Tao Rocking Chair by Hsu-Hung Huang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Fenicha Competition Category.
BronzeFenicha· 2022
Tao Rocking Chair
Client: Hsu Hung Huang Design Lab
Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award Winner in Fenicha Category
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About Tao Rocking Chair
Dzinali limachokera kwa anthu amtundu wa Tao omwe amakhala pachilumba cha Orchid kum'mawa kwa Taiwan. Komanso, anthu a m’dzikoli ndi odziwika bwino chifukwa cha luso lawo lakale la mabwato. Mosonkhezeredwa ndi luso la Tao, Hsu-Hung Huang anaphatikiza luso lawo lopanga mabwato kukhala chidutswa cha mipando. Ndiponso, wokonzayo anayembekezera kusamutsa chokumana nacho cha kupalasa bwato la Tao kukhala chisangalalo cha kugwedezeka pampando wogwedezeka. Pamapeto pake, pulojekitiyi inafufuza kasungidwe ka chikhalidwe cha anthu osagwirika ndikumasulira kukhala zojambulajambula zokongola komanso zokongola pogwiritsa ntchito njira zamakono.
The Recognition
About the Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award
Tao Rocking Chair ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka kwambiri komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe abwino kwambiri omwe amaonekera ndi luso lolenga, kuchenjera ndi nzeru zakuthwa. Opambana a Bronze ndi zinthu zaluso kwambiri ndi zolenga modabwitsa zomwe zimatsimikizira zochitika zazikulu, kulingalira ndi kuchenjera kwa opanga awo. Tao Rocking Chair akuyembekezeka kukhala chinthu choyamikiridwa, chosirira ndi chokondedwa, chaukatswiri wapadera ndi chatsopano. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award awa amaphatikiza machitidwe abwino kwambiri a luso, sayansi, kapangidwe ndi ukadaulo ndipo ndi abwino kwambiri chifukwa cha kusamala kwawo zazing'ono. Tao Rocking Chair amakwaniritsa zosowa mokongola, kukhudza zilakolako, kukopa mitima ndi kudzutsa chidwi.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Taiwan is a picturesque and mountainous island on the Pacific Ocean and it demonstrates tremendous diversity in its cultural heritage. Especially, indigenous nations who have various legends, crafts, and ceremonies strongly represent Taiwan’s unique marine culture and spirit. To preserve this precious and traditional culture, the designer attempts to embed spiritual and societal knowledge and practices into material design.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Length 1300mm* Width 500mm* Heigth 900mm/ Sit Height 450mm
- Tags
- Rocking Chair, wood furniture, culture, Taiwan indigenous people, boat
- Production Technology
- Ash, Oak, Beech
- Design Challenge
- Mirroring the traditional boat building method, multiple wooden compartments were joined together by tenons and mortises; additionally, the mechanical characteristics of various wood species are considered to make the rocking chair the distinctive piece that it is. Thus, the structure of the furniture is more durable in resisting deformation significantly against changes in environmental humidity. Through applying the hand-rubbed Danish oil finish, this method provides a natural and original wood texture to the furniture. Ultimately, by combining traditional craft with contemporary fabrication, an elegant and simple rocking chair was made.
- Research
- The Tao Rocking Chair was inspired by the boat-building methods of the Tao Indigenous community, previously of Orchid Island, a rugged and remote island off the southeastern coast of Taiwan. Respecting cultural heritage, a crucial part of Tao life centres upon the building of traditional fishing boats for the Tao people. Hence, addressing the issue of culture preservation, the designer aims to communicate Taiwan’s unique culture to the world via this project and transfer the experience of rowing the Tao canoe into the joyfulness of swinging in a rocking chair.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by the craft of Tao, a Taiwan indigenous people, the designer has integrated their maritime culture into furniture design. Their knowledge and skills strongly represent Taiwan’s unique oceanic culture and spirit. By combining traditional and contemporary methods, this furniture design hopes to inform people of the culture of Taiwan’s indigenous people.
- Project Duration
- The project started in May 2017 in London and finished in September 2017 in London, and was exhibited at Viaduct Showroom London, Goldsmith University London and Eslite Bookstore Taiwan in July 2018 and 2019.
- Operation Flow
- The designer felt that sitting on Tao Rocking Chair is similar to taking a boat. When users sit on the rocking chair and get it going, the rocking chair will look like a real boat that is slipping on the vast sea.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Shih, Po-Yang, Tao Rocking Chair I, 2017. / Image #2: Photographer Shih, Po-Yang, Tao Rocking Chair II, 2017. / Image #3: Photographer Shih, Po-Yang, Tao Rocking Chair III, 2017. / Image #4: Photographer Chien, Chih-Lin, Tao Rocking Chair and Hsueh, Yu-Hsien I, 2018. / Image #5: Photographer Chien, Chih-Lin, Tao Rocking Chair and Hsueh, Yu-Hsien II, 2018.
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