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Ace Iflip Multi Function Dining Chair by ChinI Lai, KungYin Lai and ChungSheng Chen Wins the A' Design Award in Baby, Kids' and Children's Products Design
ChinI Lai, KungYin Lai and ChungSheng Chen honored for baby, kids' and children's products design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the A' Design Award in the Baby, Kids' and Children's Products Design category for Ace Iflip Multi Function Dining Chair by ChinI Lai, KungYin Lai and ChungSheng Chen, designed for Tainan University of Technology/Living Services Industry Dept.. The recognition forms part of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the A' Design Award
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 Ace Iflip Multi Function Dining Chair
Ace Iflip is a smart seat for children with long life cycle. The quick unfolded and folded mechanism make it simple operation. The height of the chair legs can be adjusted to 8cm in three stages according to the children height. The internal seat width is 34 cm, is ergonomically to adults too. Foldable for convenient storage and carrying to various activities. The simple installation and disassembly method of the dinner plate can be flexibly changed between the dining chair and the leisure chair. It can be used as a highchair for infants and young children when placed on an adult dining chair.
About ChinI Lai, KungYin Lai and ChungSheng Chen
Prof. ChungSheng Chen, a self-proclaimed "design missionary," possesses extensive experience in both design practice and education. He frequently expresses his perspectives on society through his work, blending an optimistic outlook, keen observation, and a deep emotional connection to life. His cross-disciplinary approach integrates various processing techniques and material applications, embodying a fundamental design philosophy.
Award Record
This recognition makes ChinI Lai, KungYin Lai and ChungSheng Chen a winner of 13 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2016 - 2017 to 2020 - 2021 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Baby, Kids and Children's Products Design Award
The A' Baby Products Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good baby product designs by leading brands and designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to baby product designers, industrial designers, toy companies and children's product manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include strollers, car seats, baby monitors, high chairs, baby bottles and pacifiers. Awarded baby products designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/baby-products
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/121612
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/121612
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!121612
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/179403
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.babyace.com.tw/2016/html/th311.asp
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Ace Iflip Multi Function Dining Chair
- Function
- Multi Function Dining Chair
- Category
- Baby, Kids' and Children's Products Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Kids
- Colors
- Lavender, Yellow Green, Light Gray, Silver and Olive Drab
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Tainan University of Technology/Living Services Industry Dept.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- ChinI Lai, KungYin Lai and ChungSheng Chen
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #121612
Credits
- Team
- ChungSheng Chen, ChinI Lai, KungYin Lai, Tung Tzu Industrial Co., Ltd., Baby Ace, Tainan University of Technology/Product Design Dept. and Tainan University of Technology/Living Services Industry Dept.
- Image Credits
- Photo credit: ChinI Lai
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This multifunctional dining chair has a variety of functions and is designed based on the growth needs of children. It can be used in accordance with the height of infants and young children and also on different occasions. Infant dining chair for 7 months to 3 years old; Children dining chair for 3 to 6 years old; Leisure chair for above 6 years old or adults who can sit down within 34 cm width of the chair, It can be used as a highchair for infant and children when placed on an adult dining chair.
- Inspiration
- The function of general child dining chair is simple and it cannot meet all the needs after a long time use. Besides, infants and young children grow up fast so they need different products to replace and use. In order to reduce the additional product purchasing cost and save more living space, we design this multifunctional children dining chair that provided more using ways and also save the expense.
- Research
- We are considering the needs of the target market and investigate the shortcomings of the child dining chair in the current market. Using the Scamper method to generate the direction and ideas for the new design. Then, making a series of tests for different activities and occasions to improve the product functions and adjust the structural strength and durability. Finally, adjust the product appearance to become a fashionable, comfortable and practical product.
- Challenge
- The structural combination of the product is the most challenging.In order to achieve a long using period, we need to consider that the width of the seat must be in 34 cm.3-postion adjustable for the seat height and the height difference must be in 8 cm.Finally, the seat is opened to show the parallel A-shaped tripod,which deletes the space between the tripod and the seatIncrease and extend the seat width for easy to open and fold.
- Realization and Technology
- The plastic injection component is remade by the steel mold of the plastic injection molding machine and combined with the aluminium alloy sections. Aluminium alloy is an environment friendly and recyclable metal that provides a stable support for the chair. It can reduce the product weight effectively and easy to carry.
- Operation and Interaction
- Unfold the chair by pressing the buttons on both sides, press and click the concave holes on the left and right sides of the seat into the lower iron shaft to fix it. The child dining chair can be used on the adult seat and fasten the seat belt under the seat and the backrest. 3 position seat height adjustable by aligning the four parallel holes of the frame. When the dinner plate is not used, press or raise the latch from the notches on both sides and become a children dining chair or leisure chair.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in February 2020 in Taiwan and finished in September 2020 in Taiwan, and was exhibited in January 2021.
- Specifications
- Open: Width: 410mm Height: 440mm Depth : 470mm Fold: Width: 410mm Height: 423mm Depth : 150mm
- Keywords
- Multifunctional, growing type, infant, child, dining chair, parent-child
