Modern Chinese Fautuèlh by Jonathan Nieh is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award d'Argent in Dissènh de Mobilièr Competition Category.
ArgentMobilièr· 2022
Modern Chinese Fautuèlh
Client: Niehworks
A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Mobilièr Category
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The Design
About Modern Chinese Fautuèlh
Modern Chinese es un fautuèlh destinat a s'assèire e tanben adaptat per èsser expausat coma una òbra d'art. La forma s'inspira del fautuèlh chinés tradicional e de la cadièra n° B33 de Marcel Breuer. L'usinatge CNC forma lo contreplacat e lo noguièr massís en un contorn fluid e sens costuras, remplaçant las parts angulosas e las juntas de fustariá de la construccion tradicionala. L'estructura e la resisténcia de la fusta foguèron calculadas per suportar lo pes del còs. Un quadre de tub metallic foguèt estudiat en primièr, mas la fusta foguèt causida per son aspècte mai caud.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award d'Argent
Modern Chinese Fautuèlh a ganhat la distincion A' Design Award d'Argent, una reconeissença extraordinàriament prestigiosa acordada a de designs d'ort de gamma, esplendids e impressionants. Los ganhaires de l'Argent son d'òbras terriblament brilhantas e extrèmament creativas que illustran l'experiéncia, lo talent e la finessa excepcionals de lors designers. S'espèra que Modern Chinese Fautuèlh siá una òbra meravilhosa e de referéncia, notablament professionala e prigondament innovanta. Aqueste design ganhaire de la distincion A' Design Award d'Argent es una invencion fòrça notabla e admirada, que fa un ben e fa avançar las frontièras de l'art, de la sciéncia, del design e de la tecnologia. Modern Chinese Fautuèlh es una creacion immensament envejada que desrevelha de desirs, aduch de sentiments positius e fa néisser l'estonament e l'esmaiment.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
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.
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