Curved Mpando by Beijing Forestry University is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Fenicha Competition Category.
SilivaFenicha· 2025
Curved Mpando
by Beijing Forestry University
Client: Beijing Forestry University
Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award Winner in Fenicha Category
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About Curved Mpando
Curved ndi mpando wopangidwa ndi rattan yachilengedwe yochokera ku Indonesia. Kapangidwe kake kamaphatikiza luso lachikhalidwe la kuluka rattan ndi kaonekedwe kamakono kokongola. Mizere ya rattan yopindika mosalala imakumbutsa mapiri ndi madzi oyenda a m'zojambula zakale zachi China za inki. Maonekedwe ake amapangidwa ndi manja kudzera mu kusankha zipangizo, kuwotcha ndi nthunzi, kupindika ndi kutentha, kuumba, kupukuta ndi kupaka utoto. Kutalika kwa poikapo manja, kukhazikika kwa miyendo ndi mapindikidwe a pokhalapo ndi potsamira msana zimatsatira kafukufuku wa ergonomics ndipo zimathandizira m'chiuno ndi msana. Mpandowu uli ndi miyeso ya 630 ndi 850 ndi 900 mamilimita ndipo ndi woyenera malo a m'nyumba ndi panja.
The Recognition
About the Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award
Curved Mpando ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka modabwitsa komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe a pamwamba, okongola ndi ochititsa chidwi. Opambana a Siliva ndi ntchito zowala kwambiri ndi zolenga kwambiri zomwe zimaonetsa ukatswiri, luso ndi nzeru zakuthwa za opanga awo. Curved Mpando akuyembekezeka kukhala ntchito yodabwitsa yoonetsedwa, yaukatswiri wapadera ndi yatsopano kwambiri. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award awa ndi chopangidwa chodziwika kwambiri ndi choyamikiridwa chomwe chimapindulitsa ndi kukulitsa malire a luso, sayansi, kapangidwe ndi ukadaulo. Curved Mpando ndi cholengedwa chomwe anthu ambiri amachichitira nsanje, chomwe chimadzutsa zilakolako, kubweretsa maganizo abwino ndi kuyatsa kudabwa ndi chidwi.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This aesthetically pleasing and practical curved chair is made of understated, pliable natural rattan. It subtly marries traditional rattan weaving craftsmanship with modern aesthetics to highlight the liveliness and grace of mountains and water through smooth curved rattan, conveying a peaceful attitude towards life and a profound philosophy of life. Moreover, the chair designed based on ergonomics improves comfort of use while ensuring visual appeal.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 630mm*850mm*900mm
- Tags
- rattan weaving craftsmanship, modern design, natural material, high mountains and flowing water, an integration of traditional and modern elements
- Production Technology
- This chair adopts premium Indonesian rattan that is waterproof, durable, and pliable with a soft luster and unique textures, achieving a refined style and rich visual effects. The superb techniques are used in material selection, steaming, hot bending, shaping, polishing, painting and other multiple manual processes, which equip each finished product with delicate details, a comfortable touch, and good load bearing performance, bringing visual and tactile enjoyment for a better user experience.
- Design Challenge
- The challenge was how to integrate the natural material, traditional craftsmanship, and modern aesthetics. To address that, the design team, breaking away from stereotyped designs in rattan furniture, has created a new rattan chair form by using minimalistic, dynamic curves to mimic the soft and graceful brushstrokes in Chinese landscape paintings. The product, while pursuing visual appeal, takes into account comfort and stability, striking a balance between aesthetics and functionality.
- Research
- Rattan is pliable and expressive. Thus, rattan chairs can showcase natural flowing dynamism through the ingenious combination of rattan lines. This product marries traditional rattan weaving craftsmanship with modern design concepts, which utilizes the natural material to reproduce the ethereal mountains and water in Chinese ink paintings. As a result, it achieves a simple yet elegant aesthetic, able to harmonize with various indoor and outdoor environments.
- Inspiration
- The chair, inspired by high mountains and flowing water in traditional Chinese ink paintings, utilizes understated, pliable natural rattan to outline rolling mountains and flowing water through smooth curves, bringing to mind a lively, graceful, and magnificent scene of mountains and water intertwined. This not only creates a serene atmosphere for users to relax, but also embodies a perfect fusion of cultural inheritance and modern innovation.
- Project Duration
- The project started in Beijing in January 2024 and completed in June 2024.
- Operation Flow
- The rattan chair prioritizes user experience and makes optimization based on ergonomics. It features fluid lines and is meticulously polished to offer a delicate, smooth touch. The height of the armrests, the stability of the legs, and the curvatures of the seat and the backrest have all undergone numerous tests. In this way, the chair can perfectly fit the human body and provide excellent support for the waist and back, while also boasting high stability, ensuring a comfortable experience.
- Team Members
- GongWei
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