Bada 椅子 by Jeongmin Ryu and Taekeun Oh is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 傢俱設計 Competition Category.

銀傢俱· 2022

Bada 椅子

by Jeongmin Ryu and Taekeun Oh

Client: Hoseo University, Department of industrial design

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 傢俱 Category

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The Design

About Bada 椅子

Bada 係一款專為鼓勵使用者定時改變坐姿而設計嘅椅子。長時間坐著會為腰部帶來額外壓力。當使用者傾向彎腰姿勢時，座板會旋轉，形成約八度嘅傾斜。身體隨之慢慢滑動，從而提示使用者重新坐直。椅身以實心白橡木製成，連接桿則採用不銹鋼。彎曲嘅造型展現咗座板嘅旋轉與滑動。呢張椅子闊 500 毫米，深 580 毫米，高 750 毫米。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Bada 椅子是 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Bada 椅子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。Bada 椅子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: A chair that allows you to fix your posture through the discomfort
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Bada is a chair that allows its users to sit by changing their posture regularly through discomfort. Obviously, it is uncomfortable when the users’ sitting positions are changed involuntarily. However, on the other hand, this designed discomfort can keep them healthy and maintain the correct posture.
Dimensions & Packaging: W500mm x D580mm x H750 mm
Tags: Chair, Affordance, Wood, Wood chair
Production Technology: Rotation & Slide
The crooked posture rotates the seat plate and creates an inclination. Hence, the inclination created by the rotation gradually lowers the user's position. This leaves the user no choice but to change their sitting posture.
1.The usual sitting posture
2.losing of posture, the seat is tilted
3.correcting sitting posture

Material
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White oak solid (body)
Stainless steel (CD-Bar)
Design Challenge: The entire shape of the chair is designed in a way that the curves meet each other with a purpose to metaphorically express the process of the seat rotation leading to slope and sliding.It was particularly difficult because it was the first time to make a chair using wood, and there were many trials and errors because it was possible to make a form only by knowing the properties of the material.
Research: We needed to figure out the appropriate slope to make the posture uncomfortable when the posture is bent, although it is usually not uncomfortable. We found an appropriate slope while producing prototypes using isopink and prototypes using wood.Based on the seat with a height of W450 mm × D450 mm × H450 mm, the slope of 8 degrees was judged to be the most appropriate and the result was significant.
Inspiration: The increasing sitting time
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Modern people spend a lot of time sitting everyday. Compared to the standing position, sitting down on the chair causes twice the pressure on the lower back, which is a major cause of lumbar disk disease(herniated disks). During COVID-19, as the time spent at home increased, sitting for a long time has become a routine. To avoid sitting on a chair for an extended period of time with a sloppy posture, a change in your sitting posture periodically is needed.
Project Duration: The project began in Korea in March 2021 and was completed in Korea in November 2021.
Operation Flow: Modern people spend a lot of time sitting. Sitting for a long period of time causes various lower back problems. Therefore, you need to change your posture regularly while you are sitting. Bada is a chair that allows you to be able to fix your posture through discomfort. As the users’ sitting positions turn into a bad posture, their bodies will slide slowly, then they will be forced to change their posture. As a result, the designed discomfort feeling is able to help the users stay in a healthy and correct sitting posture.
Team Members: Taekeun Oh