Origami 書架 by Liu Zulong and Xia Yiting is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 銅獎 in 傢俱設計 Competition Category.

銅傢俱· 2022

Origami 書架

by Liu Zulong and Xia Yiting

Client: Beijing Yeak Tech Co. Ltd.

A' Design Award 銅獎 Winner in 傢俱 Category

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The Design

About Origami 書架

摺紙是一款專為收納不同尺寸書籍而設計嘅書架。錯落有致嘅傾斜排列營造出高度由24厘米至32厘米不等嘅層架,令大型畫冊可以同細本書籍整齊咁並列擺放。層架深度亦按照書本尺寸而有所變化。特殊嘅摺疊結構將各部件連接埋一齊,呈現出仿如摺紙般嘅外觀。呢個書架採用實心北美黑胡桃木或硬楓木製作,以榫卯結構組裝,並以蠟油作最後打磨處理。不鏽鋼底座配備防傾倒連接件,確保整體結構穩固。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅獎

Origami 書架是 A' Design Award 銅獎得主，這是授予以創造力、獨創性和敏銳見長的傑出設計的極具聲望的認可。銅獎得主是技藝嫻熟、創意驚人的作品，印證了其設計師豐富的經驗、想像力與機智。預計Origami 書架將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的物品，兼具顯著的專業性與創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銅獎的設計融入藝術、科學、設計和技術領域的最佳實踐，並因注重細節而出類拔萃。Origami 書架出色地滿足需求，觸動渴望，迷住情感，並吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This unique bookshelf looks like a project whose function follows the form, but actually it adheres to the design principle that the form follows the function. The staggered inclined arrangement can better meet the storage needs of books of different heights for a neat order. Special folds tie the elements of the bookshelf together, presenting an origami-like visual effect.
Dimensions & Packaging: 780*1970*350mm
Production Technology: The materials like MidwestWalnut timberland FAS North American black walnut or Gutchess Timber F&B North American hard maple are readily available. The whole product is directly assembled by solid wood using mortise and tenon joint structure. With a base of oil-free paint, it is painted with German OSMO wax oil.
Design Challenge: The challenge during design process lies in how to perceive these two classical design principles and give an ideal answer.
Additionally, this product is more than a study, but has also considered its durability, and adaptability in different using environments. As for the support structure, the design team employs a base made of 4mm stainless steel, which, equipped with anti-dumping metal connectors, can ensure the shelf is stable enough and creates a visual effect that as if the shelf is floating.
Research: There are many shelves with odd appearances on the market, while the majority of them are studied with a focus on either function or form. We hope to manufacture a product that makes a breakthrough in classical design principles. The design of the origami bookshelf starts from the basic functional requirements, and then designs the structure in order to achieve the function and finally presents the form, which is an interpretation of that the form follows function. However, as for the people who see this shelf for the first time, they might consider it a purely formalistic shelf.
Inspiration: It is inspired by the debate over the function follows form or form follows the function. The design team discovered the storage problem of books from daily lives, i.e. how could books of different sizes be more reasonably placed on the same bookshelf. For that matter, they posed a solution based on a dialectical view of both functionalism and formalism.
Project Duration: Started in June 2018 in Beijing, this project was finished in October 2020 in Henan and was exhibited in November 2020 in Caochangdi Arts, Beijing.
Operation Flow: Every story covers a height ranging from 24cm to 32cm. With an average height of 28cm, it is able to contain ultra-large albums of 32cm, thus saving more space. The varying depths of the bookshelf match the heights of albums of large sizes. Moreover, the dynamic appearance better fits the modern space.
Team Members: Liu Zulong
Xia Yiting