Square and Round 多功能座椅 by Xu Le is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 金獎 in 傢俱設計 Competition Category.

金傢俱· 2021

Square and Round 多功能座椅

by Xu Le

Client: Hangzhou Great Wisdom Creative Design Co., Ltd

A' Design Award 金獎 Winner in 傢俱 Category

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The Design

About Square and Round 多功能座椅

「方與圓」係一張用櫸木同亞加力製成嘅多功能座椅。透明嘅亞加力面板展現出內部嘅木結構。正放時，面板構成一張輕巧嘅座椅；倒轉擺放，同一塊面板就變成一張邊几，凹位可以放鎖匙同其他細小物件。各部件以傳統嘅雙燕尾榫楔結構接合，完全唔使用金屬連接件。只要搵到鎖定嘅榫楔，就可以徒手將座椅拆開。平板包裝亦減少咗運輸體積。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 金獎

Square and Round 多功能座椅是 A' Design Award 金獎得主，這是授予一流、絕妙而傑出設計的極為崇高的認可。金獎得主是極具創新、極富遠見且璀璨奪目的創作，反映出其設計師的天才、智慧與才幹。預計Square and Round 多功能座椅將成為一項備受讚譽、引領潮流、氣勢恢宏的發明，帶來前所未有的價值。這件贏得 A' Design Award 金獎的設計是一個壯觀而受人敬重的項目，極大地造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Square and Round 多功能座椅激起強烈的渴望，喚起激情，鼓勵創造力，令我們著迷。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Square and Round stool is designed for 90’s life characteristics. The whole designed material is original wood and acrylic. The surface of the stool is made up of transparent acrylic, which can well show the internal structure and bring the new visual experience for people. When you put the stool surface straightly, it will be a very light one; When you put the stool surface upside down, it will be a side table and can put keys or some other small objects that may easy to lost inside. The connected method is using traditional double dovetail key structure, without any “metal connection” . If you get the key point you can dismount it by hand, and you will enjoy by your thinking and doing. The shape of the stool is concise and elegant, which is a highly integrated product that combination of structure, aesthetics, wisdom and technology. Flat packaging design greatly reduces transportation costs that will be very suitable for online sailing.
Dimensions & Packaging: Product Size: 320*320*450 (mm) Product weight: 1.8 kg Product volume: 0.1 m3
Tags: S，A，R
Production Technology: Production technology: wood bending process. Materials: Beech
Design Challenge: The structural design of the product is the most difficult part. After research and demonstration, an innovative Luban lock structure was finally designed. Only when it is unlocked can the stool be disassembled.
Research: Design instruction
Square and Round, focus on orbicular sky and rectangular earth, deep ancient culture, Luban lock principle, innovative applications and tenon connection. Inside, hidden mystery and be pointless that difficult to complete the registration. The design skillfully rendered size ingenuity.
The Square and Round stool is designed for 90’s life characteristics. The whole designed material is original wood and acrylic. The surface of the stool is made up of transparent acrylic, which can well show the internal structure and bring the new visual experience for people. When you put the stool surface straightly, it will be a very light one; When you put the stool surface upside down, it will be a side table and can put keys or some other small objects that may easy to lost inside. The connected method is using traditional double dovetail key structure, without any “metal connection” . If you get the key point you can dismount it by hand, and you will enjoy by your thinking and doing. The shape of the stool is concise and elegant, which is a highly integrated product that combination of structure, aesthetics, wisdom and technology. Flat packaging design greatly reduces transportation costs that will be very suitable for online sailing.
Inspiration: Square and Round, focus on orbicular sky and rectangular earth, deep ancient culture, Luban lock principle, innovative applications and tenon connection. Inside, hidden mystery and be pointless that difficult to complete the registration. The design skillfully rendered size ingenuity.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2017 in Hangzhou and finished in August 2019 in Hangzhou.
Operation Flow: When you put the stool surface straightly, it will be a very light one; When you put the stool surface upside down, it will be a side table and can put keys or some other small objects that may easy to lost inside. The connected method is using traditional double dovetail key structure, without any “metal connection” . If you get the key point you can dismount it by hand, and you will enjoy by your thinking and doing.
Team Members: Xu Le, Bao Liyuan, Yang Cunyuan, Gu Wanwan and Zhang Wen.