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Emperor Bord by Tiger ChongSheng Guo

Emperor Bord by Tiger ChongSheng Guo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award i Jern in Møbeldesign Competition Category.


JernMøbler· 2021

Emperor Bord

by Tiger ChongSheng Guo

Client: Tiger Guo Design Studio

A' Design Award i Jern Winner in Møbler Category

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The Design

About Emperor Bord

Emperor er et bord og det første stykket i Imperial Furniture-serien. Designet følger Neo-Sino-metodikken, som kombinerer tradisjonelle designprinsipper fra Kinas lange historie med samtidige designpraksiser fra andre kulturer. Trede­lene er CNC-freset fra bærekraftig jarrah, og metalldelene er CNC-freset fra messing. Detaljene er laseretset. Bordet måler 861 mm x 994 mm x 672 mm. Målet er å bringe kinesisk designpåvirkning inn i samtidsmøbler på en respektfull måte.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Jern

Emperor Bord er vinner av A' Design Award i Jern, en prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles gode design som oppfyller de profesjonelle og industrielle kravene man forventer av veldesignede skaperverk. Jernvinnere viser stor dyktighet, høy spesialisering, ekspertforståelse og kreativ kapasitet hos skaperne. Emperor Bord forventes å være et høyt ansett, beundret og verdsatt skaperverk som er praktisk og nyskapende. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Jern, integrerer bransjens beste praksis og har kompetente tekniske egenskaper knyttet til kunnskap og talent. Emperor Bord respekteres for sin grundighet og er utformet for å gi forbedringer i livskvalitet som bidrar til å gjøre verden til et bedre sted.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
Emperor is the first of the Imperial Furniture Series, born of the novel Neo-Sino design methodology. Coined by the designer Tiger ChongSheng Guo, Neo-Sino combines traditional design principles from China’s rich 5,000 year history, with culturally unbiased contemporary design practices.
Dimensions & Packaging
861mm x 994mm x 672mm
Tags
Emperor, table, luxury, chinese, neo-sino, dragon
Production Technology
CNC routed out of sustainable Jarah.
CNC milled out of brass.
Details were laser-etched.
Design Challenge
Attempt to combine traditional Chinese design methodologies with contemporary design practices.
Research
Neo-Sino believes that modern high design is derived almost exclusively from western design influences such as the neo-classism and Bauhaus movements. In addition to this, western influence has instigated much of the socioeconomic development of Asia in the last few centuries, resulting in many Asian designs falling short as poor western imitations.
Inspiration
Emperor is born of the novel Neo-Sino design methodology, coined by the designer Tiger ChongSheng Guo. Neo-Sino aims to reintegrate true Chinese design influence into the societies of high design, whilst remaining respectful of contemporary design methodologies and values.
Project Duration
The project started in August 2018 in Wellington and finished in December 2020 in Auckland, and was exhibited in RNDR 2020 in November 2020.
Operation Flow
The object is used as a table.
Patents
IP belongs to ChongSheng Guo, 2018.
Copyright belongs to ChongSheng Guo, 2018.
Team Members
Tiger ChongSheng Guo
Image Credits
Image 1: Photographer Tiger ChongSheng Guo, Emperor 1, 2020.
Image 2: Photographer Tiger ChongSheng Guo, Emperor 2, 2020.
Image 3: Photographer Tiger ChongSheng Guo, Emperor 3, 2020.
Image 4: Photographer Tiger ChongSheng Guo, Emperor 4, 2020.
Image 5: Photographer Tiger ChongSheng Guo, Emperor 5, 2020.

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