Tool Free Assembly Sofa
Toast

Tool Free Assembly Sofa for Jason Furniture (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.

According to United Nations data, about 11.2 billion tons of solid waste are collected globally each year. Of this, furniture waste is large, difficult, and extremely costly to dispose of. Toast Sofa adopts a design strategy that extends the service life of the product by replacing the broken parts with smaller modular units. It is designed to allow the user to assemble and disassemble the sofa more easily. This also enables tool-free assembly and smaller package size, perfectly blends modularity, practicality, and eco-friendly concepts, and meets the diverse needs of modern people.

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Unique Properties

Toast Sofa adopt a design strategy that extends the service life of the product by replacing the broken parts with smaller modular units.It is designed to allow the user to assemble and disassemble the sofa more easily.This also enables tool-free assembly and smaller package size, perfectly blends modularity, practicality and eco-friendly concept, and meets the diverse needs of modern people.

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Smaller modular, interchangeability, durability, practicality, economical, eco-friendly, interesting, tool-free assembly, Poka Yoke, comfortable

Production Technology

The solid wood base is spliced with mortise and tenon joint to ensure strength. The surface of it is treated with food-grade environmentally friendly wood wax oil to preserve the original texture of the wood, and to be in line with the concept of sustainable design. Metal fittings are CNC machined from stainless steel with polished surface while elastic knitted fabrics are available in a wide range of colors.

Design Challenge

The biggest challenge encountered in the development of the project was the connection between the various modules and the tolerance design of the components. It was necessary to ensure the stability of the sofa as well as easy assembly and disassembly. Another challenge was to do with the company's sales strategy. which required a shift in thinking to sell not only the whole product but also the components, to facilitate the future maintenance of the product.

Project Duration

The project started in September 2023 in Hangzhou and finished in December 2023 in Hangzhou.

Operation Flow

The Toast Sofa is designed for tool-free assembly. The base of the sofa consists of "I" and "L" shaped wooden blocks with grooves, allowing the user to install them by plugging. The backrest and seat cushion are individual modules that are inserted into the grooves on the base. By simply inserting the metal fittings into the base, each module can be easily connected to each other to form various combinations.

Research

We have researched and analyzed the current situation of used furniture market, online trading platform and furniture recycling business in Hangzhou, China. Through over a thousand online questionnaires, field visits to users and interviews with relevant furniture enterprises, it is found that repairing and recycling old furniture is costly and the transportation is difficult. In this regard, we proposed our design focusing on the recycling of used furniture.

Inspiration

Sofas that are partially broken can no longer be used and are too costly to repair, so they have to be discarded. Furniture waste is large in size and extremely difficult and costly to handle with. A large amount of furniture waste causes serious resource waste and environmental pollution. Based on the concept of sustainable development, Toast Sofa aims to extend the service life of the product, reduce the cost of maintenance, and reduce the discarding and waste of furniture.

Project Overview

Toast Tool Free Assembly Sofa 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.

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Bronze Recognition

Tian Chen&Hao Wu was recognized with the coveted Bronze A' Design Award in 2024, a testament to excellence of their work Toast Tool Free Assembly Sofa.

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