The Fortunate Ruyi Chair Cadair by Tzu Wei Lin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Gwobr Efydd A' Design Award in Dylunio Dodrefn Competition Category.
EfyddDodrefn· 2023
The Fortunate Ruyi Chair Cadair
by Tzu Wei Lin
Client: Xudong Interior Decoration Design Co., Ltd.
Gwobr Efydd A' Design Award Winner in Dodrefn Category
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About The Fortunate Ruyi Chair Cadair
Mae'r Gadair Ruyi Ffodus wedi'i hysbrydoli gan y motiff Ruyi, symbol Tsieineaidd traddodiadol o lwc dda. Mae siâp cadair glasurol yn ffurfio'r sail strwythurol ac yn cael ei gyfuno â phatrwm Ruyi symlach. Caiff y patrwm ei ddyblygu a'i wrthdroi, yna ei orgyffwrdd a'i ymdoddi i ffurfio sedd a choesau crwm. Mae llinellau crwm afreolaidd, cromliniau mewnol a blaenau allanol yn creu ymdeimlad o lif a chydbwysedd anghymesur. Mae'r gadair yn 500 mm o led, 600 mm o ddyfnder a 500 mm o uchder. Mae diwylliant traddodiadol yn cael ei gyfuno ag estheteg fodern.
The Recognition
About the Gwobr Efydd A' Design Award
Mae The Fortunate Ruyi Chair Cadair yn enillydd Gwobr Efydd A' Design Award, cydnabyddiaeth hynod fawreddog a roddir i ddyluniadau rhagorol sydd yn nodedig am greadigrwydd, dyfeisgarwch a chraffter. Mae enillwyr Efydd yn arteffactau medrus iawn a thrawiadol o greadigol sydd yn dilysu profiad helaeth, dychymyg a dyfeisgarwch eu dylunwyr. Disgwylir i The Fortunate Ruyi Chair Cadair fod yn wrthrych uchel ei fri, a edmygir ac a anwylir, sydd yn nodedig o broffesiynol ac arloesol. Mae'r dyluniad buddugol hwn o Wobr Efydd A' Design Award yn ymgorffori arferion gorau mewn celf, gwyddoniaeth, dylunio a thechnoleg, ac yn rhagorol am ei sylw i fanylion. Mae The Fortunate Ruyi Chair Cadair yn bodloni anghenion yn odidog, yn cyffwrdd â dyheadau, yn swyno teimladau ac yn apelio at chwilfrydedd.
Behind the Design
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- 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
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