Square or Circle ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ by Xin Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱞᱟᱞᱤᱛ ᱠᱟᱞᱟ Competition Category.
ᱞᱚᱦᱟᱞᱟᱞᱤᱛ ᱠᱟᱞᱟ· 2020
Square or Circle ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ
by Xin Chen
Client: Xin Chen
A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱞᱟᱞᱤᱛ ᱠᱟᱞᱟ Category
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About Square or Circle ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ
ᱥᱤᱱ ᱪᱮᱱ ᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱩᱬ ᱩᱭᱦᱟᱹᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱮᱜᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱮᱜᱟᱨ ᱞᱟᱠᱪᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟ ᱵᱟᱰᱟᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱩᱞ ᱢᱟᱱᱟᱣ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱚᱱᱩᱵᱷᱚᱵᱽ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱩᱱᱤ ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱦᱚᱨ ᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱼᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱨᱮ ᱡᱷᱚᱛᱚ ᱵᱷᱮᱜᱟᱨ ᱦᱟᱹᱴᱤᱧ ᱠᱚ ᱡᱚᱲᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱜᱚᱸᱰ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱟᱱᱟᱣ ᱛᱮ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱜᱚᱸᱫᱽ ᱟᱨ ᱤᱥᱠᱨᱩ ᱵᱮᱜᱚᱨ᱾ ᱩᱱᱤ ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ ᱩᱫᱩᱜ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱼᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱨᱮ ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱮᱜᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱮᱜᱟᱨ ᱦᱟᱹᱴᱤᱧ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱸᱜᱟ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ, ᱤᱱᱟᱹ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱫᱚᱦᱲᱟ ᱡᱚᱲᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱞᱟᱠᱪᱟᱨ ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱩᱫᱩᱜ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱟᱹᱱᱢᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱫᱷᱟᱣ ᱨᱮ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱠᱟᱹᱡᱽ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱚᱨᱮᱥ ᱵᱟᱱᱟᱨ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱮ ᱨᱟᱹᱥᱠᱟᱹ ᱮᱢᱟᱱ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ᱾
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
Square or Circle ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Square or Circle ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This chair is called Square or Circle. The most interesting feature is that the chair is held together by tension, and can be disassembled into individual pieces, which can then be rearranged and transformed into a representation of the Chinese instrument, a Liuqin. This design can satisfy both functional and aesthetic needs. Meanwhile, it also allows people to carry it easily because all parts can be dismantled for transportation.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 432mm x 534mm x 1143mm
All parts can be dismantled for transportation. - Tags
- Chair, Chinese style, Disassembled, Wood, Joinery
- Production Technology
- It is made of cherry, walnut, fiber rope and hardware. The whole chair was joined together by different parts (seat, back, legs, and stretcher) without using glue, nails, and screws. Meanwhile, it holds together by a rope in tension.
- Design Challenge
- The challenge of this design is that one design can be fitted in both forms a chair form and a representation of Liuqin.
- Research
- The purpose of this design is to inspire people to think and appreciate differently about furniture. The chair is not only a piece of functional furniture but also attracts people to explore different cultural traditions. The design applies some Chinese elements to represent Chinese cultures, such as the color of Chinese red, and the yin and yang circle which is from the traditional Chinese philosophy.
- Inspiration
- This design is inspired by a traditional Chinese instrument Liuqin and the Italian Strozzi chair. The purpose of the design is to communicate the different cultures of Eastern and Western to modern audiences. I want to explore the cultural differences and similarities by using my design as a vehicle because I am experiencing it.
- Project Duration
- This project started in March 2016 and finished in May 2016 at Iowa state university. It was exhibited in The 22nd International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Fine Craft, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA, the USA in December 2016.
- Operation Flow
- The chair was joined together without using glue, nails, and screws. Meanwhile, it holds together by a rope in tension. Users can lose the rope, then disassemble the chair in different pieces.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer George Ensley, Square or Circle
Image #2: Photographer George Ensley, Square or Circle
Image #3: Photographer George Ensley, Square or Circle
Image #4: Photographer George Ensley, Square or Circle
Image #5: Photographer George Ensley, Square or Circle
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