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Ring Chair Novelty and Comfortable by Wei Jingye and Sun Kezhao Is Granted the Bronze A' Design Award in Furniture Design
Wei Jingye and Sun Kezhao acknowledged for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category for Ring Chair Novelty and Comfortable by Wei Jingye and Sun Kezhao, designed for Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts. The award was conferred within the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Bronze A' Design Award Means
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
More About Ring Chair Novelty and Comfortable
Ring Chair is a set of leisure furniture composed of a chair and a footstool. The frame is made of Brazilian pear wood, shaped by numerical control machining and finished by hand polishing. Stainless steel tubes form ring shaped armrests, wrapped with thick dark gray hemp cloth. The curved seat and back follow the shape of the body and support a correct sitting posture. Tenon joints and metal connectors allow quick assembly and disassembly for transport. The design combines traditional Chinese furniture forms with the natural beauty of solid wood.
Award Record
With this recognition, Wei Jingye and Sun Kezhao is a winner of 14 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2016 - 2017 and the 2019 - 2020 editions 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. It 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. Typical entries include chairs, tables, sofas, beds, cabinets and shelves. The awarded furniture designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/furniture
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/80106
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/80106
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!80106
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/180555
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Ring Chair Novelty and Comfortable
- Function
- Novelty and Comfortable
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, White, Saddle Brown, Gainsboro and Light Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Wei Jingye and Sun Kezhao
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #80106
Credits
- Team
- Wei Jingye, Sun Kezhao, Zhao Liangyuan, Wang Jingyao and Zhang Ruiqi
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- It is a set of casual furniture made up of chair and footstool. They retain the original properties of the material itself, which returns to simplicity and truth. The structure is stable, the process is simple. The radians of the chair are natural and ergonomic. The metal adopts numerical control machining technology, outer wrapped dark gray thick hemp cloth, with Brazilian pear wood shows composed and quiet. The back of the chair is designed simple and generous.
- Inspiration
- The design was inspired by the beauty of the original wood. By combining the traditional Chinese furniture, making full use of the advantages and characteristics of the material itself, the design of this group was completed by using the classical wood treatment method combined with the tenon structure, like puzzles, quickly mix with the assembled three materials. We wanted to create an emotional chair, after working, I believe that this casual seating can make you relaxed.
- Research
- The stool surface of arc, with the circular stainless steel tube handrail echo each other, cooperate the winding of cloth art, it is to make Chinese style element have a perfect embodiment in this furniture. A complete set of furniture uses Brazilian rosewood, stainless steel tube, thick linen strip to undertake combinatorial design, the three materials are quickly spliced, and the curve of the seat is naturally curved. It is the second innovation to new Chinese style furniture.
- Challenge
- The biggest challenge is how to preserve the original beauty of the material and design an ergonomically comfortable leisure chair.
- Realization and Technology
- The main material of furniture is Brazilian flower pear wood, strainless steel tube, thick hemp cloth strip. The solid wood part adopts the modern numerical control processing technology, through the machine cutting and the manual polishing processing molding, the metal connector is electroplated after CNC machining, the last will be wrapped around the circular strainless steel tube to complete the seat production.
- Operation and Interaction
- The overall framework is all made ofsolid wood from the log cuttingto the production completed, and then decorated withmetal line, strong and beautiful. Sitting on a chair, the arms can be crossed on the ring shaped handrails, the seat back fits the back shape of a person, which can help people to make a correct sitting posture, the legs can be placed on the pedals, which is suitable for entertainment, reading and other activities.
- Project Duration and Location
- The design project began in January 2019 in Shenyang, was completed in June 2019, and was exhibited in the art museum of Shenyang Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts in June 2019.
- Specifications
- Chair 950mm x 650mm x 950mm, Footstool 600mm x 450mm x 450mm, Wood part is shaped CNC machining technology, combined with the tenon structure, the two parts can be quickly assembled and disassembled. Because of the need of transport demolition, we use high-quality hardware connection to create a beautiful line and solid structure of furniture.
- Keywords
- Log, Metal, Simplicity, Leisure, Cloth art
