The Fortunate Ruyi Chair 의자 by Tzu Wei Lin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 동상 in 가구 디자인 Competition Category.
동가구· 2023
The Fortunate Ruyi Chair 의자
by Tzu Wei Lin
Client: Xudong Interior Decoration Design Co., Ltd.
A' Design Award 동상 Winner in 가구 Category
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The Design
About The Fortunate Ruyi Chair 의자
포춘 여의(如意) 체어는 중국의 전통적인 길상 문양인 여의(如意) 모티프에서 영감을 받은 의자이다. 고전적인 의자 형태를 구조적 기반으로 삼고 여기에 단순화된 여의 문양을 결합하였다. 이 문양을 복제하고 반전시킨 뒤 서로 겹치고 융합하여 곡선형 좌면과 다리를 구성하였다. 불규칙한 곡선, 안쪽으로 말린 곡면과 바깥으로 뻗은 끝단이 흐름의 감각과 비대칭적 균형을 만들어낸다. 의자의 크기는 너비 500mm, 깊이 600mm, 높이 500mm이다. 전통 문화가 현대적 미학과 하나로 어우러진다.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 동상
The Fortunate Ruyi Chair 의자, 이 작품은 A' Design Award 동상 수상작으로, 창의성, 독창성, 영민함으로 돋보이는 뛰어난 디자인에 수여되는 높은 권위의 인정입니다. 동상 수상작은 충분히 숙련되고 인상적으로 창의적인 작품으로, 디자이너의 폭넓은 경험, 상상력, 기지를 입증합니다. The Fortunate Ruyi Chair 의자, 이 작품은 높이 평가받고 감탄과 사랑을 받는 사물로서 두드러지게 전문적이고 혁신적일 것으로 기대됩니다. 이 동상 수상 디자인은 예술, 과학, 디자인, 기술의 모범 사례를 담고 있으며 세부에 대한 주의로 훌륭합니다. The Fortunate Ruyi Chair 의자, 이 작품은 필요를 훌륭하게 충족하고 욕망에 닿으며 감정을 매료하고 호기심을 불러일으킵니다.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Therefore, this design is nothing like what the designer has done before, it starts with the pattern of the Ruyi pattern, and the designer has spent much time researching the concepts and styles of multiple chairs. Little by little, The Fortunate Ruyi Chair concept has transformed into a clearer picture. It is an art piece combined with various layers of materials, the beauty of craftsmanship, the richness of cultural heritage, and the amazingness of the designer ingenuity.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The furniture piece is Width 500 mmm x Depth 600mm x Height 500mm.
- Tags
- Furniture, Design, Chair, Ruyi, Fortunate
- Production Technology
- For this project, the designer has set the classic chair style shape as the structural basis and combined it with the simplified Ruyi pattern. Then, by duplicating and flipping the pattern, the pattern is overlapped and fused to form a curved seat and legs, perfectly blending traditional culture with modern aesthetics.
- Design Challenge
- For this project, the designer has analyzed the Ruyi pattern, extracted its connotation, and applied it to the product form so that the product is aesthetically, culturally, and functionally enjoyable. In this way, users will understand the underlying cultural spirit of the chair through their experiences with the product. Moreover, this product interprets the spirit of traditional culture unconventionally, changing our perception of traditional culture yet retaining its cultural connotation and, most importantly, paying tribute to ancestry wisdom. In summary, it is an art piece that is awe-inspiring, thought provoking and mind blowing.
- Research
- Vladimir Kagan, the noted German American furniture designer, believes that designing a chair is like creating a container for an individual. Therefore, the function, shape, and meaning of the chair are highly associated with the user and the environment. This project is a clever application of one of the historical motifs of Chinese culture, Ruyi, to a modern product design. From 3D natural objects to 2D patterns and then applying them to 3D products, the designer has simplified the lines and colors to create a work that is aesthetically modern and attractive.
- Inspiration
- Ruyi has served as a unique cultural symbol in Chinese culture and has an underlying meaning of great fortune. The designer has set Ruyi as the primary inspiration for the chair design because, during the designer experiences in the field of interior design over the years, each design project must be executed based on the client preferences and many other contributing factors.
- Project Duration
- The project was completed in August 2021 in Taipei Taiwan.
- Operation Flow
- Other than that, the lines of the seat are extended by the Ruyi pattern by the use of the irregular curved lines, unique angles of the inner curves, and the outer corners of the tips to produce a rich and dynamic rhythm of the chair, delivering a sense of flow and producing an asymmetrical balance.
- Image Credits
- Lin Tzu Wei, 2022
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