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Bamboo Leisure Chair by Wei Jingye and Li Jiashu Receives the A' Design Award in Furniture Design
Wei Jingye and Li Jiashu recognized for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ Bamboo Leisure Chair by Wei Jingye and Li Jiashu, designed for Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The A' Design Award Explained
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
About Bamboo Leisure Chair
Bamboo Leisure is a leisure chair suitable for both indoor and outdoor use. The frame is made of round bamboo poles, and the exposed parts are polished. The seat and the back are woven by hand, using the toughness and elasticity of bamboo to provide comfort. The parts are joined by notching, wrapping and winding instead of metal fittings. Three legs form a triangle that keeps the chair stable. The shape is drawn from the petals of the morning glory flower as they unfold. Bamboo is lighter than wood, so the chair is easy to move.
Award Record
This recognition makes Wei Jingye and Li Jiashu a winner of 22 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2016 - 2017 to 2020 - 2021 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Furniture Design Award
The A' Furniture Design Award is an international furniture competition recognizing good furniture designs by best furniture designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to furniture designers, product designers, industrial design studios and furniture brands from all countries. Entries typically include chairs, tables, sofas, beds, cabinets and shelves. Awarded furniture designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/furniture
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/117888
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/117888
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!117888
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/180555
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Bamboo Leisure Chair
- Function
- Chair
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Gray, Dim Gray, Lavender, Rosy Brown and Dark Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Wei Jingye and Li Jiashu
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #117888
Credits
- Team
- Wei Jingye, Li Jiashu, Bei Yunong, Wang Yingchun and Han Xiaolu
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Bamboo leisure chair uses natural and environmental protection bamboo as the main material. The natural form of round bamboo can create a quiet and comfortable atmosphere. The chair adopts round bamboo frame and woven surface. The use of woven surface gives full play to the toughness and elasticity of bamboo, giving people a relaxed and comfortable use experience and visual experience. The chair extracts the form elements and texture of morning glory, showing vigorous vitality, enabling people to get rid of busy and noisy, and give more kind and quiet care.
- Inspiration
- The design extracts the morphological elements of morning glory, and the state of petals when unfolding constitutes the seat back and seat surface. Associated with the natural texture of petals, the seat surface and back are designed as woven surface to give full play to the toughness and elasticity of bamboo and give people a great sense of comfort and security.
- Research
- The overall design of bamboo leisure chair extracts the form elements and texture of morning glory, combines the natural and eco-friendly bamboo and stable triangle structure, showing vigorous vitality, so that people can get rid of the busy and noisy, and give more kind and quiet care.
- Challenge
- The round bamboo frame is combined with the braided surface, and the connection mode of the cross beam and the front and rear legs is wrapping connection. The use of the braided surface and wrapping connection gives full play to the toughness and elasticity of the bamboo, and gives people a more relaxed and comfortable experience, so that the overall seat will not be too rigid. At the same time, the structure is stable and simple on the reasonable basis.
- Realization and Technology
- The whole frame is made of round bamboo material, and its exposed part is polished and polished; relying on the toughness and elasticity of bamboo, the connection structure mostly adopts the way of wrapping, cutting off a part of a bamboo pole to form a notch, putting the other bamboo pole at the notch, wrapping it inside by bending, and winding reinforcement on the outside; the seat surface and back are reinforced by hand They are made by braiding, and the joints between them and the framework are connected by inserting and winding.
- Operation and Interaction
- The whole seat is formed by three leg support, which is subject to the triangle and has stability, which is conducive to the stability of the whole structure. The seat has plenty of space, which can make people relax better. Bamboo is lighter than wood, which is convenient to move.
- Project Duration and Location
- It began in Shenyang in November 2020, was completed in Shenyang in January 2021.
- Specifications
- The overall size of the seat is 1325 mm x 1240 mm x 1170 mm, which is suitable for both indoor and outdoor. The support parts of the seat are connected by wrapping and inserting structure. The bamboo has strong toughness, softness and moisture resistance, so that the seat is stable and reliable, and the hot bending process is easy.
- Keywords
- Bamboo, Weave, Leisure, natural, Structural innovation
