Modern Chinese 암체어 by Jonathan Nieh is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 은상 in 가구 디자인 Competition Category.
은가구· 2022
Modern Chinese 암체어
Client: Niehworks
A' Design Award 은상 Winner in 가구 Category
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About Modern Chinese 암체어
모던 차이니즈(Modern Chinese)는 착석을 위한 용도로 제작된 암체어이면서, 예술 작품으로서 전시하기에도 적합한 디자인이다. 그 형태는 중국 전통 등받이 의자와 마르셀 브로이어의 No. B33 의자에서 영감을 얻었다. CNC 가공을 통해 합판과 월넛 원목을 유려하고 이음새 없는 실루엣으로 성형하여, 전통적인 제작 방식의 각진 부재와 목공 짜맞춤 결구를 대체했다. 체중을 지지할 수 있도록 구조와 목재의 강도를 정밀하게 계산했다. 처음에는 금속 파이프 프레임을 검토했으나, 보다 따뜻한 느낌을 주는 목재를 최종 소재로 선택했다.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 은상
Modern Chinese 암체어, 이 작품은 A' Design Award 은상 수상작으로, 최상급이며 아름답고 인상적인 디자인에 수여되는 비범하게 권위 있는 인정입니다. 은상 수상작은 대단히 뛰어나고 매우 창의적인 작품으로, 디자이너의 탁월한 전문 지식, 재능, 통찰력을 보여 줍니다. Modern Chinese 암체어, 이 작품은 훌륭한 대표작으로서 매우 전문적이고 깊이 있게 혁신적일 것으로 기대됩니다. 이 은상 수상 디자인은 예술, 과학, 디자인, 기술의 경계를 넓히는 데 이바지하는 주목할 만하고 찬사를 받는 발명품입니다. Modern Chinese 암체어, 이 작품은 모두가 부러워하는 창작물로서 욕망을 일깨우고 긍정적인 감정을 불러오며 경탄과 경이로움을 불러일으킵니다.
Behind the Design
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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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