Ring Chair 休闲椅、脚凳 by Wei Jingye and Sun Kezhao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 铜奖 in 家具设计 Competition Category.
铜家具· 2020
Ring Chair 休闲椅、脚凳
Client: Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts
A' Design Award 铜奖 Winner in 家具 Category
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About Ring Chair 休闲椅、脚凳
环椅是一套由座椅与脚凳组成的休闲家具。框架采用巴西梨木制作,经数控加工成型,并以手工打磨完成表面处理。不锈钢管构成环形扶手,外包厚实的深灰色麻布。座面与靠背呈曲线造型,贴合人体轮廓,支撑正确的坐姿。榫卯结构与金属连接件相结合,便于快速拆装与运输。该设计将中国传统家具的形制与实木的天然之美融为一体。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 铜奖
Ring Chair 休闲椅、脚凳是 A' Design Award 铜奖得主，这是授予以创造力、独创性和敏锐见长的杰出设计的极具声望的认可。铜奖得主是技艺娴熟、创意惊人的作品，印证了其设计师丰富的经验、想象力与机智。预计Ring Chair 休闲椅、脚凳将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的物品，兼具显著的专业性与创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铜奖的设计融入艺术、科学、设计和技术领域的最佳实践，并因注重细节而出类拔萃。Ring Chair 休闲椅、脚凳出色地满足需求，触动渴望，迷住情感，并吸引好奇心。
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- It is a set of casual furniture made up of chair and footstool. They retain the original properties of the material itself, which returns to simplicity and truth. The structure is stable, the process is simple. The radians of the chair are natural and ergonomic. The metal adopts numerical control machining technology, outer wrapped dark gray thick hemp cloth, with Brazilian pear wood shows composed and quiet. The back of the chair is designed simple and generous.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Chair 950mm x 650mm x 950mm, Footstool 600mm x 450mm x 450mm, Wood part is shaped CNC machining technology, combined with the tenon structure, the two parts can be quickly assembled and disassembled. Because of the need of transport demolition, we use high-quality hardware connection to create a beautiful line and solid structure of furniture.
- Tags
- Log, Metal, Simplicity, Leisure, Cloth art
- Production Technology
- The main material of furniture is Brazilian flower pear wood, strainless steel tube, thick hemp cloth strip. The solid wood part adopts the modern numerical control processing technology, through the machine cutting and the manual polishing processing molding, the metal connector is electroplated after CNC machining, the last will be wrapped around the circular strainless steel tube to complete the seat production.
- Design Challenge
- The biggest challenge is how to preserve the original beauty of the material and design an ergonomically comfortable leisure chair.
- Research
- The stool surface of arc, with the circular stainless steel tube handrail echo each other, cooperate the winding of cloth art, it is to make Chinese style element have a perfect embodiment in this furniture. A complete set of furniture uses Brazilian rosewood, stainless steel tube, thick linen strip to undertake combinatorial design, the three materials are quickly spliced, and the curve of the seat is naturally curved. It is the second innovation to new Chinese style furniture.
- Inspiration
- The design was inspired by the beauty of the original wood. By combining the traditional Chinese furniture, making full use of the advantages and characteristics of the material itself, the design of this group was completed by using the classical wood treatment method combined with the tenon structure, like puzzles, quickly mix with the assembled three materials. We wanted to create an emotional chair, after working, I believe that this casual seating can make you relaxed.
- Project Duration
- The design project began in January 2019 in Shenyang, was completed in June 2019, and was exhibited in the art museum of Shenyang Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts in June 2019.
- Operation Flow
- The overall framework is all made ofsolid wood from the log cuttingto the production completed, and then decorated withmetal line, strong and beautiful. Sitting on a chair, the arms can be crossed on the ring shaped handrails, the seat back fits the back shape of a person, which can help people to make a correct sitting posture, the legs can be placed on the pedals, which is suitable for entertainment, reading and other activities.
- Team Members
- Wei Jingye
Sun Kezhao
Zhao Liangyuan
Wang Jingyao
Zhang Ruiqi
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