The Corner Collection 三人座長椅 by Liang Chi Guo

The Corner Collection 三人座長椅 by Liang Chi Guo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award 鐵獎 in 傢俱設計 Competition Category.

鐵傢俱· 2024

The Corner Collection 三人座長椅

by Liang Chi Guo

Client: Tomood Studio

A' Design Award 鐵獎 Winner in 傢俱 Category

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The Design

About The Corner Collection 三人座長椅

設計概念源自早期台灣本土的木藤凳子，並透過對不同材料設計的重新詮釋，融入現代家居風格。在這個角落系列中，你可以感受到木材的細膩質感，以及網狀表面設計的簡約美學。這款三人座長椅完全以天然木材手工製作，木質而輕盈，打造出一件精緻的藝術長椅，帶有明亮的木色，配以四個圓角設計，展現優雅氣質。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鐵獎

The Corner Collection 三人座長椅是 A' Design Award 鐵獎得主，這是授予滿足人們對設計精良的創作所期待的專業與工業要求的優良設計的聲望認可。鐵獎得主展現出其創作者的高超技藝、高度專業化、專家級的理解力和創造能力。預計The Corner Collection 三人座長椅將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的創作，既實用又創新。這件贏得 A' Design Award 鐵獎的設計整合了行業最佳實踐，並擁有與專業知識和才華相結合的稱職技術特性。The Corner Collection 三人座長椅因其嚴謹而受到尊重，旨在提供有助於讓世界變得更美好的生活品質改善。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: It features four rounded legs, not only can it convey the fineness and the uniqueness of wood pattern, but also avoid collision against sharp edges on the general bench. And its light and airy design creates an even, harmonious appearance, forging a sophisticated piece of artistic stool with bright wooden colour, and four rounded corners to deliver elegance.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 1245 mm x Depth 350 mm x Height 420 mm
Tags: Bench, furniture, wood rattan bench, tomood, Corner Bench
Production Technology: A mortise and tenon joinery was employed in overall structure for perfect interlocks without any metallic latches. With such structural design, the furniture further empowers its durability, even with varied types of wood properties.The seat surface is crafted with a ventilating piece of rattan, purely handcrafted with traditional Taiwanese rattan pressing techniques, constructing a resilient structural integrity to better meet the load requirements. Even with such high durability, features its lightweight for convenient transportation and delivery.
Design Challenge: The traditional wood joinery and rattan pressing technique is like any other traditional technique in every country, experts with this type of skill have been dramatically decreasing over the past decades. It is hoped that with the rise in popularity of the Corner Bench, this traditional but useful and cost-effective technique can be reflected from the modern furniture engineered with both conventional and cutting-edge practices.
Research: Taiwan has a forest coverage rate of 60%, but a wood self-sufficiency rate of only about 1%. In addition, most of the existing domestic wood is softwood from small-diameter trees and thinnings from forestry. The main core of Corner Bench is to explore how to increase the use of softwood through design, to achieve the goal of using both soft and hard woods, and to find the most suitable ratio to highlight the characteristics of domestic wood.
Inspiration: Inspired by traditional Taiwaness stool, with traditional elements of Taiwan heritage superimposed on the construction and appearance, such as an unparalleled and unprecedented wood joinery method without any metallic latches between any joints, as well as the distinctive mesh seat surface. The combination of lightweightness, simplicity of the construction and the precise craftsmanship delivers a heartwarming, sophisticated and contemporary piece of furniture.
Project Duration: The project started in Taiwan in March 2022. The first deliverable was completed in March 2022 and exhibited at the Taiwan 台灣工坊家具_木質生活展.
Operation Flow: As the components are already modularised, the entire bench can be in mass production with only 3-4 modular parts. Unlike furniture with synthetic materials, natural wood and rattan are 100% biodegradable, demonstrating its high sustainability and environmental friendliness.
Patents: Invention Patented. Patent No:112102722
Image Credits: [Image # 1: Photographer Liang-Chi Guo , Corner Bench, 2022]
[Image # 2: Photographer Liang-Chi Guo , Corner Bench, 2022]
[Image # 3: Photographer Liang-Chi Guo , Corner Bench, 2022]
[Image # 4: Photographer Liang-Chi Guo , Corner Bench, 2022]
[Image # 5: Photographer Liang-Chi Guo , Corner Bench, 2022]