Modern Chinese Intebe y'ukuboko by Jonathan Nieh

Modern Chinese Intebe y'ukuboko by Jonathan Nieh is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza in Igishushanyo cy'Imitako Competition Category.

IfezaImitako· 2022

Modern Chinese Intebe y'ukuboko

by Jonathan Nieh

Client: Niehworks

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza Winner in Imitako Category

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The Design

About Modern Chinese Intebe y'ukuboko

Modern Chinese ni intebe y'ukuboko yagenewe kwicaramo kandi ikaba inakwiriye kugaragazwa nk'igikorwa cy'ubuhanzi. Iryo shusho ryakomotse ku ntebe y'ukuboko gakondo yo mu Bushinwa no ku ntebe ya Marcel Breuer No. B33. Uburyo bwa CNC bubaza icyuma cy'ibiti byometse (plywood) hamwe n'ibiti bikomeye by'igiti cyitwa walnut mu ishusho itemba kandi idafite icyuho, bisimbura ibice bifite inguni n'aho ibiti bihuriye mu buryo gakondo bwo kubaza ibiti. Imiterere n'imbaraga z'ibiti byabaruwe kugira ngo bishobore gushyigikira uburemere bw'umubiri. Uburyo bw'igituba cy'icyuma bwabanje kwigwa, ariko ibiti byatoranyijwe kubera ko bigaragara mu buryo bushyushye kurushaho.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza

Modern Chinese Intebe y'ukuboko ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza, ishimwe ridasanzwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo byo ku rwego rwo hejuru, byiza kandi bikora ku mutima. Abegukanye Ifeza ni ibihangano by'ubuhanga bukomeye kandi bifite guhanga kwinshi, bigaragaza ubuhanga bwimbitse, impano n'ubushishozi bw'ababihanze. Modern Chinese Intebe y'ukuboko biteganyijwe ko izaba igihangano cy'icyitegererezo, gifite ubunyamwuga bukomeye n'udushya twimbitse. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Ifeza ni igihangano kizwi kandi gishimwa, gifasha kugura imbibi z'ubuhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga. Modern Chinese Intebe y'ukuboko ni igihangano benshi bifuza, gikangura ibyifuzo, gitanga amarangamutima meza kandi gitera igitangaza.

Behind the Design

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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.