Breathing Apple アートファニチャー・インスタレーション by Hui Fan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award 銅賞 in ファインアート・アートインスタレーションデザイン Competition Category.
銅ファインアート· 2026
Breathing Apple アートファニチャー・インスタレーション
by Hui Fan
Client: Guangzhou Huizi Interior Design Co., Ltd.
A' Design Award 銅賞 Winner in ファインアート Category
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About Breathing Apple アートファニチャー・インスタレーション
「Breathing Apple（呼吸するりんご）」は、椅子としても機能するアートインスタレーションです。りんごの輪郭を保ちながら、不規則なくぼみが圧力によって形を変えた身体を思わせます。表面がへこみ、再び戻る様子は、呼吸と内なる再生というテーマを表現しています。本作は、工場で廃棄された革の端材を一つひとつ手縫いして制作されました。自然な色の濃淡、あらわになったステッチライン、裁ち落とさない縁が、温かみのある触覚的な質感を生み出しています。曲線は人間工学に基づいて設計されており、展示用のアート作品としても、日常の座具としても使用できます。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 銅賞
Breathing Apple アートファニチャー・インスタレーションは、創造性、独創性、鋭い洞察力で際立つ傑出したデザインに授与される、高い権威をもつ評価である A' Design Award 銅賞の受賞作品です。銅賞の受賞作品は、十分に巧みで印象的なほど創造的な工芸品であり、デザイナーの豊富な経験、想像力、機知を裏づけています。Breathing Apple アートファニチャー・インスタレーションは、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される品であり、顕著にプロフェッショナルで革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銅賞を受賞したデザインは、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術のベストプラクティスを取り入れており、細部への配慮に優れています。Breathing Apple アートファニチャー・インスタレーションは、ニーズを見事に満たし、欲求に触れ、感情を魅了し、好奇心を引きつけます。
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Breathing Apple is a unique piece that blends art installation with functional furniture. The piece focuses on the concept of breathing, using its shape of indentation and recovery to symbolize the inner revival of the individual. It reflects a philosophical idea of striving for completeness within imperfection. The Breathing Apple can be used as a piece of display art as well as an everyday chair. The design incorporates ergonomics, emphasizes home comfort, and artistic innovation.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- This product is hand stitched from discarded furniture scraps and composite materials. Sizes including L1980*W2020*H2260 , L1520*W1520*H1430 and L990 *W1010*H930
- Tags
- Natural Color, Material Recycling, Green, Art Work, Furniture Seating
- Production Technology
- The piece is made from leather scraps that were discarded by factories. These scraps are hand stitched and carefully assembled to give them new life. The natural color variations, stitching lines, and curved shapes of the leather create a unique texture and a sense of warmth and vitality.
- Design Challenge
- Breathing Apple not only showcases the potential for material recycling but also highlights the sense of responsibility toward society and the environment. It encourages people to start with small actions in their daily lives, turn environmental awareness into real, everyday practices, and use design thinking that is more authentic and full of warmth to address the possibilities of future living.
- Research
- This piece continues the creative concept that authenticity is more important than beauty, emphasizing that genuine texture and a sincere process are more valuable than perfect appearances. Each imperfect detail is a sign of life and over time, people will come to understand that those gaps and wrinkles can make something whole and complete.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration comes from the keen observation of modern life. In the fast paced and stressful world, people often feel like an apple that is been pressed appearing whole on the outside, but carrying invisible pressure. The apple, a symbol understood worldwide, represents life,healing,and growth.
- Project Duration
- This product was designed on 2022/11/1 and completed with final design in 2024
- Operation Flow
- Each piece of leather in the Breathing Apple is carefully selected, paired, and sewn together by the designer, reflecting the craft and warmth of the maker. The result is a tactile fruit of life with beautiful curves and textures that invite touch. The design avoids mechanical cutting, leaving the leather’s natural edges intact, highlighting the idea that imperfections are what make it unique.
- Team Members
- Hui Fan
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