Zazen 多功能椅 by Jingbin Xi 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

Zazen 多功能椅

by Jingbin Xi

Client: Nanchang University

A' Design Award 铁奖 Winner in 家具 Category

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The Design

About Zazen 多功能椅

Zazen 是一款为办公室、图书馆等公共空间中的工作与休憩而设计的多功能椅。通过翻转,Zazen 即可切换功能。当开口较小的一面朝上时,Zazen 是一把用于学习与工作的普通座椅;当开口较大的一面朝上时,Zazen 则变为一张宽大的沙发,为阅读与冥想提供舒适的空间,使用者可盘腿坐于沙发面上。Zazen 采用稳定耐磨的柚木制成,尺寸为长 96 厘米、宽 68 厘米、高 65 厘米。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铁奖

Zazen 多功能椅是 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Zazen 多功能椅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。Zazen 多功能椅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: 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)