Water Ripples Isihlalo by Kuo-Hsiang Kuo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ifenisha Competition Category.
IsilivaIfenisha· 2023
Water Ripples Isihlalo
Client: Good Style Creative Co., Ltd
Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award Winner in Ifenisha Category
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About Water Ripples Isihlalo
Umsebenzi usekelwe ekunyakazeni kwamanzi, futhi uphendulela indawo yemvelo ibe isihlalo esinyakazayo esikuvumela ukuthi uhlale noma ulale esihlalweni njengokungathi umzimba uzulazula ngokunganaki kanye nokunyakaza kwamanzi agelezayo. Isici sawo ukuthungwa okugelezayo kwama-ripples amanzi. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ungaphakathi endlini noma ngaphandle, ikakhulukazi lapho kunokukhanya, ukugeleza kwamanzi kuzobonisa ukukhanya kwemvelo nesithunzi emhlabathini. Kufana nomfanekiso oqoshiwe onomcabango wobuciko lapho uphumule; nokho, iba ifenisha elithakazelisayo lapho ukuxhumana kwenzeka.
The Recognition
About the Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award
Water Ripples Isihlalo 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. Water Ripples Isihlalo 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. Water Ripples Isihlalo 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
- In addition to the fully transparent texture, this work is characterized by the image of water ripples flowing. Whether indoors or outdoors, especially where there is light, its water ripples will show natural light and shadow through the ground. At rest, it looks like a water ripple sculpture, full of artistic conception; however, when interacted, it becomes a fascinating piece of furniture.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 1600 mm x 600 mm x 600mm
- Tags
- Water Ripples,function follows form,abstract, chair, furniture, transparent, icing, nature
- Production Technology
- Polymethyl Methacrylate
- Design Challenge
- When making this work, the material has the characteristics of generating high temperature during the process of changing from liquid to solid, and there will be countless small bubbles, but the formation of these bubbles makes the whole work closer to the natural image and effect, and The state of ripples in nature is echoed.
- Research
- The appearance and structure of this fully transparent chair not only has practical functions, but more importantly, it enhances and satisfies the user's pleasant feeling and comfortable interactive mood during use.
The characteristic and challenge of this work is to present the texture of water.
Because it is transparent, it is easy to integrate into various environmental spaces of different styles. Whether it is indoors or outdoors, especially where there is light, its water ripples will show natural light and shadow through the ground. - Inspiration
- Inspired by Ripples. It presents the image of the condensed state of ripples flowing up and down, just like the frozen water surface, bringing users an interesting and novel atmosphere. As a result of the designer's passion for research and development of new techniques, this work is not only made of fully transparent materials, but the appearance itself has a safe structure and interactive functions. This is a sculpture and a A chair that can interact with people makes users feel like sitting on water ripples, and can swing freely with their mood, adding to the fun of life.
- Project Duration
- The project started in December 2022 and finished with installation in Taichung,Taiwan in February 2023
- Operation Flow
- To make a chair requires 56 kilograms of material to meet the structural safety requirements of being solid and having an average thickness of four centimeters.
Because the material is transparent, the biggest challenge is how to keep it intact during the molding process without any cracks, because any small flaws will affect the safety and beauty of the overall structure. - Image Credits
- Photos #1, #2, #3, #4, #4 photographer - Kuo,Kuo-Hsiang
Video - Kuo,Kuo-Hsiang
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