Chris Tsui ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Fold ᱵᱮᱸᱱᱪ ᱫᱚ ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2021 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱠᱟᱥᱟᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ· 2021

Fold ᱵᱮᱸᱱᱪ

Chris Tsui ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ

ᱜᱟᱦᱟᱠ: Whiteground

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Fold ᱵᱮᱸᱱᱪ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ

ᱯᱷᱳᱞᱰ ᱢᱤᱭᱟᱫ ᱜᱟᱛᱮ ᱵᱮᱸᱪ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱴᱮᱵᱩᱞ ᱦᱤᱱᱟᱜ ᱦᱚᱲᱢᱚ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱴᱩᱠᱩ ᱯᱞᱟᱭᱣᱩᱰ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱟᱠᱤᱞ ᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱠᱳᱱ ᱛᱟᱨᱟᱣ ᱛᱮ ᱯᱷᱚᱞ ᱮᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱯᱷᱚᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱵᱟᱨᱭᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱴᱟᱸᱰ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱴᱮᱵᱩᱞ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱮ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱚᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱮᱠᱟ ᱮᱠᱴᱮᱱᱥᱚᱱ ᱟᱨᱵᱟᱝ ᱡᱳᱲᱟᱣ ᱵᱤᱱᱟ ᱮ ᱾ ᱫᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱲᱟᱝ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱚᱴᱚᱠ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱛᱮ ᱡᱟᱹᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹᱨᱤ ᱴᱷᱟᱹᱣ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱮᱭᱟ ᱾ ᱯᱞᱟᱭᱣᱩᱰ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱹᱲᱩ ᱛᱮ ᱥᱮᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱠᱚᱥᱴᱚᱢ-ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱚᱰ ᱛᱮ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱵᱨᱚᱸᱡᱽ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱡᱟᱛᱟᱜ ᱫᱟᱭᱢᱮᱱᱥᱚᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱞᱚᱢᱵᱟ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ 1480 ᱢᱤᱢᱤ, ᱠᱩᱲᱤ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ 1010 ᱢᱤᱢᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱩᱸᱪᱩ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ 730 ᱢᱤᱢᱤ ᱾

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A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ

Fold ᱵᱮᱸᱱᱪ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Fold ᱵᱮᱸᱱᱪ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱤᱪᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ

ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱠᱤᱴ

ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱨᱮᱰᱤᱴ, ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱫᱚᱥᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱵᱤᱵᱚᱨᱚᱬ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ: What if a bench is also a table?
Fold is an interpretation to the question above, to fulfil multiple functions yet retain a simplistic and sturdy form to be used in the public. This piece of furniture is not much more than a piece of plywood folded back on itself at an angle. Yet, this simple manipulation creates another surface that can be used as a table, without sacrificing its unanimous form with extensions or appendages.
ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ: Overall dimensions: 1480(L) x 1010(W) x 730(H)mm
ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ: plywood, bending, bench, curvature
ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ: Plywood and Bronze
Steam the plywood and put into a custom build mold for bending
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱧ: The most difficult part is bending the plywood in a specific angle which is also comfortable for the purpose of sitting with a table. and the placement of the legs are the second challenge to maintain the sturdiness while to balance with the proportions and ratio with the plywood.
ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ: Public bench design always strives for functionality but neglected the aesthetics, and also mostly only caters for the purpose of sitting. What if you are holding a coffee or you are looking for a place to sit down with your book or laptop? You don’t have a choice but to go to the café or restaurants. It’s time to think out of the box and create a piece of furniture that aesthetically addresses the convenience and flexibility of how a public bench can do for the people.
ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ: The project staretd in early 2019 and completed in production in late 2019.
ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ: Feel free to explore your uses and gestures with this table+bench.
ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱥᱟᱹᱦᱟ: Image#1: ©Lit Ma & Hong Kong Design Centre
Image#3: ©XU Liang Leon
Image#4: ©XU Liang Leon
Image#5: ©XU Liang Leon