Silver Furniture Design · 2022
Sharing Joy Lounge Chair
by Zhe Gao
- A' Design Award 2022 Silver Winner in Furniture Design
- Awarded April 15, 2022
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About Sharing Joy Lounge Chair
Sharing Joy is a lounge chair designed for homes with pets. The chair creates a shared space where a person and a cat can rest and play at the same time without disturbing each other. The form uses simple geometry and soft edges, with an O-shaped element inspired by the curled posture of a sleeping cat. The O-shaped opening in the backrest forms a tunnel for cats and can also hold magazines and pillows. The wide right armrest serves as a jumping platform for cats or as a small side table. The main frame is made of bent and welded pipe.
Within the evolving landscape of contemporary furniture design, ZIEL HOME FURNISHING TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD's Sharing Joy Lounge Chair emerges as a thoughtful meditation on the intersection of comfort, sociability, and sculptural form. The design appears to engage with traditions of twentieth-century modernism, particularly the tubular steel furniture innovations pioneered during the interwar period, while introducing a distinctly contemporary sensibility through its organic, enveloping backrest form and integrated functional elements. The chair's most distinctive feature, the generous aperture carved into the backrest's outer curve, suggests a philosophical commitment to visual lightness and spatial permeability, transforming what might otherwise read as a solid mass into an open, inviting form that encourages interaction with its environment. The technical achievement evident in the seamless integration of the upholstered seat and back with the chrome framework demonstrates sophisticated manufacturing capabilities, while the inclusion of an integrated side table extending from the chair's structure speaks to contemporary lifestyle considerations where portable devices, beverages, and reading materials require convenient proximity. The chromatic choice of a muted cerulean blue positions the piece within current interior design preferences while maintaining sufficient neutrality for diverse residential contexts. The suspended pendant element within the backrest aperture introduces an element of kinetic potential and tactile invitation, perhaps intended to engage seated users or companions in gentle interactive play. One might consider how this design addresses the contemporary condition of dwelling, where furniture serves not merely functional purposes but participates in the construction of domestic atmosphere and the facilitation of meaningful daily rituals. The viewer is invited to contemplate how the convergence of industrial precision and organic comfort might reshape our relationship with the objects that populate our intimate living spaces.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- The Sharing Joy is a lounge chair that can be shared and interacted with pets. Construct a modern multifunctional lounge chair with soft product edges and simple geometric shapes. It has the dual function of satisfying people and pets to play and rest together at the same time. The cat and the owner can relax and meditate on the same chair and spend a good time together without disturbing each other's space.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 850 mm× depth 920 mm× height 970 mm
- Tags
- Multi-functional easy chair, Pet sharing furniture, The cat bed , The cat platform
- Production Technology
- The main frame is made of pipe bending and welding. The cushion part is connected with the main frame through screws after combining the finalized cotton and wood board. The skeleton of the backrest is molded to meet the need for strength and toughness. Then the backrest skeleton is covered with soft bag cloth and connected with the main frame. The platform can be connected with the main frame through screws according to the use requirements.
- Design Challenge
- The biggest challenge in the process of research and design is to find the coordination between the pet products and furniture size, in order to satisfy both the cat and the man in the comfort of the substances are used. Another challenge is adapting pet-shared furniture to the style of the home environment while meeting the basic functions.
- Project Duration
- The project started in Zhengzhou in March 2021 and will be completed in September 2021.
- Operation Flow
- You can place the chair anywhere in your home to create a shared space for owners and pets. When used as shared furniture for pets, The o-shaped tunnel on the back of the seat is consistent with cat behaviour that likes to get into small Spaces. cats can rest and play in it. The increased area of the right armrest of the chair forms a cat jumping platform to meet the characteristics of cats like to jump high and look far, and increase the attraction of the chair for cats. When the sharing joy is used as a seat alone, the O-shaped space presented by the back of the seat can be used as storage space for magazines, pillows and other items. The right armrest has gone from a cat-jumping platform to a mini side table for teacups or phones.
- Research
- In recent years, pets have gradually entered our lives as special members of the family, but it is difficult for the existing home environment to make major changes due to the needs of pets. People who own pets may think about this question: how to create an intimate and independent space for pets and their owners within a reasonable range. Based on this, we hope to start with furniture in daily life. Design a piece of furniture that adapts to pet behavior and daily needs through simple shape changes.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration of this design comes from the posture that cats curl up in circles when they sleep. To combine it with minimalist style, we simplify and visualize it as an O-shaped element in geometry. The O-shaped element can be freely transformed to form a tunnel for cats to pass through, or it can be extended to the shape of the chair legs to maintain the concise consistency of the product.