Modern Chinese Tiyana by Jonathan Nieh is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu in Tiyarina Kamay Competition Category.

QullqiTiyarina· 2022

Modern Chinese Tiyana

by Jonathan Nieh

Client: Niehworks

A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu Winner in Tiyarina Category

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The Design

About Modern Chinese Tiyana

Modern Chinese nisqaqa huk tiyanam, tiyakunapaq wallpasqa, hinallataq huk ruwasqa arte hina rikuchinapaqpas allin. Rikchayninqa ñawpa China suyupi tiyanamanta chaskikun, hinallataq Marcel Breuer runap No. B33 tiyananmanta. CNC ruwaywanmi plywood nisqata chaymanta llumpaq walnut kaspita huk waylluq mana pantaq siqiman tikrachin, ñawpa ruwaypi kuchuchakuq partikunata chaymanta kaspi tinkichinakunata rantiran. Kaspip kallpanwan takyayninmi cuerpop llasaynin q'iminanpaq tupusqa karqan. Ñawpaqta huk metal tubo pirqata qhawarqanku, ichaqa kaspim akllakurqan achka q'uñi rikchakuyninrayku.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu

Modern Chinese Tiyana A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu mishak kan, ancha jatun yupaychay, kayta hanak, sumak shinallatak mancharina diseñukunaman kun. Qullqi mishak kashkakunaka ancha achikyaska shinallatak ancha mushuk ruraykunami, paykunata rurakkunapak yachayta, yuyayta shinallatak ushayta rikuchinku. Modern Chinese Tiyana ruray yachak, ñawpak shinallatak mushuk yuyayta charik sumak rurashka kanata munanku. Kay Qullqi Premiu japishka diseñuka ancha riksishka shinallatak yupaychashka yuyay kan, arti, siensia, diseñu shinallatak tekinolojía ñawpak ñankunata kichuk. Modern Chinese Tiyana achka runakunapak munashka rurashka kan, munayta kallarichin, alli yuyaykunata kun shinallatak mancharichin.

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.