Modern Chinese Fotelja by Jonathan Nieh is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Srebrna nagrada A' Design Award in Dizajn Namještaja Competition Category.

SrebroNamještaj· 2022

Modern Chinese Fotelja

by Jonathan Nieh

Client: Niehworks

Srebrna nagrada A' Design Award Winner in Namještaj Category

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The Design

About Modern Chinese Fotelja

Modern Chinese je fotelja namijenjena za sjedenje, a pogodna je i za izlaganje kao umjetničko djelo. Forma je posuđena iz tradicionalne kineske fotelje i iz stolice No. B33 Marcela Breuera. CNC obrada oblikuje šperploču i masivni orah u tečan i besprijekoran obris, zamjenjujući uglaste dijelove i stolarske spojeve tradicionalne izrade. Struktura i čvrstoća drveta izračunate su tako da podnesu tjelesnu težinu. Prvo je proučavan okvir od metalne cijevi, ali je odabrano drvo zbog svog toplijeg izgleda.

The Recognition

About the Srebrna nagrada A' Design Award

Modern Chinese Fotelja je pobjednik Srebrne nagrade A' Design Award, izuzetno prestižnog priznanja koje se dodjeljuje vrhunskim, veličanstvenim i impresivnim dizajnima. Srebrni pobjednici iznimno su briljantna i vrlo kreativna djela koja ilustriraju izuzetnu stručnost, talent i oštroumnost svojih dizajnera. Očekuje se da Modern Chinese Fotelja bude divno, reprezentativno djelo koje je izuzetno profesionalno i duboko inovativno. Ovaj dizajn koji je osvojio Srebrnu nagradu A' Design Award vrlo je zapažen, nadaleko cijenjen izum koji koristi i pomjera granice umjetnosti, nauke, dizajna i tehnologije. Modern Chinese Fotelja je kreacija kojoj se mnogi dive i zavide, koja budi želje, donosi pozitivne osjećaje i raspiruje čuđenje i divljenje.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The overall concept is to borrow the shape of traditoinal Chinese armchair and fused with current technology and material such as CNC processing and plywood to create a modern and organic looking Chinese style furniture.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 765mm x Depth 650mm x Height 800mm
Seat Height 420mm
Tags: chair, furniture, minimalism, simplicity, creative, oriental, Chinese, design, artistic, beautiful
Production Technology: CNC Processing,
Plywood, solid wood(walnut)
Design Challenge: The most challenging part of this chair concept is to design proper structure and calculate wood strength enable to support people's weight. The original idea was to use metal tube and bending technique to create the chair structure, but the finish appearance looks too cold and contemporary, therefore, the material was switched from metal back to wood.
Research: For this project the idea/design was just pop into my head when I was reading a book called "Encyclopedia of China Traditional Furniture Making and Appreciation" Therefore, it is difficult to position this chair as a design piece or an art work.
Inspiration: Modern Chinese Armchair was inspired by traditional Chinese armchair and Marcel Breuer's No. B33 chair design. The original motive was not to simplified a traditional Chinese armchair into a modern looking one, but to borrowed the design from the past and infused with present technology and material to expand a new style of Chinese furniture.
Project Duration: The project started in March 2021 in Taipei, Taiwan and minor changes are undergoing
Operation Flow: Modern Chinese Armchair is mainly for sitting purpose but can also be viewed as piece of art work.