The Swing Chair Isihlalo by Jiangying Guo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ifenisha Competition Category.
InsimbiIfenisha· 2022
The Swing Chair Isihlalo
Client: Jiangying Guo
Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award Winner in Ifenisha Category
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About The Swing Chair Isihlalo
Umbhalo Wencwadi: Isihlalo Se-Swing siyisihlalo esikhuthazwe yi-swing. Idizayini ihlangabezana nokunyakaza komzimba futhi idale ukusebenzisana okunyakazayo ekuphumuleni nasekudlaleni. Isihlalo nomsakazo womhlane zibuthakathaka futhi zilungiswa, ngakho zilandela izindlela ezithandwa zokuhlala kanye nokunyakaza komsebenzisi. I-engeli phakathi kwesihlalo nomsakazo womhlane ingashintsha kusuka ku-120 kuya ku-133 degrees. Isakhiwo siyikhubu elingu-61x61x61 santimitha. Isigodo se-oak sisetshenziswa ohlakeni, i-plywood kusihlalo nakumsakazo womhlane, kanti intambo yokotini isetshenziselwa izingxenye ezizunguzayo. Intambo emakhwahlanyeka idala ukuhlikihlana nesigodo, okugcina ukunyakaza kulawulwa futhi kuphephile.
The Recognition
About the Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award
The Swing Chair Isihlalo iwinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile okunikezwa imiklamo emihle ehlangabezana nezidingo zobungcweti nezemboni ezilindelekile ezimpahleni ezihlelwe kahle. Abawinile beNsimbi babonisa ikhono elikhulu, ubungcweti obuphezulu, ukuqonda kochwepheshe namandla okudala abadali babo. The Swing Chair Isihlalo ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto exatshwa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo esebenzayo nenezinto ezintsha. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award uhlanganisa izindlela ezinhle kakhulu zemboni futhi unezimfanelo zobuchwepheshe ezifanelekile ezihlanganiswe nolwazi nethalente. The Swing Chair Isihlalo iyahlonishwa ngenxa yokucophelela kwayo futhi ihlelelwe ukulethela izinguquko zomgangatho wempilo ezisiza ukwenza umhlaba ube yindawo engcono.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Inspired by the swing, this chair aims to respond with human body movements and create a dynamic interaction with the users - for them to relax and play. The seat and backrest are flexible and adjustable in a way that they are able to follow users’ preferred sitting positions and their movements while sitting. It also has a minimal structure: seat and backrest supported by a simple frame (61x61x61cm), giving the seat floating and chair lightweight.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The chair is in a "perfect cube" structure: 61x61x61cm.
- Tags
- Chair, Sustainable, Playful, Moveable Seats, Swing
- Production Technology
- The material here I used Oak wood for the structure, plywood for the seat and backrest, cotton cord for the swing, and rubber screw to connect the backrest.
- Design Challenge
- The hardest part of this design is to control the level of movement, which is affected by the design as well as the material. Allowing too much movement would cause a user to fall off the chair. The thick cotton cord has rough texture and thus create good friction with the wood, in this way, it allows the seat to still create movements but in a controlled and safe way.
- Inspiration
- This chair is inspired by the swing. I want to incorporate the playfulness and movement of swing into a chair which is normally considered to have a fixed angle between seat and backrest.
- Project Duration
- This project is completed in Copenhagen in 2017; the duration of design and production took around 2 months.
- Operation Flow
- Both the seat and backrest are adjustable based on user's movement. The angle between the seat and backrest could be adjusted from 120 to 133 degree (please see the image above).
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