Zazen Isihlalo esisebenzisiwe rhoqo ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo by Jingbin Xi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award in Uyilo lweFanitshala Competition Category.
IntsimbiIfanitshala· 2022
Zazen Isihlalo esisebenzisiwe rhoqo ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo
by Jingbin Xi
Client: Nanchang University
Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award Winner in Ifanitshala Category
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About Zazen Isihlalo esisebenzisiwe rhoqo ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo
Zazen sisihlalo esisebenzisiwe rhoqo ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo, seyilelwe ukusetyenziswa ekuphangeleni nasekuphumleni kwiindawo zoluntu ezifana neeofisi kunye needolophu. I-Zazen inokuguqulwa ukutshintsha umsebenzi wayo. Xa icala elivulwe kancinci liphezulu, i-Zazen isebenza njengesihlalo esiqhelekileyo sokufunda nokusebenza. Xa icala elivulwe kakhulu liphezulu, i-Zazen iguqukela kwisofa ebanzi enika indawo entle yokufunda nokucamngca. Abasebenzisi bangahlala ngeenqindi ezicalene phezu komphezulu wesofa. I-Zazen yenziwe ngomthi we-teak, umthi ozinzileyo ongatyiwa lulishwa, olulinganiselo lobude i-96 cm, ububanzi obu-68 cm, kunye nomphakamo we-65 cm.
The Recognition
About the Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award
Zazen Isihlalo esisebenzisiwe rhoqo ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo okunikwa imiyilo elungileyo eyanelisa iimfuno zobungcali neemveliso ezilindelekileyo kwimveliso ezicwangciswe kakuhle. Abaphumeleleyo beNtsimbi babonisa ubuchule obukhulu, ubuchule obuphezulu, ukuqonda kwengcali namandla okuyila abayili babo. Zazen Isihlalo esisebenzisiwe rhoqo ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo iyathenjwa ukuba ibe yimveliso exatyiswa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo esebenzayo neyinto entsha. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award udibanisa iindlela ezilungileyo kakhulu zemboleko kwaye unezimpawu zobuchwephesha ezifanelekileyo ezidityaniswe nolwazi netalente. Zazen Isihlalo esisebenzisiwe rhoqo ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo iyahlonelwa ngenxa yenkcukacha yayo kwaye yacwangciselwa ukunika uphuculo lomgangatho wobomi olunceda ukwenza ihlabathi libe yindawo engcono.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Zazen is a refreshing space rather than a chair. We need an area in the public places such as office and library to let us get out of the stress for a while. Zazen can company you until calming down and refresh yourself via providing an area for meditation. It also can be an ordinary chair with turning over for study and work.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- length 96cm x Width 68cm x Height 65cm
- Tags
- Chair, Sofa, Space-saving, Zazen, Culture, Wood, Furniture, Rest
- Production Technology
- Material is teak, it is all a dry shrinkage is wet bilge minimum deformation of wood, after professional drying treatment, stable size very wear-resisting, the shrinkage rate from raw material to air dry to radial 2.2%, 4.0%, is the minimum deformation coefficient of the wood, good resistance to bending, wear-resisting, air dry density is 0.65 g/cm3 (dry weight about 650 kg/m3); Therefore, it has the distinctive characteristics of anticorrosive, insect-proof and so on. Suitable as a chair material.
- Design Challenge
- This is an innovative design with a complex internal structure, and the machining qualification rate is the biggest challenge encountered by this project.
- Research
- With the highly-development society and fast-pace life, people are always under stress and With the highly-development society and fast-paced life, people are always under stress and anxiety. They expect space to relax for a while. In addition, meditation as a new healthy lifestyle impresses people who pay attention to their mental health these years. We need an area in the public places (office and library) to let us get out of the stress for a while. Zazen can company you until calming down and refresh yourself.
It also can be an ordinary chair with turning over for study and work. One product with two functions is an advocate of a low-carbon lifestyle and sustainable development.
In total, Zazen expresses a method of taking care of your mental and psychological health while putting lots of effort to work and study. - Inspiration
- Daily working time and library sofa inspired us to come up with this project. Employees often need to relax during your daily work in order to refresh brain. And sofa is furniture that can make people feel more comfortable. We want to design a chair that combines advantages. It is usually a chair that can be flipped over to form a wide sofa. Users can meditate while sitting cross-legged on the sofa.
- Project Duration
- The project started in September 2021 in Milan and finished in February 2022 in that place, and was exhibited in China in February 2022.
- Operation Flow
- Turn the small-opening side up to make it an ordinary chair for study and work. On the other hand, it turns to a sofa with a large-opening side up so that creates a comfortable space for reading and meditation. When users feel stressed with current study or work, come and meditate for a while, to gain a refreshed mind.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Bruce Tao, 2022
- Team Members
- Design leader: Nanyi Wang
Designer: Mengyu Su - Image Credits
- Creator (Bruce Tao / Designer)
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