Moon Chair 自組裝椅子 by Le Xu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award 銅獎 in 傢俱設計 Competition Category.

銅傢俱· 2024

Moon Chair 自組裝椅子

by Le Xu

Client: Zhejiang Sci-Tech University

A' Design Award 銅獎 Winner in 傢俱 Category

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The Design

About Moon Chair 自組裝椅子

書本文字：Moon Chair係一張用實木製成嘅自組裝椅子。設計採用傳統榫卯結構，配合燕尾鎖榫，完全冇使用金屬連接件，因此Moon Chair只需兩到三個步驟就可以徒手組裝同拆解。呢張椅子以美國胡桃木製成，透過木材切割塑形，尺寸為390 x 340 x 680毫米。扁平包裝形式降低咗運輸成本，非常適合網上銷售。呢張椅子專為經常搬屋、居住空間較細嘅年輕人而設計。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅獎

Moon Chair 自組裝椅子是 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Moon Chair 自組裝椅子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。Moon Chair 自組裝椅子出色地滿足需求，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: The Moon Chair is made of solid wood, simple and stylish, utilizing mortise and tenon joinery for a strong visual impact. It is a high degree of integration of aesthetics and structure, the structure of the clever use of mortise and tenon joints and dovetail locks, the product itself does not have any connectors, can be disassembled and assembled with bare hands. The flat design can greatly reduce the transportation cost, which is very suitable for selling on the Internet.
Dimensions & Packaging: 390 x 340 x 680 (mm)
Tags: Moon, chair
Production Technology: Production technology: wood cutting; material: American walnut.
Design Challenge: The most challenging part is the structural design. Based on the connection and self-locking function of mortise and tenon structure, a new mortise and tenon structure was innovatively designed to realize the unarmed disassembly function and firmness of the Moon Chair. Its structural form is presented in a perfect blend with modern aesthetics!
Research: Nowadays, the young generation has lower income, small living space, likes online shopping, moves frequently and pursues a certain quality of life. They need flexible, space-saving, easy-to-use, simple and stylish furniture to improve their quality of life. Moon Chair skillfully uses traditional mortise and tenon structure, the whole product has no metal connectors, and can be assembled and disassembled with bare hands, and the beauty of its structure well demonstrates the wisdom of the predecessors. The flat design greatly reduces transportation costs and is ideal for online sales.
Inspiration: The current young generation of people with low income, narrow living space, like online shopping, often moving, the pursuit of a certain quality of life. We hope to design a new mortise and tenon structure based on the traditional mortise and tenon structure, combined with the toughness of wood materials, to realize a high degree of integration of the disassembling function, firmness and aesthetics of the chair!
Project Duration: The project started in April 2018 in Hangzhou and finished in August 2020 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.
Team Members: Xu Le