Modern Chinese Fotèy by Jonathan Nieh is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Ajan in Dezayn Mèb Competition Category.

AjanMèb· 2022

Modern Chinese Fotèy

by Jonathan Nieh

Client: Niehworks

A' Design Award Ajan Winner in Mèb Category

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The Design

About Modern Chinese Fotèy

Modern Chinese se yon fotèy ki fèt pou moun chita e ki apwopriye tou pou ekspoze kòm yon zèv atistik. Fòm nan enspire de fotèy tradisyonèl Chinwa a ak de chèz No. B33 Marcel Breuer a. Pwosesis CNC bay kontraplake ak nwaye masif yon fòm flèks e san koupi, ki ranplase pati ang yo ak jwenti mennwizri konstriksyon tradisyonèl la. Estrikti a ak fòs bwa a te kalkile pou sipòte pwa kò a. Yon ankadreman tib metal te etidye an premye, men se bwa yo te chwazi paske li gen yon aparans ki pi cho.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Ajan

Modern Chinese Fotèy se yon ganyan A' Design Award Ajan, yon rekonesans ki gen yon prestij enmans yo bay design nivo siperyè, bèl anpil e enpresyonan. Ganyan Ajan yo se travay ki trè briyan e ki trè kreyatif ki montre ekspètiz, talan ak finès designer yo. Yo atann Modern Chinese Fotèy pou se yon bèl travay modèl, remakab nan pwofesyonalis e ki gen gwo inovasyon. Design sa a ki ganyen A' Design Award Ajan se yon envansyon trè remakab, admire ki pote benefis e ki pouse limit atizay, syans, design ak teknoloji. Modern Chinese Fotèy se yon kreyasyon anpil moun jalou ki reveye dezi, ki pote santiman pozitif e ki limen sipriz ak mèvèy.

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.