Bronze Furniture Design · 2020
Black Steel Novelty and Comfortable
- A' Design Award 2020 Bronze Winner in Furniture Design
- Awarded April 15, 2020
- CLIENT: Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 13,284
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About Black Steel Novelty and Comfortable
Black Steel is a set of dining table and chairs inspired by the form of a spider. The supporting frames are made of white steel, shaped by CNC milling or mold casting, and show simple lines and a stable structure. The seat surface, backrest and tabletop are made of plastic formed by injection molding. Steel and plastic create a clear contrast of color and material. The backrest follows the shape of the human back and helps support a correct posture for dining and reading. All parts can be disassembled quickly and stacked for transport.
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- Unique Properties
- The spider is a very dexterous animal. The design of the dining table and chairs incorporates the feeling of spider form, which feels very flexible and breathable. The project hopes to combine product aesthetics with product practicality. Its supporting part is made of CNC milled white steel with simple lines and a sense of power. It is suitable for modern interior decoration.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- CNC milling or mold casting technology is used to process the white steel frame, and injection molding is used to process the plastic part. All parts of the dining table and chair can be quickly disassembled to achieve the production of this design.
- Tags
- Dining table and chairs, Spider, Steel, Plastic
- Production Technology
- The supporting part of the dining table and chair is made of white steel, which is processed by CNC milling or mold casting technology, the seat surface and backrest are made of plastic, and the surface is processed by injection molding, and through the assembly of parts to achieve rapid installation.
- Design Challenge
- How flexible spider sense of style combined with furniture, and select the appropriate materials are designed with the greatest challenge encountered in the design, followed by the use of two materials, how to merging two different material properties.
- Project Duration
- The design project began in January 2019 in Shenyang, was completed in June 2019, and was exhibited in the art museum of Shenyang Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts in June 2019.
- Operation Flow
- When sitting on the leisure armchair, the seat back fit back together the human form, can assist people to make the right posture for dining, reading and other activities.
- Research
- The spider shape is applied to the dinette, there is a sense of power lines and tough, simple and concise material. Under the premise to achieve the functionality of the product, it will be reflected in the form of beauty. Chairs support portion be of steel production, strong and stable structure, with large areas of black plastic, simple pure material, color contrast in appearance, strong production operability.
- Inspiration
- Ensure the breathability and flexibility of the product is the design principle of the product, this dining table and chair in the design combined with the form of the spider, its flexibility and strength reflected in the design, the table and chair disassemble simple, can be parts stacked convenient transportation. Choose the main body frame that white steel pledges serves as desk and chair, use deft plastic to serve as chair seat and desktop, reflect the contracted style of contemporary furniture.