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The Board Skateboard by Chia-Wei Chen
The Board Skateboard by Chia-Wei Chen
The Board Skateboard by Chia-Wei Chen
The Board Skateboard by Chia-Wei Chen
The Board Skateboard by Chia-Wei Chen

Oro Veicoli · 2021

The Board Skateboard

by Chia-Wei Chen

  • A' Design Award d'Oro 2021 in Veicoli
  • CLIENT: Barry Chen
  • Estimated Number of Design Views: 93,881
  • Verification code 757B79D669 · Verify this award
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About The Board Skateboard

The Board è uno skateboard pieghevole progettato per essere trasportato e riposto con facilità. La tavola è composta da 57 cerniere a perno interconnesse. Piegando le cerniere in una direzione o nell'altra, la classica forma da cruiser si trasforma in un cerchio perfetto. Nella configurazione circolare, The Board entra in uno zaino e può essere riposto in spazi ristretti o esposto in casa come oggetto decorativo. Nella realizzazione sono impiegati alluminio, ferro e plastica. Il processo di trasformazione conferisce al progetto un evidente fascino visivo.

About the A' Design Award d'Oro

The Board Skateboard ha vinto l'A' Design Award d'Oro, un riconoscimento immensamente prestigioso conferito a design di primissima qualità, meravigliosi e straordinari. I vincitori d'Oro sono creazioni estremamente innovative, visionarie e di un fascino abbagliante che riflettono il genio, la saggezza e l'abilità dei loro designer. Ci si aspetta che The Board Skateboard sia un'invenzione molto elogiata, all'avanguardia e monumentale che offre un valore senza precedenti. Questo design vincitore dell'A' Design Award d'Oro è un progetto spettacolare e rispettato che giova grandemente ai confini dell'arte, della scienza, del design e della tecnologia e li fa avanzare. The Board Skateboard crea intensi sentimenti di desiderio, risveglia la passione, incoraggia la creatività e ci affascina.

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Unique Properties
The skateboard is limited by its appearance and it is inconvenient for users to carry.
The Board has a strong visual appeal of its transforming process. The structure makes it a completed circle which can be put in a backpack easily. Because of the circular appearance, it can be part of decorations at home or even place in the narrow space.
Dimensions & Packaging
Perfect circle / H:118 W: 305 L:335
cruiser shape /H:118 W: 152 L:626
Tags
The Board, Circle, Skateboard, Folding, Transform
Production Technology
Aluminum,Iron,Plastic
Design Challenge
Biggest challenges was manufacturing its complex dynamic structure and is considering open-sourcing the design as a DIY kit for 3D printers.
Research
Transformation is not just the change in appearance, but also the consideration of factors such as space, time, and circumstance to strengthen the purpose of transformation and the psychological level. In today’s product design, in order to make transformable products satisfy the users’ need, the designers usually introduce the transformable features to make them easy to carry and multifunctional simultaneously.
Inspiration
Most of the users have the stereotype in the usage of the products. If we get rid of the general form changing, there will be a different scenario for the users. The form changing process gives the users visual feeling and the intensity of it will be different depend on the various structures.
Project Duration
The design start in 2018 finish in 2019 July.
Operation Flow
The skateboard is made from 57 interlocking pivot hinges, by folding the hinges one direction or the other, transforming the classic cruiser shape into a perfect circle. Easy to fit in smaller places and even used for decoration.
Image Credits
Main image:CHEN, CHIA-WEI,2019
Optional Image#1:CHEN, CHIA-WEI,2019
Optional Image#2:CHEN, CHIA-WEI,2019
Optional Image#3:CHEN, CHIA-WEI,2019
Optional Image#4:CHEN, CHIA-WEI,2019

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