Para Esihlalweni Ongaphandle Yomphakathi Ingadi by Mian Wei is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ifenisha Competition Category.
IsilivaIfenisha· 2020
Para Esihlalweni Ongaphandle Yomphakathi Ingadi
by Mian Wei
Client: Mian Wei
Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award Winner in Ifenisha Category
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About Para Esihlalweni Ongaphandle Yomphakathi Ingadi
IPara iqoqo lezihlalo zangaphandle zomphakathi ezenzelwe ukuhlinzeka ngokuguquguquka okuvinjiwe kuzilungiselelo zangaphandle. Iqoqo lezihlalo ezinendlela ehlukile yokulinganisa futhi ziphambuka ngokuphelele ebhalansi ebonakalayo yemiklamo yezihlalo ejwayelekile Ekhuthazwe ukwakheka okulula kwe-sawaw, le sethi yezihlalo zangaphandle inesibindi, yesimanje futhi iyakwamukela ukuxhumana. Kokubili okunendawo enesisindo esindayo, iPara A isekela ukujikeleza okungu-360 ukuzungeza isisekelo sayo, kanti iPara B isekela ukuphenya okubheka eceleni.
The Recognition
About the Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award
Para Esihlalweni Ongaphandle Yomphakathi Ingadi iwinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile ngokungajwayelekile okunikezwa imiklamo esezingeni eliphezulu, ebukekayo nethinta kakhulu. Abawinile beSiliva yimisebenzi egqamile kakhulu nedala kakhulu ebonisa ubungcweti obuphawulekayo, italente nobuhlakani babaklami babo. Para Esihlalweni Ongaphandle Yomphakathi Ingadi ilindeleke ukuba ibe ngumsebenzi omuhle wesibonelo, onobungcweti obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha ezijulile. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award uyinto entsha ebonakala kakhulu nethakazelisayo esiza futhi isunduza imingcele yobuciko, isayensi, ukuklama nobuchwepheshe. Para Esihlalweni Ongaphandle Yomphakathi Ingadi iyinto enomhawu omkhulu kuyo evusa izifiso, ilethe imizwa emihle futhi ivuse ukumangala nokuxakeka.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Para is a set of public outdoor chairs with extremely low center of gravity. Most public outdoor furniture is either fixed or heavily weighted and doesn't have any adjustability. With its unique weight distribution, Para is designed to provide restrained mobility in flexible outdoor settings. The heavier bottom makes it easier to rotate and flip to user preferable positions.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 620 mm x 1200 mm x 820 mm
- Tags
- Chair, Outdoor, Public, Furniture, Park, Garden, Transparent
- Production Technology
- Bent polycarbonate sheets supported by steel and polyethylene legs. Filled with heavy fillings to increase weight.
- Design Challenge
- The challenge was to create a set of outdoor park chairs that is modern and bold, and would have a degree of controlled flexibility for adjustable sitting and viewing direction.
- Research
- Research went into finding the optimal shape and balance for ergonomics and its unique symmetrical structure.
- Inspiration
- The designer wanted to create a set of chairs with a unique visual symmetry that totally deviates from the inherent traditional form of conventional chair design by shifting the center of focus, and bring fun interaction and freedom into mundane public outdoor seating. Inspired by simple seesaw shape, and the structure of a roly-poly, this set of outdoor chairs is bold, modern and welcomes interaction. The detail form and curvature were inspired by pollen and flying seeds
- Project Duration
- Spring 2020 release, USA, project period Jan - Feb 2020
- Operation Flow
- Both with a heavy weighted bottom, Para A supports 360 rotation around its base, and Para B supports bidirectional flipping. Para brings bold playfulness to public settings. With Para A, the rotation makes flexible communal organization and communication effortless with heavy public furniture. With Para B, a line of public chairs can be rearranged to either direction easily. With PARA outdoor chairs you can choose and change your sitting direction freely, and get a new view of the park everyday.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Mian Wei, 2020.
- Image Credits
- Mian Wei
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