Dhyan Chaise Lounge Concept by Sasank Gopinathan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Golden A' Design Award in Furniture Design Competition Category.
GoldFurniture· 2020
Dhyan Chaise Lounge Concept
Client: Karimeen Inc.
Golden A' Design Award Winner in Furniture Category
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About Dhyan Chaise Lounge Concept
Dyhan lounge concept combines modern design with traditional eastern ideas and principles of inner peace by connecting with nature. Using the Lingam as form inspiration & the Bodhi-tree and Japanese gardens as a basis on the concept's modules, Dhyan (sanskrit for meditate) transforms the eastern philosophies into varied configurations, allowing the user to choose his/her path to zen/relaxation. The water-pond mode surrounds the user with a waterfall & pond, while the garden mode surrounds the user with greenery. The standard mode contains storage areas under a platform that acts as a shelf.
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About the Golden A' Design Award
Dhyan Chaise Lounge Concept is a Golden A' Design Award winner, an immensely prestigious recognition granted to first-rate, marvelous, and outstanding designs. Golden winners are exceedingly innovative, visionary, and glamorously dazzling creations that reflect the prodigy, wisdom, and prowess of their designers. Dhyan Chaise Lounge Concept is expected to be a highly praised, trendsetting, and monumental invention that delivers unprecedented value. This Golden A' Design Award-winning design is a spectacular, respected project that highly benefits and advances the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Dhyan Chaise Lounge Concept creates intense feelings of desire, evokes passion, encourages creativity, and fascinates us.
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Design Interview
What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
For most working people, the daily grind of work is a stressful hassle. Sometimes all you want at the end of the day is to relax in an environment where your worries and stress can temporarily vanish, and you feel free to contemplate. Most find solace in the elements of nature, like a garden or pond, where the greenery or the sound of water brings peace to the mind. This pursuit of peace was my inspiration to create this chaise lounge concept.
What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
My main focus was to create a space for a person to relax after a tough day of work. In an urban setting, having a close contact with the elements of nature is not easy, so I wanted to bring the elements of nature to the user, so as for the user to feel more at peace surrounding himself/herself with the sound of running water or with greenery.
What are your future plans for this award winning design?
I intend to further develop the design in order to asses its feasibility in fabrication and manufacturing. I hope to then propose my design to manufacturers in order to look into its production. Another plan I have is to evolve this design to other variations, like a love seat, or a smaller version.
Grand Interview
Your innovative fusion of the Shiva Linga form with contemporary furniture design in the Dhyan Chaise Lounge Concept earned you a Gold A' Design Award - could you elaborate on how you maintained elegance while working with such a culturally significant form?
I designed several iterations of the chair and in the process of trial and error, came across a form that justified the essence of the Shiva Linga form while maintaining visual lightness.
The Dhyan Chaise Lounge Concept features three distinct modes - standard, garden, and water-pond - what inspired you to incorporate this transformative modularity, and how does each configuration contribute to the user's meditative experience?
I had initially planned on focusing on a garden only. Afterwards, I realized that focusing on a singular mode may be too specific, and such a form could do with more variations. I decided to go with 3 modes to show that the design could be adapted to fit different desires of customers. The standard is useful for storage, where you could place books. The water-pond is meant to provide good feng-shui with the sound of running water, and the feeling that you are surrounded by a shallow pond. The garden is inspired by the peace people get when they are close to nature and plants, and depending on the plants used, can even provide natural shade.
In developing the Dhyan Chaise Lounge Concept's water-pond mode with its integrated waterfall feature, what technical challenges did you encounter in balancing the therapeutic aspects of flowing water with practical furniture design considerations?
one chief technical challenge was how to ensure that the furniture doesn't provide any chance of leaking liquid, and this was met by creating a single-piece shell that would contain the water. another aspect was to keep the water shallow so as to reduce the water mass and save weight, while still maintaining the "pond" aesthetic and feeling.
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- Unique Properties
- In order to alleviate stress and achieve relaxation and "zen", Dhyan's modularity provides users with 3 environments to choose from: Standard mode (with storage), Garden mode (with side planters) and Water-Pond mode (with waterfall fountain). The design amalgamates eastern philosophies by encouraging solace with the elements of nature. Garden mode surrounds you with plants/trees while Water-Pond mode surrounds you with water and the sound of falling water, which is relaxing and considered good feng shui.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- general dimensions of the concept: L 2010mm, W 1010mm, H 875mm (standard mode), H 1062mm (including LED lamp)
- Tags
- zen, relaxation, pond, waterfall, garden, meditation, contemplation
- Design Challenge
- finding a way to maintain the original concept of a shiva-linga form while trying to make the design appear light and elegant was quite challenging. Initial designs had very bulky bases, until I was inspired by looking at premium European furniture, and decided to go in a minimalist and "light" direction.
- Inspiration
- For most working people, the daily stress of work is a hassle. Sometimes all you want at the end of the day is to relax in a contemplative/meditative environment. Inspired by the form of the Shiva Linga, the Bodhi Tree and Japanese gardens, the idea was to create a space where one's state of mind is at peace. It is quite apparent upon observation that proximity to nature brings about a more relaxing mindset, and I aimed to bring that into the home in a more intimate way, especially for urban dwellers who lack much contact with nature.
- Project Duration
- The project is conceptual and took 3 months from idea to what you see now. It started as a sketch as a "shiva-linga"-inspired chair design, and later I discovered there was more potential in its form and spent the next few months refining the idea of the chair as a form of escape from stress.
- Operation Flow
- The chair can be standalone or connected by a power source to power the USB charger on the tablet and LED lamp, as well as the water pump (pond mode). The lamp and tablet are optional extras, and can be retrofitted. standard mode has extra storage compartments behind and beside the seat.
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