Modern Chinese アームチェア by Jonathan Nieh is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 銀賞 in 家具デザイン Competition Category.
銀家具· 2022
Modern Chinese アームチェア
Client: Niehworks
A' Design Award 銀賞 Winner in 家具 Category
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The Design
About Modern Chinese アームチェア
「モダン・チャイニーズ」は、着座のためのアームチェアであり、アート作品として展示することもできる。その形状は、中国伝統の椅子（圈椅）とマルセル・ブロイヤーのNo. B33チェアから着想を得ている。CNC加工により、合板とウォールナット無垢材を流麗で継ぎ目のない輪郭へと成形し、伝統的な構法における角張った部材や木工継手を置き換えている。体重を支えるため、構造と木材の強度を計算した。当初は金属パイプによるフレームも検討したが、より温かみのある表情を求めて木材を選択した。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 銀賞
Modern Chinese アームチェアは、見事で印象的なハイエンドのデザインに授与される、非常に権威ある評価である A' Design Award 銀賞の受賞作品です。銀賞の受賞作品は、きわめて輝かしく創造性に富んだ作品であり、デザイナーの傑出した専門知識、才能、洞察力を示しています。Modern Chinese アームチェアは、素晴らしい代表作であり、驚くほどプロフェッショナルで、深く革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銀賞を受賞したデザインは、非常に注目すべき称賛される発明であり、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術の境界に寄与し、それを前進させます。Modern Chinese アームチェアは、多くの人に羨まれる創造物であり、欲求を呼び覚まし、前向きな感情をもたらし、驚きと感嘆を灯します。
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.
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