Modern Chinese Apyka by Jonathan Nieh is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Pláta in Mba'epyru Jejapo Competition Category.

PlátaMba'epyru· 2022

Modern Chinese Apyka

by Jonathan Nieh

Client: Niehworks

A' Design Award Pláta Winner in Mba'epyru Category

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The Design

About Modern Chinese Apyka

Modern Chinese ha'e peteĩ apyka ojejapóva oñeguapy haguã ha ikatu avei ojehechauka peteĩ tembiapo porã ramo. Iforma oñemboguapy pe apyka chino ymaguaréva ha Marcel Breuer aposo No. B33 aposégui. CNC oñemboheko rupive ojejapo plywood ha nogal hatãva peteĩ syry ha nandivéva rekópe, oñemyengoviávo umi henda ipykuáiva ha yvyra rembiapo joajúva ymaguaréva. Pe ijestruktura ha yvyra imbaretekue oñekálkula omongora haguã tete pohýi. Ojehesa'ỹijo raẽ peteĩ metal tubo yta, ha katu oñeiporavo yvyra hesaka'ẽ ha akuvéva rehehápe.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Pláta

Modern Chinese Apyka ohupyty A' Design Award Pláta, peteĩ ñehechakuaa extraordinariamente prestigioso oñeme'ẽva diseño de primera línea, hechapyrãva ha impresionante-pe. Umi ganador Pláta ha'e tembiapo brillante ha heta creativo ohechaukáva expertise, talento ha agudeza sobresaliente umi diseñador-pe. Oñeha'ãrõ Modern Chinese Apyka ha'eha peteĩ tembiapo maravilloso, ejemplar, profesional ha innovador pypukuvéva. Ko diseño ohupytýva A' Design Award Pláta ha'e invento ojehechakuaáva ha ojehayhúva ohepyme'ẽva ha ombohasáva límite arte, ciencia, diseño ha tecnología rehegua. Modern Chinese Apyka ha'e creación heta ojeenvidiáva omokyre'ỹva ipotapy, ome'ẽva sentimiento positivo ha omoheñóiva maravilla ha sorpresa.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

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.