The Peacock Chav Khaws Cawv Txiv Hmab by Kyle MertensMeyer

The Peacock Chav Khaws Cawv Txiv Hmab by Kyle MertensMeyer is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Platinum in Tsim Chav Sab Hauv thiab Kev Nthuav Qhia Competition Category.

PlatinumSab Hauv· 2022

The Peacock Chav Khaws Cawv Txiv Hmab

by Kyle MertensMeyer

Client: Godolphin

A' Design Award Platinum Winner in Sab Hauv Category

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The Design

About The Peacock Chav Khaws Cawv Txiv Hmab

Tus Peacock yog ib chav khaws cawv txiv hmab uas muaj li kaum square meters. Chav no raug txhim nrog ib txhiab daim npoo av terra cotta tsuas ci xiav, txhua daim puab thiab kho tiav nrog tes. Cov npoo av raug teeb ua peb kab nkhaus uas tau kev tshoov siab los ntawm tus duab ntawm tus noog peacock. Txhua daim npoo av tuav tau ib lub raj cawv txiv hmab thiab nqa ib lub teeb me me uas ci pom rau daim npoo av hauv qab, yog li lub teeb qhov chaw uas seem tshuav tsuas yog ib lub teeb spotlight saum lub rooj nruab nrab xwb. Cov npoo av raug tsim los ntawm cov kws txawj ua vaj tse hauv Jingdezhen, Suav teb, siv cov tsuas ci xiav uas muaj kev kov zoo li plaub noog los ntawm Song Dynasty. Kev ua kom txias raug tswj los ntawm ib lub tshuab tswj ntse.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Platinum

The Peacock Chav Khaws Cawv Txiv Hmab yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Platinum, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev uas muab rau cov qauv tsim zoo kawg nkaus, zoo nkauj thiab ci ntsa iab tiag tiag. Cov neeg yeej Platinum yog cov khoom xav tsis thoob ntawm kev tsim, yog cov pov thawj ntawm qhov kawg ntawm kev txawj tsim ntawm tib neeg, thiab qhia txog kev tshaj lij uas tsis muaj leej twg piv tau thiab kev txawj ntse ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Cov qauv tsim no xav tias yuav yog cov haujlwm muaj koob npe tshaj plaws uas txiav txim lub caij nyoog txoj kev zoo nkauj, pab rau zej zog txoj kev noj qab haus huv thiab nthuav dav ciam teb ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis. The Peacock Chav Khaws Cawv Txiv Hmab qhia txog qib zoo tshaj plaws thiab tsis muaj kev xyem xyav ua rau lub ntiaj teb zoo dua nrog nws cov yam ntxwv muaj txiaj ntsig thiab muaj nqi. The Peacock Chav Khaws Cawv Txiv Hmab yog ib qho haujlwm uas yeej A' Design Award Platinum, uas txhawb kev xav, tshoov siab, ua rau zoo siab thiab ua rau muaj kev xyiv fab loj.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Peacock Cellar's use of ancient craftsmanship combined with contemporary fabrication technologies creates a beautiful and intentional joining of past and present. The blue tone of the cellar comes from one thousand individually handcrafted blue glazed clay tiles, glistening like the peacock's feathers. The symbolism of the peacock showcases both elegance and strength. To create these tiles, the design team and client worked with artisans from the historic porcelain town of Jingdezhen, China, known for the most exquisite porcelain throughout the dynasties.
Dimensions & Packaging: Within the 10m2 cellar, the feathered tiles are splayed using a triple curved parametric array inspired by the majestic form of the peacock. The cellar tiles are designed with a dual purpose to hold each bottle and serve the cellar's light source. 3D printing was used to prototype the shape of tiles for stability. Additionally, at the base of each tile is a single small LED that lights the tile beneath the other; there is no additional lighting within the cellar other than a single spotlight directed downward above the central table resembling the peacock's head.
Tags: Terra-cotta, Wine Cellar, Blue, Glazing, Song Dynasty, Jingdezhen, Tile, Parametric, 3D-Printing
Production Technology: For over two years, the artisans worked to recreate the glazing for each tile one by one in small kilns. Incredibly, the technique required extreme heat to achieve the blue color tone, and as a result, only 1 in 10 pieces crafted survived in the end. For every tile seen in the cellar, nine others cracked in the extreme heat or were flawed. Due to the difficulty and time needed to create such craftsmanship, it's unlikely that such work would be attempted again or repeated by others, making this a one-of-a-kind piece of art for our time.
Design Challenge: The most challenging aspect of this project was to create the specific blue feathered glazing for the terra-cotta tiles. More than fifty artisans attempted, and only one prevailed. The process of creating each was long and intensive. Each tile was made as a hollow sculpture and glazed in blue twice. Extreme heat needed to create the blue color caused many of the tiles to crack in the process and required delicate expertise. Our team and the artisans realized through this process why this glazing typology had been a rarity throughout history.
Research: The primary research required for this project pertained to testing the shape of the blue terra-cotta tile and its ability to safely hold the wine bottles while still allowing ease of access. The team used a series of 3d printed prototypes and shake tests to evolve the shape of the tile. Additionally, the team used the 3D printed prototypes to build mockups to study the lighting integration methods for the wine cellar.
Inspiration: From 960-1127, during the Song Dynasty, artisans crafted a unique style of feather-textured blue porcelain glaze. Since then, this particular blue glazing technique has disappeared. Our team spent months searching for artisans who could bring back this feather-textured glazing technique as the key feature for this cellar.
Project Duration: The Project Began in January 2019 in Shanghai, China, and was completed in July 2021.
Operation Flow: The cellar operation is designed to be seamless and functions with ease. The primary cooling function is controlled by a smart controller with access via APP for the wine cellar's owner. Additionally, a custom aluminum ladder was designed to access wine bottles at elevated heights. The ladder is light and easily moved as it attaches to a floated steel ring around the top of the cellar.
Patents: N/A
Team Members: Kyle MertensMeyer
Ni Yangchao
Tang Linwei
Image Credits: Main image is Image #1: Wen Studio
Optional Image #1: Dirk Weiblen Photography
Optional Image #2: Dirk Weiblen Photography
Optional Image #3: Wen Studio
Optional Image #4: Wen Studio

Video Credit: Wen Studio