U-Comfort

Rattan Chair for Southwest Jiaotong University

U-Comfort has an overall round and smooth shape with beautiful curves. The highlight of the styling of this rattan chair is the circular closed-ring structure on the side, which is strikingly symbolic and also serves as a support structure. This rattan chair is suitable for home, beach, resort and environment with leisure atmosphere. Sitting and resting on such a lounge chair will bring a touch of comfort and coolness to the user, especially in the hot summer days.

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Unique Properties

This rattan chair has an overall round and smooth shape with beautiful curves. The highlight of the styling of this rattan chair is the circular closed-ring structure on the side, which is strikingly symbolic and also serves as a support structure.

Tags

Seat design, Non-heritage culture

Production Technology

Rattan weaving generally goes through a dozen or so processes, such as beating rattan (cutting off the knots and scars on the rattan), picking rattan, washing rattan, tanning rattan, arguing rattan, pulling rattan (planing rattan), chipping rattan, bleaching, dyeing, weaving, and lacquering. Rattan furniture, mainly the production of bracket and weaving surface weaving. With rough rattan production bracket, its bending shape can be used to bake and saw mouth bending two ways. Saw mouth bending method is simple, but the strength is weakened and the curve is not natural and smooth. The connection of the bracket is usually wrapped with rattan skin, and the basic method of weaving the surface with rattan skin on the bracket is three kinds of picking, covering and wrapping.

Design Challenge

Styling&topology optimization calculation New paradigms based on AI algorithms have begun to infiltrate various industries that humans were once proud of, such as AI music arranging, AI painting, AI driving, and AI design. AI is attempting to replace the creativity that is uniquely human. So, how to deal with AI design? What role do AI algorithms play in the design process? In the design of this recliner, we tried to balance the relationship between human designers and AI algorithms, where human aesthetic concepts and human-machine comfort decided by the designers are the dominant and constraining principles, while the AI algorithms are strictly limited to secondary design on this basis. Under the premise of ensuring the mechanical system is well-built, the most economical use of materials is achieved.

Project Duration

The project started in April 2022 in Chongzhou and finished in January 2024 in Chengdu.

Inspiration

During the process, we used wire to construct the product structure. In order to reflect the soft and tough nature of rattan, we mostly used a closed-loop structure . On this basis, we also used the bi-directional topological computing software Ameba to iterate the structure, so as to improve the structure of the rattan chair, so that it not only conforms to the mechanical characteristics of the seat, but also meets our design aesthetic perception, so as to achieve the harmonization of the two.

Image Credits

Image#1:Creator Ziyi Zhou,U-comfort,2023 Image#2:Creator Ziyi Zhou,U-comfort,2023 Image#3:Creator Ziyi Zhou,U-comfort,2023 Image#4:Creator Ziyi Zhou,U-comfort,2023 Image#5:Creator Ziyi Zhou,U-comfort,2023 Video:Photographer Junge Chen,U-comfort,2024 Video:Creator Wenzhuo Cong,U-comfort,2024 Sound:Created by AI dubbing software Dupdub Song#1: Keys Of Moon - The Epic Hero License: Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Music powered by BreakingCopyright: https://breakingcopyright.com Song#2: Keys Of Moon - Way To Dream License: Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Music powered by BreakingCopyright: https://breakingcopyright.com Song#3: Keys Of Moon - Lonesome Journey License: Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Music powered by BreakingCopyright: https://breakingcopyright.com

Project Overview

U-Comfort Rattan Chair has been a Bronze winner in the Furniture Design award category in the year 2023 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. 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.

Bronze Recognition

Jian Yang was recognized with the coveted Bronze A' Design Award in 2024, a testament to excellence of their work U-Comfort Rattan Chair.

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