Sascha Peters
- Material expert
- Founder of HAUTE INNOVATION
- Red Dot Ambassador
欧洲知名材料专家
HAUTE INNOVATION创始人
红点设计大奖大使
1. 回顾过去几年，家具生产和材料应用领域出现了哪些您特别关注的新趋势？这些趋势在今年的 interzum guangzhou 大奖提名产品或公司中具体是如何体现的？
Looking back over the past years, what new trends in furniture production and material application have captured your attention? How are these trends specifically reflected in the products or companies nominated for this year's interzum guangzhou Award?
我们看到一个特别的趋势，即致力于让家具设计更简单、更不复杂，同时减少所用材料的种类。目标是实现高效的生产和使用，并将资源整合到闭环系统中。允许简便拆卸的装配系统屡次被提交至该奖项，今年也不例外。
We see a particular trend towards making furniture design simpler and less complex, while simultaneously reducing the number of materials used. Efficient production and use, and integrating resources into closed-loop systems, are the goals. Assembly systems that also allow for uncomplicated disassembly have been submitted to the award repeatedly, as is the case again this year.
2. 基于获奖产品，您如何理解本届关键词"智序新生"在家具行业中的含义？
What is your understanding of this edition's keyword, "Smart Revolution", in the furniture industry, based on the winning products?
许多获奖作品都聚焦于以智能方式让家具适应用户。这既适用于可调节高度的书桌，也适用于能提醒用户纠正不良姿势的软体家具。人工智能正进入家具行业。智能系统被集成进来，例如，实现唤醒功能、监测睡眠时的呼吸状况，或在夜间为身体产生冷却效果。
A number of winning entries focus on a smart way of adapting furniture to the user. This applies to both height-adjustable desks and upholstered furniture that alerts the user to incorrect posture. Artificial intelligence is making its way into the furniture industry. Smart systems are being integrated that, for example, take over wake-up functions, monitor breathing during sleep, or create a cooling effect on the body at night.
3. 今年 interzum guangzhou 大奖的参赛作品中最令您印象深刻的材料有哪些？您如何看待这类材料在家具行业未来发展中的作用？
What are the most impressive materials featured in the entries of this year's interzum guangzhou Award? How do you view the role of such materials in the future development of the furniture industry?
在将所有数字工具整合到材料和表面的趋势中，我特别印象深刻的是那些解决方案，例如，床垫中的智能纤维技术可以屏蔽静电波。这与导致更多人工智能驱动数字系统的智能技术恰恰相反，它能让使用者享受一个宁静的夜晚睡眠。
With all the trends towards integrating digital tools into materials and surfaces, I was particularly impressed by solutions where, for example, smart fiber technology in a mattress shields against electrostatic waves. This is precisely the opposite of smart technology, which leads to more AI-driven digital systems and enables the user to enjoy a restful night's sleep.
4. 真正的循环性通常需要从销售产品转向提供服务。在您看来，对于传统家具制造商来说，在不扰乱其当前运营的情况下，测试和整合此类循环商业模式的最可行的第一步是什么？
True circularity often requires a shift from selling products to offering services. In your view, what are the most viable first steps for traditional furniture manufacturers to test and integrate such circular business models without disrupting their current operations?
向循环经济的转型将关键取决于行业是否对其使用的资源承担责任。只有当存在一种经济利益，为所有那些公司提供商业机会，使其能够回收产品、进行维修和/或以某种方式设计产品，以便在其生命周期结束时材料可以被再利用，循环商业模式才能成功。
The transformation to a circular economy will depend crucially on whether industry takes responsibility for the resources it uses. Only when there is an economic benefit that promises a business opportunity for all those companies to take back their products, repair them, and/or design them in such a way that materials can be reused at the end of their life cycle will circular business models succeed.
5. 作为评审团成员，您不仅仅是在评选优胜者，也是在向整个行业传递信号。除了表彰卓越之外，您希望该奖项的结果向全球的制造商、设计师和品牌传达一个什么样的具体、可操作的信号或行动呼吁？
As a jury member, you are not just selecting winners but also sending signals to the entire industry. Beyond recognizing excellence, what is one specific, actionable signal or call to action you hope the outcomes of this award will send to manufacturers, designers, and brands worldwide?
我认为我们需要从根本上改变对我们生活、饮食和活动空间的认知。过去几年，我们的环境被期望看起来越来越完美和平滑，但现在，我们需要的是拥抱铜锈、老化和不完美的空间和表面认知。事物有粗糙的边缘、凹痕和划痕是可以接受的。这不仅有助于工业界的循环经济理念，也能推动我们作为社会向前发展。
I think we need a fundamental shift in our perception of the spaces in which we live, eat, and move. An environment that, in recent years, has been expected to look ever more perfect and smooth, but rather a perception of spaces and surfaces that embraces patina, aging, and imperfection. It's okay if things have rough edges, dents, and scratches. That would not only help the ideas of the circular economy in industry, but also move us forward as a society.
