Erhu Mpando by Han Mei is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Fenicha Competition Category.
BronzeFenicha· 2023
Erhu Mpando
by Han Mei
Client: Han Mei
Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award Winner in Fenicha Category
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About Erhu Mpando
Erhu ndi mpando wokhazikitsidwa maganizo ake pa erhu, chida chachikale cha zingwe cha ku China. Kapangidwe kake kamagwiritsa ntchito chikhalidwe cha dziko ngati chinenero cha zofunikira zamakono za m'nyumba ndipo kamafufuza kalembedwe kamakono ka ku China. Mapangidwe ake ndi osavuta, ali ndi zigawo ziwiri zokha: pamwamba pa kukhalapo ndi miyendo. Msana wa mpando, pamwamba pa kukhalapo ndi mwendo wakutsogolo zimapanga chinthu chimodzi cha pulaywudi yopindika yofinyidwa mu mold yopangidwa kale. Pamwamba pake pamakutidwa ndi matabwa a ash ndi walnut, ndipo miyendo imapangidwa ndi mtengo wa walnut. Mawonekedwe a mwendo wakumbuyo amakumbutsa za mwendo wooneka ngati chidendene cha nyama wa mafuniture a kalembedwe ka Ming. Zopindika zimatsatira mawonekedwe a thupi la munthu.
The Recognition
About the Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award
Erhu Mpando 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. Erhu Mpando 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. Erhu Mpando 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
- Inspired by Erhu, a traditional Chinese classical instrument, the design incorporated national culture as a language of modern furniture, exploring a new style of contemporary Chinese furniture.
The structure is so simple that there are only two parts: seat surface and legs. The chair back, seat surface and front leg are made of curved plywood as a whole, and the three dimensional seating space is completed with two dimensional curves fitting the shape of the human body. - Dimensions & Packaging
- 330mm*580mm*1230mm*445mm high
- Tags
- Chinese Musical Instruments, Erhu, Bentwood , Chinese style
- Production Technology
- The integrated shape of the seat surface, chair back and front leg is completed by pressing the curved plywood in a premade mold.
The surface used ash wood and walnut for veneering. The legs are made of walnut. - Design Challenge
- The abstract timbre of Chinese classical Musical Instruments is interpreted in a figurative and modern style，On the basis of inheriting and developing traditional Chinese culture and craft, it used modern bentwood technology to make furniture with contemporary Chinese style.he structure is so simple that there are only two parts: seat surface and legs.
- Research
- Erhu has a long history in China. The shape of the back leg simulates the Ming style hoof shaped leg, which is a tribute to Ming-style furniture and interprets traditions in a new way.
- Inspiration
- The design is inspired by Erhu, a traditional Chinese instrument. Erhu’s unique timbre is presented in the form of seats by interpreting the intangible with the tangible.
Erhu has a long history in China. The shape of the back leg simulates the Ming style hoof shaped leg, which is a tribute to Ming style furniture and interprets traditions in a new way. - Operation Flow
- The chair is ergonomic in design，Sitting on it fits the human body perfectly. The integrated shape of the seat surface, chair back and front leg is completed by pressing the curved plywood in a premade mold.
- Patents
- Patent number：ZL202230337512.2
- Image Credits
- COPYRIGHT： Han Mei
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