Butterfly
Chair for Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts
Based on the natural butterfly shape as the inspiration, the streamline and basic shape of the wings were extracted and developed. Finally, the butterfly seat was found to be curvilinear and could satisfy the needs of comfortable sitting. Butterfly chair have the advantages of beautiful appearance, stable structure, and good integration of shape and structure. The furniture adopts 3D printing technology, takes high speed steel as raw material, and has good strength which can satisfy the modern people comprehensively in leisure esthetic demand.
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Unique Properties
This chair is designed with the butterfly as the source of inspiration, gradually transformed from the basic shape of the butterfly, and finally developed this kind of butterfly chair.The structure is stable, and the overall furniture has a good fusion of shape and structure. This furniture adopts 3D printing technology and uses high-speed steel as raw material for better strength. On the whole, it can cater to the aesthetic and leisure needs of modern people.
Tags
Shoulder blade, high-speed steel, organic form, bionic modeling, 3D printing
Production Technology
The whole is made of high-speed steel as raw material, and processed and shaped by 3D printing technology. The overall strength is good, showing a metallic luster, fully showing the beauty of the material itself, and adding color to the overall shape.
Design Challenge
Realize the organic integration of the three forms of seat surface, backrest, and chair legs, find the most beautiful curved surface angle and achieve the coordinated proportion of each part. achieve the organic unity of furniture shape and structure.
Project Duration
It will start in Shenyang in January 2021 and will be completed in Shenyang in February 2021.
Operation Flow
Sitting with your feet down, the structure of the seat and back helps support your spine and helps people use the seat correctly. Used for rest, reading, decoration and other functions.
Research
This seat is designed with the human body's scapula as inspiration, the smooth lines of the back are extracted, and the basic shape of the scapula is evolved and developed to form the seat.
Inspiration
The design extracts the shape of the butterfly in the nature as the inspiration for the design. The butterfly chair shape extracts the momentum of the butterfly to divide the back and the seat surface into two parts, and at the same time derive the overall shape based on it.The curve shape of the chair legs is to extract the back curve produced by the butterfly wings. The furniture as a whole tries to simulate the vertical dynamics of the butterfly to obtain a different kind of beauty from it, and to provide an unusual curve beauty for the indoor home.
Project Overview
Butterfly Chair has been a Bronze winner in the Furniture Design award category in the year 2020 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.
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Bronze Recognition
Wei Jingye was recognized with the coveted Bronze A' Design Award in 2021, a testament to excellence of their work Butterfly Chair.
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