Erhu Cadeira by Han Mei is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award de Bronce in Deseño de Mobiliario Competition Category.

BronceMobiliario· 2023

Erhu Cadeira

by Han Mei

Client: Han Mei

A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Mobiliario Category

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The Design

About Erhu Cadeira

Erhu é unha cadeira inspirada no erhu, un instrumento tradicional chinés de corda. O deseño emprega a cultura nacional como linguaxe do mobiliario moderno e explora un estilo chinés contemporáneo. A estrutura é sinxela, con só dúas partes: a superficie do asento e as patas. O respaldo, a superficie do asento e a pata dianteira forman unha soa peza de madeira contrachapada curvada, prensada nun molde prefabricado. A superficie está chapeada con freixo e nogueira, e as patas están feitas de nogueira. A forma da pata traseira recorda a pata en forma de casco do mobiliario de estilo Ming. As curvas seguen o corpo humano.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronce

Erhu Cadeira gañou o A' Design Award de Bronce, un recoñecemento altamente prestixioso outorgado a deseños sobresaíntes que se distinguen pola creatividade, o enxeño e a sagacidade. Os gañadores Bronce son artefactos amplamente hábiles e sorprendentemente creativos que autentican a vasta experiencia, imaxinación e enxeño dos seus deseñadores. Espérase que Erhu Cadeira sexa un obxecto moi apreciado, admirado e querido, notablemente profesional e innovador. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Bronce incorpora as mellores prácticas da arte, a ciencia, o deseño e a tecnoloxía, e é excelente pola súa atención ao detalle. Erhu Cadeira satisfai espléndidamente as necesidades, toca os desexos, encanta os sentimentos e atrae a curiosidade.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Inspired by Erhu, a traditional Chinese classical instrument, the design incorporated national culture as a language of modern furniture, exploring a new style of contemporary Chinese furniture.
The structure is so simple that there are only two parts: seat surface and legs. The chair back, seat surface and front leg are made of curved plywood as a whole, and the three dimensional seating space is completed with two dimensional curves fitting the shape of the human body.
Dimensions & Packaging: 330mm*580mm*1230mm*445mm high
Tags: Chinese Musical Instruments, Erhu, Bentwood , Chinese style
Production Technology: The integrated shape of the seat surface, chair back and front leg is completed by pressing the curved plywood in a premade mold.
The surface used ash wood and walnut for veneering. The legs are made of walnut.
Design Challenge: The abstract timbre of Chinese classical Musical Instruments is interpreted in a figurative and modern style，On the basis of inheriting and developing traditional Chinese culture and craft, it used modern bentwood technology to make furniture with contemporary Chinese style.he structure is so simple that there are only two parts: seat surface and legs.
Research: Erhu has a long history in China. The shape of the back leg simulates the Ming style hoof shaped leg, which is a tribute to Ming-style furniture and interprets traditions in a new way.
Inspiration: The design is inspired by Erhu, a traditional Chinese instrument. Erhu’s unique timbre is presented in the form of seats by interpreting the intangible with the tangible.
Erhu has a long history in China. The shape of the back leg simulates the Ming style hoof shaped leg, which is a tribute to Ming style furniture and interprets traditions in a new way.
Operation Flow: The chair is ergonomic in design，Sitting on it fits the human body perfectly. The integrated shape of the seat surface, chair back and front leg is completed by pressing the curved plywood in a premade mold.
Patents: Patent number：ZL202230337512.2
Image Credits: COPYRIGHT： Han Mei