Folded 01 餐椅 by Erno Dierckx is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 银奖 in 家具设计 Competition Category.

银家具· 2020

Folded 01 餐椅

by Erno Dierckx

Client: Erno Dierckx

A' Design Award 银奖 Winner in 家具 Category

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The Design

About Folded 01 餐椅

Folded 01 是一款餐椅。座面与靠背由一整张原色铝板经手工弯折成型。折叠的造型赋予座椅刚性,并带来自然的回弹效果,从而提升舒适度。铝板安装在彩色钢制框架上,框架为整体增添了细微的色彩点缀。设计灵感源自方形便签纸的折叠——纸张一经折叠便获得挺括的支撑力。座椅宽450毫米、深500毫米、高800毫米。设计旨在以极简的外观回归物体的本质。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 银奖

Folded 01 餐椅是 A' Design Award 银奖得主，这是授予顶级、华美而令人印象深刻的设计的极为崇高的认可。银奖得主是极其卓越、极具创造力的作品，展现出其设计师杰出的专业技能、才华与敏锐。预计Folded 01 餐椅将成为一件出色的典范之作，兼具非凡的专业性与深刻的创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 银奖的设计是一项备受瞩目、令人钦佩的发明，造福并拓展艺术、科学、设计和技术的边界。Folded 01 餐椅是一件令人羡慕的创作，它唤起渴望，带来积极的情感，并激发惊叹与赞叹。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Folded 01 is the latest design by Erno Dierckx.By experimenting with production methods a dinningchair was born.
Erno Dierckx tries to challenge the way excitingchairs are constructed and goes back to the essence of the product. The object has a minimalistic yet sophisticated look. The chair consists out of honestand durable materials with a subtle color detail.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 450mm x Depth 500mm x Height 800mm
Tags: Chair, Aluminum, Outdoor, Minimal, Steel
Production Technology: The chair consist out of a hand bended aluminum sheet. The raw material is combined with a coloured steel frame.
Design Challenge: The main challenge was te find a reliable folding technique with a minimal and beautiful appearance
Inspiration: The idea started while playing with a post-it note used to right down ideas. By folding the square sheet a rigid shape arises. This technique was used to construct a chair. The folded chair consists out of a raw aluminum sheet bend by hand and mounted on a colored steel frame.
Project Duration: Project started Februari 2018 in Antwerp Belgium and finished november 2019. First time exhibited Contemporary design fair Brussels.
Operation Flow: Folded 01 is a dinning chair made out of a single sheet raw aluminum. The folding technique gives the chair the needed comfort and has a natural bending effect
Image Credits: Pictures: Tijs Vervecken