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Xuanhao Li
Xuanhao Li
Circle Cross: Evolved a human body posture to a mechanical furniture
structure
OVER VIEW
Heart Flow is an interactive installation, that could intelligently generate unique Water Marbling art pieces according to creators' heartbeat data.
It aims to reduce beginners' learning cost for Water Marbling and arouse their further interest, through a relaxing and highly relevant creating experience.
FURNITURE DESIGN
SOLO PROJECT
Idea generation, appearance and structure design, digital modeling, mechanical analysis, manufacturing and processing, photograph recording
DURATION
1 Months, 2019 Winter
INSPIRATION
All started with an experience of being rescued from a fall caused fracture
I was impressed by this interesting arm cross figure used to transport victims, which reminds me of the mortise-tenon structure applied in traditional Chinese wooden furniture and buildings,
Unlike other transferring ways relying on surrounding objects, this smart supporting method with stable mechanical properties, is formed independently by just inserting and overlapping arms.
It is similar to the mortise-tenon connection used in wooden structures. Without glue and iron nails, wood components can be firmly assembled together by inlaying each other. All the freedom degrees of individual parts are limited, so as to construct a stable load-bearing structure.
So, I was inspired to evolve this arm gesture into a new type of wooden mortise-tenon structure, and apply it to a chair design.
IDEATION
Evolve this human posture to a furniture form
Make it stabler to bear weight on the ground
Attach four legs to the core, develop it into a centrosymmetric structure
Quadruple
mode
Double
mode
Stabler
Double
mode
Quadruple
mode
Stabler
To be reasonable as a chair
1
Fix each component by mutual penetration to make it functional for sitting,
Place a seat
board on
the bolts
First, limit its
degrees of
freedom.
Then you
can sit
still
Then you
can sit
still
Place a seat
board on
the bolts
First, limit its
degrees of
freedom.
First, limit its
degrees of
freedom.
Place a seat
board on
the bolts
Then you
can sit
still
MODELING
The core structure
The whole body
ANALYSIS
To be reasonable as a chair
Fix each component by mutual penetration to make it functional for sitting,
1/1
MANUFACTURING
To be reasonable as a chair
1/2
ASSEMBLING
To be reasonable as a chair
1/1
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