DESIGN NAME: Square and Round
PRIMARY FUNCTION: A Multifunctional Stool
INSPIRATION: Square and Round, focus on orbicular sky and rectangular earth, deep ancient culture, Luban lock principle, innovative applications and tenon connection. Inside, hidden mystery and be pointless that difficult to complete the registration. The design skillfully rendered size ingenuity.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Square and Round stool is designed for 90’s life characteristics. The whole designed material is original wood and acrylic. The surface of the stool is made up of transparent acrylic, which can well show the internal structure and bring the new visual experience for people. When you put the stool surface straightly, it will be a very light one; When you put the stool surface upside down, it will be a side table and can put keys or some other small objects that may easy to lost inside. The connected method is using traditional double dovetail key structure, without any “metal connection” . If you get the key point you can dismount it by hand, and you will enjoy by your thinking and doing. The shape of the stool is concise and elegant, which is a highly integrated product that combination of structure, aesthetics, wisdom and technology. Flat packaging design greatly reduces transportation costs that will be very suitable for online sailing.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: When you put the stool surface straightly, it will be a very light one; When you put the stool surface upside down, it will be a side table and can put keys or some other small objects that may easy to lost inside. The connected method is using traditional double dovetail key structure, without any “metal connection” . If you get the key point you can dismount it by hand, and you will enjoy by your thinking and doing.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in April 2017 in Hangzhou and finished in August 2019 in Hangzhou.
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Furniture Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Production technology: wood bending process. Materials: Beech
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Product Size: 320*320*450 (mm) Product weight: 1.8 kg Product volume: 0.1 m3
TAGS: S,A,R
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Design instruction
Square and Round, focus on orbicular sky and rectangular earth, deep ancient culture, Luban lock principle, innovative applications and tenon connection. Inside, hidden mystery and be pointless that difficult to complete the registration. The design skillfully rendered size ingenuity.
The Square and Round stool is designed for 90’s life characteristics. The whole designed material is original wood and acrylic. The surface of the stool is made up of transparent acrylic, which can well show the internal structure and bring the new visual experience for people. When you put the stool surface straightly, it will be a very light one; When you put the stool surface upside down, it will be a side table and can put keys or some other small objects that may easy to lost inside. The connected method is using traditional double dovetail key structure, without any “metal connection” . If you get the key point you can dismount it by hand, and you will enjoy by your thinking and doing. The shape of the stool is concise and elegant, which is a highly integrated product that combination of structure, aesthetics, wisdom and technology. Flat packaging design greatly reduces transportation costs that will be very suitable for online sailing.
CHALLENGE: The structural design of the product is the most difficult part. After research and demonstration, an innovative Luban lock structure was finally designed. Only when it is unlocked can the stool be disassembled.
ADDED DATE: 2021-03-01 06:11:50
TEAM MEMBERS (1) : Xu Le, Bao Liyuan, Yang Cunyuan, Gu Wanwan and Zhang Wen.
IMAGE CREDITS: Xu Le, 2020.
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