Arc Arc by Hung Yuan Chang and Yu Hsien Chen

Arc Arc by Hung Yuan Chang and Yu Hsien Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Hao in Hoʻolālā Lako Hale Competition Category.

HaoLako Hale· 2022

Arc Arc

by Hung Yuan Chang and Yu Hsien Chen

Client: HYC Furniture

A' Design Award Hao Winner in Lako Hale Category

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The Design

About Arc Arc

He papa kope i hoʻolālāʻia no nā keʻena noho o kēia au. Ua kālaiʻia ʻo Arc mai ka lāʻau ʻaka i hoʻokalakalaʻia ma ke ʻano peʻa laminated. ʻEkolu ʻāpana peʻa i hui pū ʻia e hana i kekahi ʻano hale huinakolu ʻekolu ʻāona a poepoe. Pili kēlā me kēia ʻāpana i nā ʻāpana ʻelua ʻē aʻe, no laila pono ʻehā hui ma kēlā me kēia ʻāpana, a pono e ʻoki pololei ʻia kēlā me kēia kihi. He 77 kenimika ka laulā o ka papa, 77 kenimika ka hohonu, a 48 kenimika ke kiʻekiʻe. He māmā ke kaupaona o kēia hoʻolālā, a hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia ma ke ʻano he lako hale a i ʻole e nānā ʻia ma ke ʻano he mea kālai kiʻi. Loaʻa iā Arc kona ʻano mai ka hoʻolālā hale hou a mai nā hale maʻalahi me ka nele i ka hoʻonaninani nui.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hao

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Arc Arc i ka A' Design Award Hao, he ʻike hoʻohanohano i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā maikaʻi e hoʻokō ana i nā koi ʻoihana a ʻoihana hana i manaʻo ʻia mai nā mea hoʻokumu i hana maikaʻi ʻia. Hōʻike nā lanakila Hao i ka mākau nui, ka loea kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻike akamai a me ka hiki hana noʻeau o ka poʻe i hana iā lākou. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Arc Arc he mea hoʻokumu i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia e pono a hou. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Hao e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka ʻoihana a loaʻa nā ʻano ʻenehana mākaukau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻike hana a me ka makakoho. Mahalo ʻia ka hoʻolālā Arc Arc no kona nānā pono a ua hoʻolālā ʻia e hāʻawi i nā hoʻomaikaʻi ola e kōkua ai i ka hana ʻana i ka honua i wahi maikaʻi aku.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The ARC stripes were made and connected using laminated veneer techniques which combines three strips to form a spherical structure. Each strip has to connect with two other strips thus each strips needs to have four joints to be set precisely.Then combined joints and form a stable three-dimensional triangular body of structure. which makes the creation unique. And because of the unique shape, the Table could easily fit in contemporary, it could act as a furniture or a piece of art.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width77cm x Depth77cm x Height48cm
Tags: Furniture, Table, Wood, Geometry, Structure, coffee table,
Production Technology: Ash, Joint, Laminate bending.
Design Challenge: The table has an unique structural placement which creates challenges when it’s being crafted: To form the shape and the accurate joint angle, which requires a huge amount of calculation when bending and making joint each pieces of wood, is one of the key challenges when crafting.
Research: This is an outstanding Table made out of hardwood with overcome various of structural challenges and woodcrafting techniques. The Table is comfortable with its own personality, unique, light in weight and with a pretty structure and appearance.
Inspiration: This table is inspired by ARC Guitar Stand, the first creation of ARC series which is also an original HYC creation.

ARC creation was inspired by the modern architectures and the ponderation of space design on how to composite structures that are not over-decorated and form a new pattern that is elegant and enchanted.
Project Duration: The project started in 2021 in Taipei and completed in 2022 in Taipei.
Team Members: Hung Yuan Chang
Liu Tang-Hsuan
Chen Yu-Hsien
Image Credits: Photographer Chieh Chen Huang