Blocks Lamps Rama Tēpu nā Rio Jiunyu Chen

Ko te hoahoa Blocks Lamps Rama Tēpu nā Rio Jiunyu Chen he kaitoa whakahirahira o te 2025 A' Design Award Rino i te Wāhanga Whakataetae Hoahoa Rama me ngā Taputapu Mārama.

RinoRama· 2025

Blocks Lamps Rama Tēpu

nā Rio Jiunyu Chen

Kiritaki: Rio Chen Studio

Kaitoa o te A' Design Award Rino i te Wāhanga Rama

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Ngā Tae

Te Hoahoa

Mō Blocks Lamps Rama Tēpu

He kohinga rama tēpu whakairo a Blocks Lamps, i whakaawehia e te hoahoa hanga tāone. Ka ahu mai ngā āhua e rima i ngā whare pukapuka, pourewa, whare tāone, tapatoru huri, me ngā papa whakaari. Ka hangaia ia rama mai i te oki mā, te rino me te pepa mōreberi. Ko ngā tauira kiriwhati rākau, i tangohia mai i te mahi tā parakāri, kua whakawhitia ki runga i ngā pouaka rama, hei whakamaharatanga ki te rerenga o te wā. Ka whakatakotoria ngā rama kia tata tonu ki a rātou anō, kātahi ka rite te kohinga ki tētahi poraka tāone, ā, ka puta he tākaro māramatanga me te atarangi. Ko tā te kohinga nei he whakaaro ki te rama hei taonga whaiaro, hei taonga hoahoa hanga hoki.

Te Whakamihi

Mō te A' Design Award Rino

Ko Blocks Lamps Rama Tēpu te toa o te A' Design Award Rino, he whakaaetanga whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa pai e whakatutuki ana i ngā hiahia ngaio me te ahumahi e tūmanakohia ana mai i ngā mahi kua hoahoatia pai. Ko ngā toa Rino e whakaatu ana i te pukenga nui, te tohungatanga teitei, te māramatanga mātanga me te kaha auaha o ō rātou kaihanga. E tūmanakohia ana ko Blocks Lamps Rama Tēpu he mahi whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he whaihua, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Rino e whakakotahi ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa o te ahumahi, ā, he āhuatanga hangarau pūkenga tōna e hono ana ki te mōhio me te pūmanawa. E whakahonoretia ana a Blocks Lamps Rama Tēpu mō tōna tōtika, ā, i hoahoatia hei whakapai ake i te kounga o te oranga me te āwhina i te ao kia pai ake.

I Muri i te Hoahoa

Kete Pāpāho

Ngā whakamihi, ngā mema o te rōpū me ngā taipitopito hangarau i whakaratohia e te kaihoahoa.

Āhuatanga Motuhake: Blocks features a series of sculptural table lamps that evoke the geometry of city blocks. Each lamp combines minimalist forms with textured surfaces, offering a modular aesthetic inspired by Chen’s experience of constant relocation—from Taiwan to Chicago and New York. The designs capture the tension between permanence and transience, symbolizing how objects and spaces accumulate meaning over time.
Inenga & Pēketanga: Tower Lamp: 120mm x 120mm x 343mm, Library Lamp: 153mm x 280mm x 172mm, Pyramid Lamp: 228mm x 228mm x 178mm, Arena Lamp: 203mm x 203mm x 203mm, House Lamp: 120mm x 120mm x 203mm.
Material: White Oak, steel, and mulberry paper.
Tūtohu: Architectural Design, Lighting, Lamps, Wood, Blocks
Hangarau Whakanao: The sculptural table lamps take cues from architectural forms, spanning libraries, towers, townhouses, inverted pyramids, and arenas. These shapes transform familiar structures into modular, intimate objects, blurring the line between furniture and urban design. The wood grain textures from Chen’s printmaking technique are integrated into the lamp shades, transferring the organic patterns of wood onto a new material surface. This approach reinforces themes of time, material memory, and transformation within the lighting design.
Wero Hoahoa: Inspired by Chen’s personal journey relocating between Taiwan, Chicago, and New York, the collection examines the act of packing, shifting, and reassessing belongings—both physically and emotionally.
Blocks reflects an object-oriented perspective, questioning how we define value, space, and memory in our lives. The work suggests that cubes—whether seen as obstacles, pixels, cities, or cherished objects—shape our perception of place and belonging.
Rangahau: Blocks is a design-driven research project exploring architecture, material memory, and movement in object design. Inspired by relocation, it examines how urban landscapes and modularity shape emotional connections to objects. Drawing from libraries, towers, and townhouses, the lamps resemble cityscapes with wood grain-imprinted shades that capture time’s passage. The project reimagines lighting as both personal and architectural, bridging design, space, and memory.
Whakaaweawe: The sculptural table lamps take cues from libraries, towers, townhouses, inverted pyramids, and arenas, transforming familiar structures into modular lighting pieces. When assembled together, the lamps resemble a city block, creating a dynamic interplay of light and shadow that evokes the rhythms of urban environments. The wood grain textures from Chen’s printmaking technique are integrated into the lamp shades, transferring natural patterns onto a new medium and reinforcing the theme of time.
Roanga o te Kaupapa: The project started at the end of 2024 and was exhibited in Stockholm Furniture Fair Greenhouse Exhibition 2025.
Rerenga Mahi: When assembled together, the lamps resemble a city block, creating a dynamic interplay of light and shadow that evokes the rhythms of built environments.
Ngā Mema o te Rōpū: Rio Jiunyu Chen (Me)
Whakamana Whakaahua: Image 01 and 02: Studio 57
Image 03: Rio Jiunyu Chen