Bronze Homeware · 2026
Folds Folding Rack
- Bronze A' Design Award 2026 in Homeware
- CLIENT: Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd.,
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 7,820
- Verification code 3D574492AD · Verify this award
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About Folds Folding Rack
Folds is a modular storage rack inspired by origami art. The design uses a small number of component types that can be arranged in different ways. The same parts can form desktop storage boxes, wall shelves and edge shelves. Folds is made of metal sheet and is supplied as a flat pack, so the parts are assembled by following the instructions. A gradient color effect is applied by spray painting, and the surface texture is added by heat transfer printing. The open compartments allow items to be placed and reached quickly.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
Folds Folding Rack is a Bronze A' Design Award winner, a highly prestigious recognition granted to outstanding designs distinguished by creativity, ingenuity, and astuteness. Bronze winners are amply skillful and strikingly creative artifacts that authenticate the vast experience, imagination, and resourcefulness of their designers. Folds Folding Rack is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished object that is notably professional and innovative. This Bronze A' Design Award-winning design incorporates best practices in art, science, design, and technology, and is excellent for its attention to detail. Folds Folding Rack splendidly satisfies needs, touches desires, charms feelings, and appeals to curiosity.
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- Unique Properties
- Inspired by origami art, it focuses on the design concept of changing processes within the same module. Starting from the flat packaging of origami structure, the modular components are adjusted through the production process to transform into various forms such as desktop storage boxes, wall shelves, and edge shelves. Adapt to the storage needs of multiple scenarios with the fewest component types, integrating the efficient logic and practical functions of origami space.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 250mm x Depth 150mm x Height 250mm
- Tags
- Origami design, modular storage, folding function, multi-scenario application, flat packaging
- Production Technology
- The material is a metal sheet and supports flat packaging. The gradient effect is achieved through the spray painting process, and the surface texture is endowed by heat transfer printing. The durability of the metal is suitable for various scenarios, and the lively visual effect is created by the color process.
- Design Challenge
- Origami flexibly folds and transforms into a stable product structure, taking into account both configurability and durability. Balance the functional requirements of multiple scenarios in modular design. Through repeated material tests, structural simulations, and optimization of component connections and folding angles, a product that combines the aesthetic appeal of origami with practical storage is ultimately achieved.
- Research
- This project explores the application of origami concepts in the design of storage products, studies the generation logic of origami forms, and develops modular components with folding adaptability. Through user scenario analysis, verify the multi-scenario applicability.
- Inspiration
- In origami art, a sheet of paper, after being folded, takes on various three dimensional forms. When it comes to product design, using modular components as paper, through simple process adjustments, various shapes can be transformed, generating storage items suitable for multiple scenarios.
- Project Duration
- The project started in Shenzhen in February 2024 and was completed in Shenzhen in June 2024.
- Operation Flow
- Users can choose to place it on the desktop or hang it on the wall as needed. Assemble the flat packaging components as per the instructions; When in use, items can be conveniently placed in the corresponding compartments, and the open structure facilitates quick access. The decorative appearance interacts with the space and becomes a visual highlight.