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Modern Chinese Primary Function: Armchair by Jonathan Nieh

Modern Chinese Primary Function: Armchair by Jonathan Nieh is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award nga Pilak in Disenyo sa Muwebles Competition Category.


PilakMuwebles· 2022

Modern Chinese Primary Function: Armchair

by Jonathan Nieh

Client: Niehworks

A' Design Award nga Pilak Winner in Muwebles Category

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The Design

About Modern Chinese Primary Function: Armchair

Modern Chinese usa ka armchair nga gituyo alang sa lingkoranan ug angay usab ipasundayag isip usa ka piyesa sa arte. Ang porma nagkuha gikan sa tradisyonal nga Intsik nga armchair ug gikan sa lingkoranan ni Marcel Breuer nga No. B33. Ang CNC nga proseso naghulma sa plywood ug solid nga walnut ngadto sa usa ka mabaga ug walay-luna nga outline, nga nagpuli sa mga bahin nga sulok-sulok ug sa mga panagsumpay sa panday sa tradisyonal nga pagtukod. Ang istruktura ug ang kusog sa kahoy gikwenta aron suportahan ang gibug-aton sa lawas. Usa ka metal nga tubo nga bakante ang gitun-an una, apan ang kahoy ang gipili tungod sa mas init nga panagway niini.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award nga Pilak

Modern Chinese Primary Function: Armchair usa ka mananaog sa A' Design Award nga Pilak, usa ka talagsaon kaayo nga prestihiyoso nga pag-ila nga gihatag sa labing taas nga lebel, matahom, ug makadani nga mga disenyo. Ang mga mananaog sa Pilak labihan ka hayag ug mamugnaon nga mga buhat nga nagpakita sa bantogan nga kahanas, talento, ug kamatngon sa ilang mga tigdesinyo. Gilauman nga ang Modern Chinese Primary Function: Armchair mahimong talagsaon nga buhat nga ipasigarbo, dako ang pagkapropesyonal ug lawom ang kabag-ohan. Kini nga disenyo nga nakadaog og A' Design Award nga Pilak usa ka labihan ka mamatikdan, gihangaan nga imbento nga mapuslanon ug nagpalapad sa mga utlanan sa arte, siyensya, disenyo, ug teknolohiya. Modern Chinese Primary Function: Armchair usa ka paglalang nga giinggit sa daghan, nga nagpukaw og mga tinguha, nagdala og positibo nga mga pagbati, ug nagsiga sa katingala ug paghangyo.

Behind the Design

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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.

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