Cross Furniture 茶几 by Le Xu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 傢俱設計 Competition Category.

銀傢俱· 2023

Cross Furniture 茶几

by Le Xu

Client: Zhi jiang College of Zhe jiang University of Technology

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 傢俱 Category

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The Design

About Cross Furniture 茶几

Cross Furniture係一款專為細單位設計嘅可拆式茶几，仲配有一張無靠背嘅坐凳。Cross Furniture採用實木、蘋果皮革、亞加力同水泥製造。各部件以傳統榫卯結構接合，毋須使用螺絲。組裝只需兩三個步驟，成品穩固耐用。凳腳沿用明式家具嘅彎腳牙板造型，外觀簡約沉穩。平板包裝嘅形式可以降低運輸成本，適合網上銷售同經常搬屋嘅人士。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Cross Furniture 茶几是 A' Design Award 銀獎得主，這是授予頂級、華美而令人印象深刻的設計的極為崇高的認可。銀獎得主是極其卓越、極具創造力的作品，展現出其設計師傑出的專業技能、才華與敏銳。預計Cross Furniture 茶几將成為一件出色的典範之作，兼具非凡的專業性與深刻的創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銀獎的設計是一項備受矚目、令人欽佩的發明，造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Cross Furniture 茶几是一件令人羨慕的創作，它喚起渴望，帶來積極的情感，並激發驚嘆與讚嘆。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Cross Furniture is aimed to 90s’ living features. It is made from a combination of solid wood, apple Leatherwear, acrylic and cement. The design is simple and elegant, and it is made of traditional tenon structure, Free assembly, easy to solid, without a screw, the beauty of its structure to show the wisdom of their predecessors, leg modeling refining in the Ming-style coupons coupon mouth shape, inside the circle, the shape of the United States embodies the ancients aesthetic. Flat design concept, greatly reducing the cost of transportation, very suitable for network sales.
Dimensions & Packaging: 320mm × 320mm × 450mm (stool), 550mm × 550mm × 550mm (coffee table)
Tags: C、F
Production Technology: Manufacturing process: wooden cut and setback plane
Material: solid wood, apple Leatherwear, acrylic 、cement
Design Challenge: The most challenging part was the structural design. According to the self-locking function of mortise and tenon structure, a new one was innovatively designed, which realized cruciform furniture's disassembling role and firmness. The presentation of its structural form and the perfect integration of contemporary aesthetics!
Research: Nowadays, the post-90s have low income, small living spaces, love online shopping, move frequently, and pursue a certain quality of life. They need flexible, space-saving, easily accessible, simple, and stylish furniture to improve their quality of life. It is made of a traditional tenon structure, Free assembly, easy to solid, without a screw; the beauty of its design shows the wisdom of their predecessors, leg modeling refining in the Ming-style coupons coupon mouth shape, inside the circle, the form of the United States embodies the ancients aesthetic. The flat design concept significantly reduces transportation costs and is very suitable for network sales.
Inspiration: In this realistic environment of the snail's pace era, the post-90s population faces many living problems, such as small living space, the pursuit of fashion, frequent changes in living places, and the preference for fast and convenient online shopping. Therefore, this group of people needs to realize the disassembly of furniture through clever mortise and tenon structure, and at the same time, versatile furniture products in line with contemporary aesthetics to improve the quality of life.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2020in Hangzhou and finished in September 2022 in Hangzhou.
Operation Flow: Open the product package, and assemble the product in 2-3 steps; the operation is very convenient, you can experience the fun of assembly, and the completed product is solid and durable.