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Modern Chinese Кресло by Jonathan Nieh

Modern Chinese Кресло by Jonathan Nieh is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Көмеш бүләге in Мебель Дизайны Competition Category.


КөмешМебель· 2022

Modern Chinese Кресло

by Jonathan Nieh

Client: Niehworks

A' Design Award Көмеш бүләге Winner in Мебель Category

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The Design

About Modern Chinese Кресло

Modern Chinese — утыру өчен билгеләнгән, шулай ук сәнгать әсәре буларак күрсәтү өчен яраклы кресло. Аның формасы традицион кытай креслосыннан һәм Марсель Брейерның No. B33 урындыгыннан алынган. CNC эшкәртүе фанера һәм каты чикләвек агачын шома һәм тоташ контурга әйләндерә, традицион конструкциянең почмаклы өлешләрен һәм агач эшкәртү тоташуларын алыштыра. Агачның структурасы һәм ныклыгы тән авырлыгын күтәрер өчен исәпләнде. Башта металл торба каркасы өйрәнелде, ләкин җылырак күренеше өчен агач сайланды.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Көмеш бүләге

Modern Chinese Кресло – A' Design Award Көмеш бүләге җиңүчесе, бу гадәттән тыш абруйлы танып белү, ул югары класслы, чибәр һәм тәэсирле дизайннарга бирелә. Көмеш җиңүчеләре – үз дизайнерларының искиткеч белемен, талантын һәм үткенлеген күрсәтүче бик ялтыравыклы һәм иҗади эшләр. Modern Chinese Кресло искиткеч, үрнәк булырлык, игътибарга лаеклы профессиональ һәм тирән яңалыклы әсәр булыр дип көтелә. A' Design Award Көмеш бүләге җиңүче бу дизайн – сәнгать, фән, дизайн һәм технология чикләрен алга җигүче файдалы, югары бәяләнгән уйлап табу. Modern Chinese Кресло – күпләрнең көнләшкән, теләкләрне уятучы, уңай хисләр китерүче һәм хәйранлык һәм гаҗәпләнү тудыручы иҗат җимеше.

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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