Tai Chi 办公桌 by Lu Yi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 铁奖 in 家具设计 Competition Category.

铁家具· 2022

Tai Chi 办公桌

by Lu Yi

Client: Syid Design

A' Design Award 铁奖 Winner in 家具 Category

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The Design

About Tai Chi 办公桌

太极是一款专为办公室与工作室设计的办公桌，尤其适合手绘工作者使用。桌面三边微微抬起，可防止画笔及其他工具滑落至地面；前缘则以柔和的圆角处理，使用起来更加舒适。其曲线造型灵感源自中国太极及其阴阳平衡之道。金属部件采用CNC数控加工制成，木材选用山毛榉。曲面部分由机器成型并经手工打磨完成。办公桌尺寸为1600×800×710毫米。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铁奖

Tai Chi 办公桌是 A' Design Award 铁奖得主，这是授予满足人们对设计精良的创作所期待的专业与工业要求的优良设计的声望认可。铁奖得主展现出其创作者的高超技艺、高度专业化、专家级的理解力和创造能力。预计Tai Chi 办公桌将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的创作，既实用又创新。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铁奖的设计整合了行业最佳实践，并拥有与专业知识和才华相结合的称职技术特性。Tai Chi 办公桌因其严谨而受到尊重，旨在提供有助于让世界变得更美好的生活品质改善。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Some designers will use a lot of brushes for creation in the office. The three edges of this table are designed with upturned edges to prevent the brush tools from falling to the ground. The front is a soft corner cutting design, which will be more comfortable in use. The overall shape of the table is more in line with the characteristics of the Oriental curved surface
Dimensions & Packaging: 1600mm*800mm*710mm
Tags: Tai Chi；Work table；soft；comfortable；
Production Technology: Rhinoceros is selected for modeling and rendered as keyshot. The metal part of this furniture is made by CNC process, and the wood is processed by beech. The real process difficulty lies in the curved part of the table, which needs to be made by machine and hand
Design Challenge: Inspired by Oriental Tai Chi, the curved surface of the table is challenging
Research: Inspired by Chinese Tai Chi, Tai Chi stresses the use of softness to overcome hardness. The design feature of this table is the folding of the inside and outside, and the lifting of the edge, which can prevent some office items from falling, especially some brushes and other tools. This is a mild office furniture design
Inspiration: Inspired by Chinese Tai Chi, Tai Chi stresses Yin and Yang. Yin and yang are a balance. This furniture combines the above design language from the design of form and structure
Project Duration: Syid design studio in Shenyang, China
Operation Flow: This type of desk can be combined with computer in some daily hand-painted work, with higher compatibility
Team Members: Lu Yi
Ziyao Zhang
Runbo Wang