The Fortunate Ruyi Chair Židle by Tzu Wei Lin

The Fortunate Ruyi Chair Židle by Tzu Wei Lin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Bronzová cena A' Design Award in Design nábytku Competition Category.

BronzNábytek· 2023

The Fortunate Ruyi Chair Židle

by Tzu Wei Lin

Client: Xudong Interior Decoration Design Co., Ltd.

Bronzová cena A' Design Award Winner in Nábytek Category

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The Design

About The Fortunate Ruyi Chair Židle

Židle Fortunate Ruyi je židle inspirovaná motivem Žu-i, tradičním čínským symbolem štěstí a hojnosti. Klasický tvar židle tvoří konstrukční základ a je kombinován se zjednodušeným vzorem Žu-i. Vzor je duplikován a převrácen, poté překryt a sloučen tak, aby vytvořil zaoblené sedadlo a nohy. Nepravidelné zakřivené linie, vnitřní křivky a vnější hroty vytvářejí pocit plynutí a asymetrickou rovnováhu. Židle měří 500 mm na šířku, 600 mm na hloubku a 500 mm na výšku. Tradiční kultura se zde snoubí s moderní estetikou.

The Recognition

About the Bronzová cena A' Design Award

The Fortunate Ruyi Chair Židle je vítězem Bronzové ceny A' Design Award, vysoce prestižního uznání udělovaného vynikajícím designům, které se vyznačují kreativitou, vynalézavostí a bystrostí. Bronzoví vítězové jsou hojně zručné a nápadně kreativní artefakty, které dosvědčují rozsáhlé zkušenosti, představivost a vynalézavost svých designérů. Očekává se, že The Fortunate Ruyi Chair Židle bude vysoce ceněným, obdivovaným a milovaným předmětem, pozoruhodně profesionálním a inovativním. Tento design, který získal Bronzovou cenu A' Design Award, zahrnuje osvědčené postupy v umění, vědě, designu a technologiích a vyniká pozorností k detailu. The Fortunate Ruyi Chair Židle nádherně uspokojuje potřeby, dotýká se tužeb, okouzluje city a oslovuje zvědavost.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Therefore, this design is nothing like what the designer has done before, it starts with the pattern of the Ruyi pattern, and the designer has spent much time researching the concepts and styles of multiple chairs. Little by little, The Fortunate Ruyi Chair concept has transformed into a clearer picture. It is an art piece combined with various layers of materials, the beauty of craftsmanship, the richness of cultural heritage, and the amazingness of the designer ingenuity.
Dimensions & Packaging: The furniture piece is Width 500 mmm x Depth 600mm x Height 500mm.
Tags: Furniture, Design, Chair, Ruyi, Fortunate
Production Technology: For this project, the designer has set the classic chair style shape as the structural basis and combined it with the simplified Ruyi pattern. Then, by duplicating and flipping the pattern, the pattern is overlapped and fused to form a curved seat and legs, perfectly blending traditional culture with modern aesthetics.
Design Challenge: For this project, the designer has analyzed the Ruyi pattern, extracted its connotation, and applied it to the product form so that the product is aesthetically, culturally, and functionally enjoyable. In this way, users will understand the underlying cultural spirit of the chair through their experiences with the product. Moreover, this product interprets the spirit of traditional culture unconventionally, changing our perception of traditional culture yet retaining its cultural connotation and, most importantly, paying tribute to ancestry wisdom. In summary, it is an art piece that is awe-inspiring, thought provoking and mind blowing.
Research: Vladimir Kagan, the noted German American furniture designer, believes that designing a chair is like creating a container for an individual. Therefore, the function, shape, and meaning of the chair are highly associated with the user and the environment. This project is a clever application of one of the historical motifs of Chinese culture, Ruyi, to a modern product design. From 3D natural objects to 2D patterns and then applying them to 3D products, the designer has simplified the lines and colors to create a work that is aesthetically modern and attractive.
Inspiration: Ruyi has served as a unique cultural symbol in Chinese culture and has an underlying meaning of great fortune. The designer has set Ruyi as the primary inspiration for the chair design because, during the designer experiences in the field of interior design over the years, each design project must be executed based on the client preferences and many other contributing factors.
Project Duration: The project was completed in August 2021 in Taipei Taiwan.
Operation Flow: Other than that, the lines of the seat are extended by the Ruyi pattern by the use of the irregular curved lines, unique angles of the inner curves, and the outer corners of the tips to produce a rich and dynamic rhythm of the chair, delivering a sense of flow and producing an asymmetrical balance.
Image Credits: Lin Tzu Wei, 2022