Pure 椅子 by Xu Le and Chen Xin 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

Pure 椅子

by Xu Le and Chen Xin

Client: Zhijiang college of zhejiang university of technology

A' Design Award 铜奖 Winner in 家具 Category

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The Design

About Pure 椅子

「Pure」是一款以明式圈椅为灵感的木质座椅。造型延续了传统椅圈与鹅脖的柔和曲线，线条简洁明快。座面采用曲面设计，兼顾舒适性与支撑性。框架以传统榫卯结构接合，稳固扎实，便于加工，适合批量生产。选用榉木与北美黑胡桃木制作。椅子尺寸为597 x 484 x 760毫米，重4.8千克。设计剔除多余的线条，回归质朴自然的本真状态。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铜奖

Pure 椅子是 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Pure 椅子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。Pure 椅子出色地满足需求，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: Style was inspired by the Ming-style ring chair. Draws on the gentle curve of its chair ring and goose neck, the lines are concise and clear which play a turning point and put a strong force. The curved design of the seat cushion is more ergonomic and comfortable, and also reflects the exquisite craftsmanship. Connection, using the traditional tenon joint structure, are stable,solid, easy to process and suitable for mass production.
Dimensions & Packaging: Product Size: 597*484*760 (mm)
Product weight: 4.8 kg
Product volume: 0.22 m3
Tags: C,H,A,I,R
Production Technology: Production：Tenon-and-mortise structure technology
Product Materials: Beech, North American walnut
Design Challenge: Through the study of traditional furniture structure, 3D model making and mechanical analysis, some new connection structures are created and applied to the design and manufacture of the chair.The flowing lines on the armrests and backrests are extremely challenging, while maintaining the comfort while maintaining the elegance and consistency of the shape curve.
Use the method of making sludge models to consider the details and precise dimensions.
Research: Background:
We know that industrialized production has replaced most traditional handicraft production, but through the improvement of production technology, more traditional processes can also be manufactured by machines. We dig out excellent traditional culture and combine contemporary aesthetics and production technology to design a chair.Measurement data: In order to make the chair more comfortable, the size of the traditional chair was measured, and the average size data of contemporary adults was combined to determine the specific size of the chair.
Inspiration: The idea"the beauty of simplicity surpasses all things in world " originated from the article"Heaven"by Zhuangzi . Only the most natural beauty can never fade, and other forms of beauty can not compare with it. The design concept of Pure Cchair originated from this.Introducing the concept of "returning to nature", the design of the chair removes some extra lines, making it a natural original state.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2017 in Hangzhou and finished in August 2019 in Milano.
Operation Flow: Design comes from the in-depth consideration of interaction between people and daily necessities. The chair is a part of our daily life and an indispensable furniture. The chair urges us to communicate with people. The simple appearance of Pure chair and the simplicity of log materials make the people who use it more close to each other in conversation
Team Members: Designer:Xu Le
Designer:Zhai Weimin
Designer:Lin Xingmin
Designer:Lu Heng
Designer:Bao Liyuan
Designer:Chen Xin