Smile Alaga by Xu Le is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun-èlò Ilé Competition Category.
IdẹOhun-èlò Ilé· 2021
Smile Alaga
by Xu Le
Client: Zhijiang college of zhejiang university of technology
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Ohun-èlò Ilé Category
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About Smile Alaga
Ọ̀rọ̀ Ìwé: Smile jẹ́ alaga onígi tí a ṣe fún ìlò ojoojúmọ́. Ìtẹ̀gbà rẹ̀ ní àpẹrẹ igun ẹnu tí a gbé sókè níwọ̀nba, èyí tí ó fún alaga náà ní orúkọ rẹ̀. Àwọn ìtẹ́wọ́, ẹsẹ̀ iwájú àti ẹsẹ̀ ẹ̀yìn farahàn gẹ́gẹ́ bí igi kan ṣoṣo tí a ti pín tí ó sì ti dàgbà, tí ó ń fi ọ̀rọ̀-ìjìnlẹ̀ ìdàgbàsókè gbogbo nǹkan hàn. Àwọn ìlà tí ó rí bíi ọ̀nà kọ̀ọ̀kan lórí ìtẹ́wọ́ àti ìtẹ̀gbà jẹ́ fífúyẹ́, dídán àti kíkún, wọ́n sì ń dá ìhun òjìji rírọ̀ sílẹ̀. A ṣe alaga náà pẹ̀lú igi beech àti igi walnut ti Àríwá Amẹ́ríkà, tí a fi ọ̀nà ìtẹ̀báwọ̀n igi ṣe àpẹrẹ rẹ̀. A ti mú ìjókòó àti ìtẹ̀gbà náà dára síi láti mú ìtura pọ̀ sí i.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award
Smile Alaga jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Smile Alaga yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. Smile Alaga ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The chair adopts advanced cold-curved wood technology in the process, uses the least materials to achieve the noble material sense of natural solid wood, and also fully uses the toughness of the wood itself. The rigorous and meticulous production process conveys the warmth of ingenuity and allows the owner to produce a heart of love.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Product Size: 597*484*760 (mm) Product weight: 4.8 kg Product volume: 0.22 m3
- Tags
- S,C
- Production Technology
- Production technology: wood bending process. Materials: Beech, North American walnut.
- Design Challenge
- The connection between the armrest and stool leg of the chair works like a piece of wood that grows after being split. These flowing curves increase the difficulty of production, and are also a great challenge to the production process. Before production, the designer prints out drawings and 3D printed models. Designers and woodworkers have discussed the appearance, dimensions, and craftsmanship many times to minimize errors in production and better restore the design of drawings. Designers use wood's hot bending technology to make handrails. In addition, the connecting part on the seat back has chosen the domino connection structure to restore the drawings as much as possible.
- Research
- Design background: I hope that designing a comfortable chair will also allow users to have a love of things and experience the aesthetics of life. Method: The ancient people's philosophical ideas were extracted, and the concept of the growth of all things was incorporated into the shape of the chair. In terms of aesthetics, the connection between the armrest and the stool leg grew like a piece of wood after being split. Incorporate the degree of line changes in traditional painting and calligraphy works into the lines of the chair, giving the shape a sense of integrity.
- Inspiration
- The backrest of the chair is like a slightly raised corner of the mouth, hence the name "Smile - Chair". The armrests, front legs, and rear legs of the laughing chair are visually like a piece of wood that has been split and grown, reflecting the concept of growth of everything. The delicate lines of the armrest and backrest are like silk, light and supple, full and exquisite, and extremely tension, and create a special shadow effect.
- Project Duration
- The project started in April 2019 in Hangzhou and finished in August 2020 in Hangzhou.
- Operation Flow
- Chairs are so common that few people care about them. The design of Mua Chair is to improve the details of chair surface and backrest to enhance the comfort, and the curve design of armrest can let users experience complete smoothness.
- Team Members
- Xu Le, Bao Liyuan, Yang Cunyuan, Xia Yingchong and Zhang Wen
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