Lotus Chèz pou Envite by Ming Li Chang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Ajan in Dezayn Mèb Competition Category.

AjanMèb· 2024

Lotus Chèz pou Envite

by Ming Li Chang

Client: Ming-Li Chang

A' Design Award Ajan Winner in Mèb Category

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The Design

About Lotus Chèz pou Envite

Lòtis se yon chèz pou envite ki konsève pou pote yon adaptasyon modèn nan konsepsyon tradisyonèl chèz Dinasti Ming pou yon espas kontanporen. Desen an te enspire pa yon chèz pliye Dinasti Ming ki te kreye pou pèmèt jeneral wo klas kenbe yon jès prestij pandan yon sòti. Gen yon pwovèb Chinwa ki dekri kwasans flè lòtis la, ki soti nan labou men san tach. Jantiyès, chalè, jenerozite, ak purete kè se tout santiman chèz la vle transmèt.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Ajan

Lotus Chèz pou Envite 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 Lotus Chèz pou Envite 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. Lotus Chèz pou Envite 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: 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