Golden A' Design Award Winner 2022
Chung Sheng Chen's O3Connect Stool commands visual attention through its extraordinary sculptural presence, wherein three curved leather bands interweave to form a continuous looping structure that defies conventional seating typology and elevates functional furniture into the realm of kinetic sculpture. The chromatic palette centers on a warm cognac brown, reminiscent of natural saddle leather with undertones of burnt sienna and raw umber, creating a rich tonal warmth that contrasts elegantly against the cool grey polished concrete floor and the luminous off-white wall bathed in soft natural light entering from an unseen aperture at upper right. The compositional arrangement positions two stools in an asymmetrical dialogue, the left specimen oriented to reveal its interior void and pale birch wood seat platform, while the right iteration presents a more closed silhouette emphasizing the continuous ribbon-like quality of the leather bands. This juxtaposition creates visual rhythm through repetition with variation, inviting comparative examination of the form from multiple vantage points. The lighting paradigm employs diffused natural illumination that rakes across the surface at a gentle angle, producing soft gradations of highlight and attached shadow that articulate the compound curves and reveal the material's subtle grain and natural patina. Spatial construction operates through atmospheric perspective enhanced by the graduated floor texture, establishing clear foreground placement of the stools against middle-ground emptiness and the background wall plane. The edge behavior demonstrates remarkable fluidity, with the leather bands creating continuous contours that flow uninterrupted through three-dimensional space, occasionally overlapping to create lost-and-found passages where one band passes behind another. The tactile quality of the leather surface appears supple yet substantial, with visible stitching at connection points suggesting handcraft methodology and attention to joinery. The overall formal language suggests affinities with mid-century organic modernism, the biomorphic investigations of Isamu Noguchi, and the material experimentation of contemporary Nordic design, yet the interlocking triple-loop structure represents a genuinely innovative contribution to seating design. The atmospheric resonance conveys contemplative serenity, the forms appearing both grounded and buoyant, simultaneously suggesting stability and dynamic movement frozen in elegant equilibrium.
The stool with beautiful hollow bracing structure managed from the interlocking three circular curvature by laminated wood bending into shape, Using natural wood bending and multi-layer pressurized shaping technology, showing the elasticity and toughness of natural materials, covering with high quality of hand stitching leather. Warm and smooth visually and yet sturdy and strong to holds weight up to 140kg.