thể hiện quan điểm của các nhà thiết kế về Trí tuệ Nhân tạo: đồng hành với tư duy cởi mở và sự cân nhắc kỹ lưỡng, đón nhận tiến bộ đồng thời chú tâm đến bối cảnh xung quanh.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Sắt

Oh Chair Không Gian Đọc Sách là người chiến thắng giải thưởng A' Design Award Sắt, một sự công nhận danh giá dành cho các thiết kế tốt đáp ứng các yêu cầu chuyên môn và công nghiệp được kỳ vọng từ các sáng tạo được thiết kế tốt. Những người chiến thắng giải Sắt thể hiện kỹ năng tuyệt vời, chuyên môn hóa cao, sự thấu hiểu chuyên gia và năng lực sáng tạo của người tạo ra chúng. Oh Chair Không Gian Đọc Sách được kỳ vọng là một sáng tạo được đánh giá cao, ngưỡng mộ và trân trọng, thực tế và đổi mới. Thiết kế chiến thắng giải thưởng A' Design Award Sắt này tích hợp các thực hành tốt nhất của ngành và có các đặc tính kỹ thuật thành thạo gắn liền với bí quyết và tài năng. Oh Chair Không Gian Đọc Sách được kính trọng vì sự kỹ lưỡng và được thiết kế để mang lại những cải thiện chất lượng cuộc sống giúp biến thế giới thành một nơi tốt đẹp hơn.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Oh Chair is a modern response to the iconic retro-futuristic egg chair. By incorporating the bent wire base and the visually open design of the signature seat, the designers were able to capture the essence of their approach to cutting-edge technology.
Involving AIGC in the creation process allowed Oh Chair to showcase the designers' perspective on Artificial Intelligence: co-piloting with an open mind and careful consideration, embracing progress while being mindful of the surrounding context.
Dimensions & Packaging
706 mm X 1316 mm X 1356 mm
Tags
Artificial Intelligence, Algorithmic Furniture, Retrofuturistic, Sustainability, AI-Assisted Design, Furniture Design, Generative Design, Recycled Material, Stainless Steel, Future Casting, Lounge Chair, Sessel Design, Ergonomics
Production Technology
Design Process: Blender/Figma/Photoshop/AIGC

Materials: 100% recyclable polyethylene, Fabric, Stainless Steel
Design Challenge
Training the AI model is the biggest challenge that we met. Instead of just starting from scratch with a publicly available generative AI model, we trained the Stable Diffusion image-generation model on both modernism and retro-futuristic catalogs from the 1920s-1930s, and 1950s to 1960s. This process leads to thousands of Iterations and Ideations. We need to adapt to the technical demands of AI and invest in training and infrastructure. Images generated with these two distinct data sets reflect the general aesthetic of those time periods and that also correspond with our original design goal: While following the legacy of the timeless design from above two golden periods, exploring new materials, construction techniques, and ergonomic solutions within the constraints of a chair design, ultimately producing a functional and aesthetically compelling piece of furniture.
Research
This design project is a speculative experience exploring the impact of creative technologies on the design process. We suspect generative design will speed up the early stage exploration with conversational response, but yet know how it helps the final visualization. To figure out, we conducted qualitative research on how the designer workflow is impacted by generative co-creation.

In this test, designers are the participants. We collected and analyzed data exchange from every step of the design process, from MidJourney to Blender to Photoshop, and found the preset “prompt” setting of the scope for the entire project. After the back-and-forth chat process between the chief designer and mid-journey, generative tech assisted the designer in putting their vision to work and setting the boundaries and visual direction with an extensive image database from both modernism and retro-futuristic, thus clarifying the designer’s direction with the provided tangible option for the next stage.

However, the image generated by AI hardly applies to furniture modeling and production because of its limitation on understanding the z-axis and following the basic law of physics. Here is when the designer takes the lead. During the iteration phase, the design, and design alongside the visualizer collaborated as human factor engineers to restructure the initial design with more human factor and production consideration. Adding human touches, like a round cushion for back support and a visual icon; injects consciousness of sustainability with the material choice. At this stage, generative AI assists the creative process by presenting an incorrect baseline design embodied in the same art direction, this gives designers great motivation to “Correct” the structure, thus self-critique their vision and focus on the human factor and material choices.

The result of the research result is that generative AI is a great tool for visualizing designer vision with lightning speed and liberating design from the heavy lifting of self-double by accelerating the brainstorming process with a pre-trained database and creating “other” derivatives from “self” for more conscious iteration and less self double for later revisions.
Inspiration
The seating of the Oh Chair is reminiscent of bended paper, mimic the lightness and organic fluidity of a paper drifting in the wind, and symbolizing the dawn of a new era.
The welded metal tubes, with their simple bends, pay homage to the outline of a classic paperclip.
Drawing inspiration from Munich, the birthplace of Stable Diffusion, this armchair seamlessly blends diversity, vitality, humanity, and urban elements all in one.
Project Duration
The project started October 2023 in Munich, and finished in January 2024 in Munich and Los Angeles.
Team Members
Art Director: Jiaying Zhou(Connie)
Chief Designer: Ao Zhou
Visualization Designer: Jackson Zhang

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