Ydin Stool 凳子 by Franck Divay is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2014 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 傢俱設計 Competition Category.

銀傢俱· 2014

Ydin Stool 凳子

by Franck Divay

Client: Inoow Design

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 傢俱 Category

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The Design

About Ydin Stool 凳子

得益於簡單的互鎖系統，Ydin凳子可以自己安裝，而無需使用特殊工具。相同的4個支腳沒有特別順序放置，而作為基石的混凝土座椅則將一切固定在適當的位置。腳由樓梯製造商的廢木頭製成，可使用傳統的木工技術輕鬆加工，最後上油。座椅僅用耐久的纖維增強UHP混凝土模製而成。可持續發展的另一個論點是，只有5個可分離部件可以扁平包裝並準備好交付給最終客戶。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Ydin Stool 凳子是 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Ydin Stool 凳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。Ydin Stool 凳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: Ydin stool can be mounted without using special tools, thanks to a simple interlocking system. The 4 identical feet are placed in no particular order and the concrete seat, acting as the keystone, keeps everything in place. Easily machined feet are made with scrap wood coming from a stairs manufacturer and finally oiled. The seat is moulded in a lasting fiber-reinforced concrete. Only 5 dissociable parts to be flat packed and ready to be shipped, is another sustainability argument.
Dimensions & Packaging: Product dimension : 310 x 310 x 440 mm
Product weight : 5,3 kg
Tags: stool, furniture, wood, concrete, scandinavian, moulding, flatpack, interlocking, sustainable, seating,
Production Technology: For a good fitting assembly, the hole dimensions in the center of the seat had to be extremely precise. So the mould has been made by using a 3D printed model. Then, the concrete seat remains raw from mold release. Feet are made with traditional woodworking technique by using several jigs or machining setups. With only 1 kind of piece to be shaped, it gives a very good process optimization when you start to manufacture several units. Scrap wood is the only raw material used for making them.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge has been the technical and formal assembly development. The positioning of the 4 wooden feet one to each other, first. And secondly, the base interlocking into the seat. While having to meet the production capacities of a craft workshop.
Research: Project started with the desire to work with Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC), without knowing what kind of product was going to be obtained in the end. Soon, the choice to combine concrete with wood seemed to be the way not to get a single monobloc object that could just have been in molded plastic. Technical characteristics offered by this concrete, have allowed to develop an assembly principle that would not be possible to achieve with other materials, in a craftsmanship context.
Inspiration: The idea of a stool comes by experimenting with Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC) moulding possibilities. The final drawing of the furniture has been inspired by Scandinavian design culture.
Project Duration: The stool development was spread over two years, but not as a full-time job. This is an internal project that came to life between the requests performed to several customers.
Operation Flow: With the fitting mounting system of the Ydin stool, the disadvantages of a furniture kit are deleted. No hardware need that requires the use of tools. Feet nesting is carried in an instinctive way without the need for a manual. The assembly principle is idealized in the middle of the seat and participates in the overall aesthetics of the piece of furniture.