Modern Chinese Tlahtoltzin: Icpalli ica mahmaitl by Jonathan Nieh

Modern Chinese Tlahtoltzin: Icpalli ica mahmaitl by Jonathan Nieh is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl in Caltlapechtli Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.

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Modern Chinese Tlahtoltzin: Icpalli ica mahmaitl

by Jonathan Nieh

Client: Niehworks

Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl Winner in Caltlapechtli Category

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The Design

About Modern Chinese Tlahtoltzin: Icpalli ica mahmaitl

Yancuic Chinatlacatl (Modern Chinese) ce icpalli ica mahmaitl tlen ihuic motlaliz inic mosehuiz ihuan no cualli inic monextiz quen ce tlachihchihualli cualnezcayotl. In tlacayotl motlanehuia itech in huehuetlacatlahtolli Chinatlacatl icpalli ihuan itech Marcel Breuer itech No. B33 icpalli. In CNC tequitiliztli quiyectlalia in tlaxexeloltic cuahuitl ihuan in yehyectic cuauhnochtli inic quichihua ce ololtic ihuan amo tzayanqui tlaixcopincayotl, tlen quipatla in ahcolyoh tlahtlacotontin ihuan in cuauhtequiliztli inecuepaliz itech huehuetlachihualiztli. In tlacayotl ihuan in chicahualiztli in cuahuitl omopoh inic quimahuizotiz in tlacayo etiliz. Achto omomachtih ce tepoztli cocohtli tzacualli, mach in cuahuitl omopepen ipampa itotonca ixnezcayotl.

The Recognition

About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl

Modern Chinese Tlahtoltzin: Icpalli ica mahmaitl ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl, hueyi tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in huel yectli, tlanextic ihuan mahuiztic tlachihualli. In quicuicah Iztacteocuitlatl ca cenca cualli ihuan cenca yancuic tlachihualli in quinextia in tlamatiliztli, toltecayotl ihuan ixtlamatiliztli intlachihuanime. Ca quinequi in Modern Chinese Tlahtoltzin: Icpalli ica mahmaitl ca cenca cualli, cenca motequiuhtia ihuan yancuic. Ni dizayno in quicuic Iztacteocuitlatl quihuelitia in toltecayotl, tlamatiliztli, dizayno ihuan teknolohia. Modern Chinese Tlahtoltzin: Icpalli ica mahmaitl quiyolchicahua in tlacah, quipaquiltia ihuan quitlamahuiztiltia.

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.