Modern Chinese Primêre Funksje: Earmstoel by Jonathan Nieh is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award yn Sulver in Meubelûntwerp Competition Category.
SulverMeubels· 2022
Modern Chinese Primêre Funksje: Earmstoel
Client: Niehworks
A' Design Award yn Sulver Winner in Meubels Category
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About Modern Chinese Primêre Funksje: Earmstoel
Modern Chinese is in earmstoel dy't bedoeld is om op te sitten en dy't ek geskikt is om as keunstwurk te toanen. De foarm is ûntliend oan 'e tradisjonele Sineeske earmstoel en oan Marcel Breuer syn stoel No. B33. CNC-bewurking foarmet trijeplak en massyf walnút ta in floeiende en naadleaze omtrek, dy't de hoekige dielen en houtbewurkingsferbiningen fan 'e tradisjonele konstruksje ferfangt. De struktuer en de sterkte fan it hout waarden berekkene om lichemsgewicht te dragen. Earst waard in metalen buisframe bestudearre, mar hout waard keazen fanwegen syn waarmer uterlik.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award yn Sulver
Modern Chinese Primêre Funksje: Earmstoel is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Sulver, in bûtengewoan prestisjeuze erkenning foar topûntwerpen dy't prachtich en yndrukwekkend binne. Sulverwinners binne tige briljante en ekstreem kreative wurken dy't de treflike ekspertize, it talint en de skerpsinnigens fan har ûntwerpers yllustrearje. Fan Modern Chinese Primêre Funksje: Earmstoel wurdt ferwachte dat it in prachtich foarbyldwurk is, opmerklik profesjoneel en djip ynnovatyf. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Sulver is in tige opfallende, bewûndere útfining dy't foardiel bringt en de grinzen fan keunst, wittenskip, ûntwerp en technology ferleget. Modern Chinese Primêre Funksje: Earmstoel is in skepping dêr't breed oerjûn wurdt, dy't winsken wekker makket, positive gefoelens bringt en ferwûnderjen en fernuvering opwekket.
Behind the Design
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- 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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