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Disainilahendus Zense Laua ja toolide komplekt, autor Louis Wai Yin Hung

Disainilahendus Zense Laua ja toolide komplekt, mille autor on Louis Wai Yin Hung, on kõrgelt hinnatud 2025 auhinna Kuldauhind A' Design Award võitja konkursi kategoorias Mööblidisain.


KuldMööbel· 2025

Zense Laua ja toolide komplekt

disainer: Louis Wai Yin Hung

Klient: Iterative Studio

Auhind Kuldauhind A' Design Award kategoorias Mööbel

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Värvid

Disain

Teosest Zense Laua ja toolide komplekt

Zense on muutuv laud, mis ühendab traditsioonilise Hiina käsitöö kaasaegse funktsionaalsusega. Selle disain muudab transformatsiooniprotsessi rituaalseks tegevuseks, kaasates kasutaja kõik viis meelt sujuvaks üleminekuks kalligraafiapinna ja teetseremoonialaua vahel. Toode on käsitsi valmistatud, taotledes enneolematut puidu õhukust meisterliku käsitöötehnika abil, tuginedes ainult traditsioonilistele puuliitmete tehnikatele ilma metallosadeta.

Tunnustus

Auhinnast Kuldauhind A' Design Award

Zense Laua ja toolide komplekt on Kuldauhinna A' Design Award võitja, ülimalt prestiižikas tunnustus, mis antakse esmaklassilistele, imelistele ja silmapaistvatele disainidele. Kuldvõitjad on ülimalt uuenduslikud, visioonilised ja glamuurselt pimestavad looming, mis peegeldab oma disainerite geniaalsust, tarkust ja oskusi. Zense Laua ja toolide komplekt peaks olema kõrgelt kiidetud, suundi seadev ja monumentaalne leiutis, mis pakub enneolematut väärtust. See Kuldauhinna A' Design Award võidudisain on suurejooneline, lugupeetud projekt, mis toob suurt kasu ning nihutab kunsti, teaduse, disaini ja tehnoloogia piire. Zense Laua ja toolide komplekt tekitab intensiivset soovi, äratab kirge, julgustab loovust ja lummab meid.

Disaini taustal

Pressimaterjalid

Disaineri esitatud autorid, meeskonnaliikmed ja tehnilised andmed.

Unikaalsed omadused
Zense is both a furniture to ritual instrument. Its transforming structure—crafted from impossibly slender wood members—orchestrates tea ceremony and calligraphy while inscribing cultural memory into space. Every operational motion (wood sliding, joinery clicking) becomes ceremonial act of all 5 senses from touch, to sound; every use converts rooms into heritage vessels. The exoskeleton's artisanal precision enforces ritual deliberation, making tradition tactile through:
Mõõtmed ja pakend
1300mm x 550mm x 720mm. Fully handcrafted with (screwless) traditional wooden joinery techniques. Weight distribution of structures optimised to minimise profile of structural members into 30mmx30mm solid wood.
Sildid
Handcrafted, table, chair, set, upcycled, wood, traditional, joinery, asian, culture
Tootmistehnoloogia
Handcrafted by master artisans using traditional Chinese joinery, the furniture set is composed of 553 upcycled timber components, each meticulously shaped to optimize weight distribution—resulting in a slender yet perfectly balanced structure. Analog iterations refined proportions without digital intervention, ensuring harmony between form and function. Magnets were discreetly chiseled into wooden housings, as the assembly relies entirely on wood-on-wood joinery, eliminating metal fasteners. Even its construction embodies ritual, merging vernacular craftsmanship with intentional, meditative precision.
Disainiülesanne
This project faced the dual challenge of reviving ancient Chinese joinery while pushing wood’s structural limits to unprecedented thinness—all without modern engineering aids. nternally, we grappled with fading craftsmanship traditions. Material constraints demanded upcycled wood with unpredictable grain behavior, while the absence of metal fasteners required perfect joinery precision. Production hinged on master artisans capable of such handwork that relied on sensory intuition alone.
Uurimistöö
This project pursued the minimal threshold dimensions of wooden members while retaining structural integrity, guided solely by craftsmen who discern strength through fingertips. Each slender element was refined not by engineering calculations, but through generations of tactile material intelligence. Practitioners tested these components, their ceremonial movements revealing where rigidity needed to yield to grace.
Inspiratsioon
Zense transforms Asian heritage into lived experience. This kinetic table merges tea ceremony and calligraphy through masterful woodcraft—its slender exoskeleton achieving structural elegance while enforcing ritual deliberation. Every interaction engages the senses, making tradition tactile rather than symbolic. Through material intelligence and embodied use, Zense bridges past and future, turning cultural memory into tangible, sensory encounters.
Projekti kestus
The project started in 2018 and was exhibited most notably DesignInspire 2019 and SUPERDESIGN SHOW (Superstudio Pi - Via Tortona 27 - Milan) in 2022, amongst other venues in Hong Kong and China across 2022-2025.
Tööprotsess
Zense begins as a serene writing surface, but with a simple lift, its wooden top rises and locks into place, transforming into a tea ceremony platform. There are no buttons or complicated mechanisms; just smooth, deliberate motions that mirror the care of traditional rituals themselves. This motion forces mindfulness, and addresses all 5 sense of the body. Every interaction—the weight of the moving parts, the satisfying click of alignment is designed to make the past feel present and purposeful.

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