Mountains Kolokaba mo le Tusitusi by Wei Jingye and Chen Lin

Mountains Kolokaba mo le Tusitusi by Wei Jingye and Chen Lin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Uʻamea in Mamanu Meafale Competition Category.

UʻameaMeafale· 2022

Mountains Kolokaba mo le Tusitusi

by Wei Jingye and Chen Lin

Client: Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts

A' Design Award Uʻamea Winner in Meafale Category

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The Design

About Mountains Kolokaba mo le Tusitusi

O Mauga o se seti o kolokaba mo le tusitusi ma le nofoa e faia i le laupapa elm. O le fōliga e maua mai i le kolokaba masani a Saina e nofo māulu vae ma pito e lafo i fafo. O pito maualuluga o luga o le kolokaba e faaitiitia ai le avanoa e paʻu ai mea aʻo tusitusi pe valivali. O le pito i luma e i ai sina faasee laʻititi e lagolago ai se tulaga faigofie e galue ai. O loo i ai se pusa i lalo o le kolokaba mo le teuina o mea. O le tua pipiʻi o le nofoa e faamanatu mai ai foliga o mauga i ata vali a Saina e faatatau i le laufanua, ma o loo faaopoopoina se aluga i luga o le nofoa. O luga o le kolokaba e fau lima e faapipiʻi faatasi, ae o isi vaega e fausia e ala i masini komepiuta e faatonutonuina.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Uʻamea

O le A' Design Award Uʻamea na manumalo ai Mountains Kolokaba mo le Tusitusi, o se faamaoniga mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu lelei e faataunuu ai manaʻoga faapolofesa ma pisinisi e faamoemoeina mai galuega ua mamanuina lelei. O ē manumalo i le Uʻamea e faaalia ai le tomai tele, le faapitoa maualuga, le malamalama o tagata poto ma le mafai fatufatuaʻi o ē na faia. E faamoemoeina Mountains Kolokaba mo le Tusitusi e avea ma mea ua matuā vivii, mataʻina ma pelepelea e aogā ma fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Uʻamea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili o le pisinisi ma e iai uiga faatekonolosi mafai ua fesoʻotaʻi ma le poto ma le taleni. Ona o lona faatuatuaina, e tatau ai Mountains Kolokaba mo le Tusitusi ona faaaloalogia ma ua mamanuina e tuuina mai ai faaleleiga o le olaga e fesoasoani e faia ai e le lalolagi se nofoaga e sili atu ona lelei.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: In the design of this writing desk, it integrates the traditional book case shape, and the mild elm creates a unique hollow feeling. It has both classical charm and modern simplicity and modesty. Applying Chinese elements to minimalism is a bold attempt. The book case design is exquisite and natural, which not only has charm, but also meets the functional needs of furniture.
Dimensions & Packaging: 1600mm x 800mm x 780mm, 650mm x 600mm x 450mm, The book case generally adopts the application of modern numerical control technology and realizes the shape through wood milling and carving machine. The "mountain shaped" arc back part is manually shaped by craftsmen; The wooden fillet is polished and formed by machine, and the desktop adopts the traditional Chinese "door panel" splicing technology, which is hand spliced to complete the overall production process of the book case.
Tags: Book case, Chinese element, Mountain element, Elm, Simplicity
Production Technology: The manufacturing process used modern CNC technology, solidworks software design, and CNC milling machine to achieve the form, some special forms are still made by traditional hand, the metal part and the solid wood part both have quite a part made by the artisan own hands, which embodies the spirit of ingenuity, and the importance of traditional craftsmanship. For modern life, it is still a valuable asset, some of the delicate structure still can not be replaced by machines.
Design Challenge: Combining the new Chinese elements with the theme of Chinese painting and the simple style to show the comfortable function and the rationality of the use of elements is the biggest challenge in this design.
Research: The theme of Chinese painting is applied to the design of this set of furniture, and the image of "warped" in traditional Chinese furniture and the element of "Shan Xing" in landscape painting are applied to the whole set of books, desks and chairs. The ergonomic design of calligraphy plans is optimized so that users can have a positive user experience when using them. The whole set of furniture is designed with elm wood, which is the second innovation of new Chinese-style furniture.
Inspiration: The design inspiration comes from the recessed-leg table with everted flanges in traditional Chinese furniture. It is convenient to place items and prevent items from falling during office or writing and painting, which is practical and beautiful. Cushions are added to the seat to make it more comfortable to use. The mountain element in traditional landscape painting is adopted in the design of the back plate of the seat, giving users a peaceful and elegant spiritual feeling.
Project Duration: The design had started in Shenyang in March 2021, completed in Shenyang in June 2021, and displayed in the museum of Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts in Shenyang in June in 2021.
Operation Flow: When a person sits on the seat to work, the front end of the desk has a small slope, which conforms to ergonomics during work and will not feel pressed. Because the two ends of the desk are "warped". When working or writing and painting, it will reduce the chance of items falling, which is practical and beautiful. A compartment is designed under the bookcase, which not only adds practicality but also increases the beauty of the product.
Team Members: Wei Jingye
Wang Yiqin
Wang Ruilin
Peng Tinghui
Wu Wenhao
Chen Lin