Calligraphy Study Tábìlì Ìkẹ́kọ̀ọ́ by Bai Xiangyu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun-èlò Ilé Competition Category.
FàdákàOhun-èlò Ilé· 2024
Calligraphy Study Tábìlì Ìkẹ́kọ̀ọ́
by Bai Xiangyu
Client: Two square meters Smart Home Technology Co. Ltd.
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award Winner in Ohun-èlò Ilé Category
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About Calligraphy Study Tábìlì Ìkẹ́kọ̀ọ́
Calligraphy Study jẹ́ tábìlì ìkẹ́kọ̀ọ́ tí a lè ṣàtúnṣe gíga rẹ̀ pẹ̀lú iná mọ̀nàmọ́ná, tí a ṣe àpẹrẹ rẹ̀ fún àwọn ọmọdé tí wọ́n ń kẹ́kọ̀ọ́ ìkọ̀wé ọnà ilẹ̀ Ṣáínà (calligraphy). A sábà máa ń kọ ìkọ̀wé ọnà yìí ní ìdúró, nítorí náà a lè yí gíga tábìlì náà padà láàrin sẹ̀ǹtímítà 56 sí 110 pẹ̀lú pátákó ìdarí tí ó ń fi gíga tí ó wà lọ́wọ́lọ́wọ́ hàn. A lè tẹ orí tábìlì náà láti ìwọ̀n 0 sí 60 dígírì fún yíyà àwòrán àti kíkà ìwé. A fi igi líle ṣe férémù rẹ̀ pẹ̀lú ọ̀nà ìsopọ̀ ìbílẹ̀ ti mortise àti tenon, bẹ́ẹ̀ sì ni iṣẹ́ híhun ọ̀pẹ-igi (rattan) bo ìbòjú rẹ̀. Àwọn ohun ìdìmú onígi ń fi magínẹ́ẹ̀tì mú àwọn búrọ́ọ̀ṣì dúró sí ipò wọn. Kọ́bọ́ọ̀dù kékeré tí ó ṣeé gbé kiri ń tọ́jú àwọn ìká bébà àti àwọn ìwé àkájọ.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award
Calligraphy Study Tábìlì Ìkẹ́kọ̀ọ́ jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ onípọ̀nlé lọ́nà àrà ọ̀tọ̀ tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe ìpele gíga jùlọ tó dára tó sì ń kan ọkàn. Àwọn olùborí Fàdákà jẹ́ àwọn iṣẹ́ tó ń tàn yòò gidigidi tó sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá púpọ̀ tí wọ́n ń ṣàfihàn ìmọ̀ ìjìnlẹ̀, ẹ̀bùn àti ìmọ̀ràn àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Calligraphy Study Tábìlì Ìkẹ́kọ̀ọ́ yóò jẹ́ iṣẹ́ àgbàyanu, àpẹẹrẹ rere, ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun jinlẹ̀. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award yìí jẹ́ ohun ìmúṣẹ̀dá tó hàn gbangba gidigidi tí a mọrírì tó ń ṣe anfàní tó sì ń tì ààlà iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ síwájú. Calligraphy Study Tábìlì Ìkẹ́kọ̀ọ́ jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ń ṣe ìlara, tó ń jí ìfẹ́ inú, tó ń mú ìmọ̀lára rere wá tó sì ń jí ìyàlẹ́nu àti ìyanu.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Calligraphy is a treasure of traditional Chinese culture, but practicing calligraphy requires standing. The electric calligraphy learning desk allows for quick adjustment of the desk height, enabling children to practice calligraphy more conveniently and switch between sitting and standing postures. The wooden accessories on the desk screen can magnetically hold specially designed calligraphy brushes for easy access and storage. Additionally, the accompanying small mobile cabinet can store calligraphy essentials such as paper rolls and scrolls that are often difficult to organize. The electric calligraphy learning desk inherits classical culture in a modern way, accompanying children throughout their growth journey.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- To accommodate the space requirements of different families, the length of the calligraphy desk can be adjusted by adding side panel modules. The main desktop has a length of 110cm, while the length of the left and right side panels is 22cm each. The depth of the desk is 65cm, and the height can be adjusted between 52cm and 110cm.
- Tags
- desk, chinese, traditional, calligraphy
- Production Technology
- The calligraphy study desk is a children's study desk that combines modern technology with traditional culture. It incorporates traditional Chinese wickerwork and solid wood craftsmanship, enveloping a modern industrialized electric height-adjustable structure to present traditional calligraphy art in a new form. The desk's height can be freely adjusted within the range of 56cm to 110cm, suitable for children in any age group during their growth. The desktop can also be tilted from 0 to 60 degrees, facilitating children's activities such as drawing and reading.
- Design Challenge
- The innovation of the calligraphy learning desk lies in its clever combination of traditional Chinese craftsmanship and modern electric height-adjustable legs. The greatest challenge was how to securely connect the electric height-adjustable legs to the solid wood frame. The design team ultimately drew inspiration from traditional Chinese mortise and tenon joinery, using angled wooden blocks and metal inserts to firmly stabilize the table legs.
- Research
- The design team conducted user interviews with over 100 households and discovered an increasing number of families guiding their children to learn calligraphy, a traditional Chinese culture. However, we found that calligraphy requires standing to write, and using regular desks often leads to discomfort in the users' back and waist. Additionally, calligraphy paper is usually long and doesn't fit well in ordinary bookcases, often requiring storage in the form of rolled-up scrolls.
- Inspiration
- Traditional culture is a national treasure, with calligraphy and traditional Chinese painting as its important components. For children, learning these traditional arts not only fosters their creativity and artistic sensibility but also contributes to the preservation of China's rich cultural heritage.
- Project Duration
- The project started in August 2022 in Hang Zhou and finished in May 2023 in Hang Zhou.
- Operation Flow
- The operation of the calligraphy learning desk is extremely straightforward thanks to its electric height-adjustable legs. By gently pushing or pulling the control panel in front of the desk, the desk can effortlessly ascend or descend. The control panel also displays the current desk height. For tilting the desktop, simply press the concealed tilt handle beneath the desk slit, enabling tilt angles between 0 and 60 degrees.
- Team Members
- Bai Xiangyu, Fei Panyan, Wang Lei, Xiao jiangbo and Yang Ruixue
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Two square meters Smart Home Technology Co. Ltd., 2022.
Optional Image #1: Photographer Two square meters Smart Home Technology Co. Ltd., 2022.
Optional Image #2: Photographer Two square meters Smart Home Technology Co. Ltd., 2022.
Optional Image #3: Photographer Two square meters Smart Home Technology Co. Ltd., 2022.
Optional Image #4: Photographer Two square meters Smart Home Technology Co. Ltd., 2022.
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