Obsidian Wing Tūru Whakatā by Wei Jingye and Zhou Haoyuan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Taputapu Competition Category.
ParahiTaputapu· 2026
Obsidian Wing Tūru Whakatā
by Wei Jingye and Zhou Haoyuan
Client: Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts
A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Taputapu Category
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About Obsidian Wing Tūru Whakatā
He tūru whakatā a Obsidian Wing i hoahoatia mō ngā kāinga o te wā, ngā wāhi toi me ngā tari boutique. I whakaawetia te tūru e te āhua o ngā parirau manu, e whakawhiti ana i te hanganga kōiwi parirau me ngā rārangi kukume ki roto i te taonga whare. Ka takai tētahi tuarā-tūru rite ki te parirau i te tangata e noho ana, ā, ka hōmai i te wairua whakaruruhau me te tautoko. Ka whakamahia te kirihou kounga-nui hei papanga matua, i āhuatia mā te tā 3D me te mahine rorohiko tino tika. He whakaoti pango kohakoha tō te mata me ngā rārangi hiriwa whakarei ki te konganuku. Ko ngā inenga o Obsidian Wing he 550 mā te 650 mā te 800 mitamano.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Parahi
Ko Obsidian Wing Tūru Whakatā te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Obsidian Wing Tūru Whakatā he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a Obsidian Wing Tūru Whakatā i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This chair is a modern art seat designed for contemporary homes, art spaces, and boutique office environments. It transcends the functional boundaries of traditional seating by deeply integrating aesthetics, ergonomics, and an emotional experience. The chair not only offers comfortable seating but also, through its unique form and materials, creates a spatial narrative that embodies both Eastern philosophical ideas and contemporary aesthetics, providing users with an immersive experience that feels as if they could take flight while seated.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 550 mm × 650 mm × 800 mm, the product manufacturing process includes 3D printing, precision CNC machining, matte black glaze spraying, and metal silver inlay, offering high design freedom with excellent structural strength and lightweight performance.
- Tags
- Wings, Biomimetic chair, Modern minimalist, Leisure
- Production Technology
- Using high performance plastic as the base material, it is formed through an integrated process of 3D printing and precision CNC machining, accurately achieving complex surfaces and load bearing structures. The surface is coated with a matte finish and embedded with metal silver wires, balancing lightweight characteristics with excellent load bearing performance.
- Design Challenge
- The core concept of the design is to transform the imagery of wings providing protection and extension into the form of a chair. The main challenge lies in balancing the lightness of the wing like structure with its load bearing capacity, achieving a fusion of metallic silver lines and matte black textures.
- Research
- Seated in the chair feels like growing obsidian wings, freezing a moment of burgeoning power into static form. Its enveloping wing like structure creates psychological shelter, turning sitting into a posture of gathering momentum. Exploring bionic integration with modern furniture, it balances aesthetics and ergonomics, presenting a design both powerful and poetic.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by the imagery of sitting as if sprouting black wings, the chair draws on the fluid structure of avian wing bones, mechanical distribution of wing spars, and tension lines of tendons, translating the grace and power of nature into furniture language. It offers a sense of being guarded and supported, symbolizing rest, release, and spiritual freedom from daily routine.
- Project Duration
- The design had started in Shenyang in January 2025, completed in Shenyang in June 2025, and displayed in the museum of Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts in Shenyang in June in 2025.
- Operation Flow
- Suitable for modern home living rooms, artistic studies, luxury model rooms, boutique hotel lounges, and creative office spaces. It can serve as a focal art piece for the space, combining practical functionality with visual appeal, and complements a variety of design styles such as luxury, and avant garde.
- Team Members
- Wei Jingye
Zhou Haoyuan
Zheng Xiaolei
Song Kexin
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