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Polyhedron Isitulo by Jin Woong Lee

Polyhedron Isitulo by Jin Woong Lee is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Ibhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award in Uyilo lweeFomu kunye neeMveliso eziShicilelwe nge-3D Competition Category.


IsilivereUkushicilela nge-3D· 2021

Polyhedron Isitulo

by Jin Woong Lee

Client: Pro-Sp

Ibhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award Winner in Ukushicilela nge-3D Category

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The Design

About Polyhedron Isitulo

I-Polyhedron Stool sisitulo esinokutshintsha ubude kunye nokuhamba kwentyatyambo evalayo. Xa intyatyambo ibekwe, iipetals zayo ziqokelelana ngaphakathi, iziphelo ziphakama, kwaye ukuphakama kuyatshintsha. Ngokubamba intloko-ezantsi kunye nokujikeleza i-head-top, iintsika zihamba, kwaye i-stool inyuka. Ngaphandle kweentsika zetsimbi ezicwangcisiweyo ze-CNC, isiqwenga ngasinye senziwe kusetyenziswa umshicileli we-3D, evumela abantu ukuba bavelise kwaye bavelise kwakhona ngemilinganiselo emincinci.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award

Polyhedron Isitulo ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo ngokungaqhelekanga okunikwa imiyilo yomgangatho ophezulu, entle nechukumisayo. Abaphumeleleyo beSilivere ziimveliso ezikhazimlayo kakhulu nezidala kakhulu ezibonisa ubungcali obuphawulekayo, italente nobukrelekrele babayili bazo. Polyhedron Isitulo iyathenjwa ukuba ibe ngumsebenzi omhle womzekelo, onobungcali obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha ezinzulu. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award yimveliso ebonakalayo kakhulu, ethandwayo enceda kwaye inyusa imida yobugcisa, inzululwazi, uyilo kunye nobuchwephesha. Polyhedron Isitulo yimveliso enomona omkhulu kuyo evusa iinqwenelo, izisa iimvakalelo ezintle kwaye ivuselela ukumangaliswa nokumangala.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
The Polyhedron stool is a 3d printed stool that has a new way of controlling height. Except for one CNC processed metal component, every part is made through the 3d printer, allowing individuals to produce and reproduce themselves within small amounts (leading to numerous variations).
Dimensions & Packaging
490mm X 470mm X 450mm, 300mm X 300mm X 680mm. The stool is composed of 20 different components (total of 36 pieces): one CNC processed metal part, three ready-made metal shafts, and sixteen 3d printed parts. Every part from the leg's metal shaft to a small magnet of the lock can be dismantled.
Tags
Polyhedron, Stool, 3d printed, Flower, Height adjustable
Production Technology
3d printer: PLA - chrome plating & matte finishes, CNC Machine: stainless steel, ready-made components of aluminum shafts and pipes.
Design Challenge
3d printer gives the benefit of easy and unconstrained production but has weak durability. As to print every component using the printer, it was challenging to make a stable and strong structure. To have the stable stool needed clean and simple assembly. Made multiple structural changes to lesson the components and used minimum ready-made materials (2 metal shafts and one aluminum pipe) to support and balance the weight.
Research
Tried to print clean and strong parts using an adequate amount of filaments. The percentage of infill determines not only the amounts of filaments but also the length of printing time. Besides simple factors like positioning, various circumstances influenced clean printing and led to multiple modifications.
Inspiration
Designing a product that has a simple production was the aim of the project. A product that can be easily accessed by not only the creator but also by individuals, leading to multiple variations of different tastes. A 3d printer is a manufacturing tool that allows making products with less amount and restrictions (limiting the design). Chose a stool as the starting item of a space, Polyhedron with a function of adjustable height that thought was the most required function that a stool needs.
Project Duration
The project started in June 2018 in Seoul, Korea, and ended in September 2018. With a major structural change, revised the project from March 2019 to July 2019.
Operation Flow
When the flower sets, its petals gather. The ends go up, and the height gets changed. At the stool, three pillars are attached to the head. As grabbing the bottom head, rotating the upper part make pillars gather and escalate the stool. The four gears inside the head convert circular move vertically, making the pillar's end rise. There is a lock below the head attached to a magnet and can be unlocked by simply pulling down.
Patents
Patented, 30-1001682, Jin Woong Lee, 2038.
Image Credits
Image #1-4: PRO-SP
Image #5: Photographer Yun Seo Choi, 2019
Video: PRO-SP

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