Lotus Rooj Zaum Qhua by Ming Li Chang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Nyiaj in Tsim Rooj Tog Competition Category.

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Lotus Rooj Zaum Qhua

by Ming Li Chang

Client: Ming-Li Chang

A' Design Award Nyiaj Winner in Rooj Tog Category

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The Design

About Lotus Rooj Zaum Qhua

Lotus yog ib lub rooj zaum qhua uas tsim los muab cov qauv tsim rooj zaum ib txwm muaj ntawm Ming Dynasty los hloov rau hauv qhov chaw niaj hnub no. Tus qauv tsim no tau txais kev tshoov siab los ntawm lub rooj zaum muab tau ntawm Ming Dynasty uas raug tsim los tso cai rau cov thawj coj qib siab kom tuav tau lawv qhov chaw muaj koob muaj npe thaum mus ua si sab nraud. Muaj ib lo lus Suav uas piav txog kev loj hlob ntawm paj npauv npooj, tawm hauv av nkos tab sis tseem huv si. Kev ua siab zoo, kev sov siab, kev siab dav, thiab lub siab huv si yog tag nrho cov kev xav uas lub rooj zaum cia siab tias yuav qhia tau.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Nyiaj

Lotus Rooj Zaum Qhua yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Nyiaj, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev tshaj li qub uas muab rau cov qauv tsim qib siab, zoo nkauj thiab ua rau neeg xav tsis thoob. Cov neeg yeej Nyiaj yog cov haujlwm ci ntsa iab heev thiab tsim tshiab heev uas qhia txog kev paub, kev txawj ntse thiab kev ntse ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Lotus Rooj Zaum Qhua xav tias yuav yog ib qho haujlwm zoo kawg nkaus uas tsim rau qhia, tshaj lij heev thiab tsim tshiab tob. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Nyiaj no yog ib qho khoom tsim uas pom tseeb heev thiab neeg qhuas uas pab tau thiab nthuav dav ciam teb ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis. Lotus Rooj Zaum Qhua yog ib qho khoom tsim uas neeg coob xav tau, uas ua rau xav, coj kev xav zoo thiab ua rau xav tsis thoob thiab xav paub.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Lotus is a guest chair designed to bring-forth a translation of traditional Ming Dynasty chair design for a modern space. The design was inspired by a Ming Dynasty folding chair that was created to allow high-class generals to maintain a gesture of status during an outing. There’s a Chinese idiom that describes the growth of a lotus flower, out of the mud yet unstained. Kindness, warmth, generosity, and pureness of heart are all emotions the chair hopes to convey.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 530 mm x Depth 550 mm x height 728 mm x seat height 475 mm
Tags: Chair, Chinese, Wood, Joinery, Minimal
Production Technology: "Lotus" features an intersecting design with a unique lap joint and defined by a contrasting finish. This version of the chair is fully manufactured in China, structured with traditional Chinese furniture wood joinery methods, seamless, sturdy, and clean.
Design Challenge: Communicating with manufacturer through prototyping and developing the structural joinery.
Inspiration: Lotus is inspired bya very special chair from the Ming Dynasty. This was a folding chair design to be a gesture of status for someone of high government power when they’re on the go. What’s interesting is that this unique scenario resulted in a one of a kind design. The intersecting movement along with the archetype of a Chinese ceremonial chair is translated and captured through this new design. The result is an intersecting design with a unique lap joint and defined by a contrasting finish.
Project Duration: The project started as a design in October 2022 in Los Angeles and finished in March 2023 in Shanghai.
Team Members: Ming-Li Chang