Uyilo olubizwa ngokuba yi-Zense Iseti Yetafile Nesitulo olwenziwe ngu-Louis Wai Yin Hung ngumwini obekekileyo webhaso elinobukhazikhazi le-2025 Ibhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award Kudidi Lokhuphiswano lwe-Uyilo lweFanitshala.
IgolideIfanitshala· 2025
Zense Iseti Yetafile Nesitulo
Umxhasi: Iterative Studio
Umwini we-Ibhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award Kudidi Lwe-Ifanitshala
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Malunga ne-Zense Iseti Yetafile Nesitulo
I-Zense yitafile eguqulayo edityanisa ubugcisa bemveli baseTshayina nokusebenza kwangoku. Uyilo lwayo luthatha inkqubo yenguquko luyenze umthendeleko, lubandakanye zonke izivamvo ezintlanu zomsebenzisi ukuze kuguqukele ngokungenasikhwazo phakathi komphezulu wokubhala ngekhaligrafi kunye neqonga lomsitho weti. Le nto yenziwe ngesandla, ifuna ubucinci bomthi obungakaze bubonwe ngobuchule bobugcisa obugqibeleleyo, ixhomekeke kuphela kwiindlela zemveli zokudibanisa umthi, ngaphandle kwayo nayiphi na into yesinyithi.
Ukuqatshelwa
Malunga ne-Ibhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award
Zense Iseti Yetafile Nesitulo ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo kakhulu okunikwa imiyilo yeklasi yokuqala, ephawulekayo nentle. Abaphumeleleyo beGolide ziimveliso ezintsha kakhulu, ezinombono ongaphaya nezikhazimlayo ezibonisa ubuchule, ubulumko nobuchule babayili bazo. Zense Iseti Yetafile Nesitulo iyathenjwa ukuba ibe yimveliso edunyiswe kakhulu, ebeka umkhwa nekumgangatho wesikhumbuzo enikela ixabiso elingazange libonwe. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award yiprojekthi emangalisayo nehlonelwayo eluncedo kakhulu kwaye inyusa imida yobugcisa, inzululwazi, uyilo kunye nobuchwephesha. Zense Iseti Yetafile Nesitulo idala iimvakalelo ezinzulu zonqweno, ivusa umdla, ikhuthaza ukuyila kwaye iyasikhwebela.
Emva Koyilo
Ikhithi Yeendaba
Iziqinisekiso, amalungu eqela kunye neenkcukacha zobugcisa ezinikezelwe ngumyili.
- Iimpawu Ezizodwa
- Zense is both a furniture to ritual instrument. Its transforming structure—crafted from impossibly slender wood members—orchestrates tea ceremony and calligraphy while inscribing cultural memory into space. Every operational motion (wood sliding, joinery clicking) becomes ceremonial act of all 5 senses from touch, to sound; every use converts rooms into heritage vessels. The exoskeleton's artisanal precision enforces ritual deliberation, making tradition tactile through:
- Imilinganiselo nePakishini
- 1300mm x 550mm x 720mm. Fully handcrafted with (screwless) traditional wooden joinery techniques. Weight distribution of structures optimised to minimise profile of structural members into 30mmx30mm solid wood.
- Iithegi
- Handcrafted, table, chair, set, upcycled, wood, traditional, joinery, asian, culture
- Ubuchwepheshe Bokuvelisa
- Handcrafted by master artisans using traditional Chinese joinery, the furniture set is composed of 553 upcycled timber components, each meticulously shaped to optimize weight distribution—resulting in a slender yet perfectly balanced structure. Analog iterations refined proportions without digital intervention, ensuring harmony between form and function. Magnets were discreetly chiseled into wooden housings, as the assembly relies entirely on wood-on-wood joinery, eliminating metal fasteners. Even its construction embodies ritual, merging vernacular craftsmanship with intentional, meditative precision.
- Umngeni Woyilo
- This project faced the dual challenge of reviving ancient Chinese joinery while pushing wood’s structural limits to unprecedented thinness—all without modern engineering aids. nternally, we grappled with fading craftsmanship traditions. Material constraints demanded upcycled wood with unpredictable grain behavior, while the absence of metal fasteners required perfect joinery precision. Production hinged on master artisans capable of such handwork that relied on sensory intuition alone.
- Uphando
- This project pursued the minimal threshold dimensions of wooden members while retaining structural integrity, guided solely by craftsmen who discern strength through fingertips. Each slender element was refined not by engineering calculations, but through generations of tactile material intelligence. Practitioners tested these components, their ceremonial movements revealing where rigidity needed to yield to grace.
- Inkuthazo
- Zense transforms Asian heritage into lived experience. This kinetic table merges tea ceremony and calligraphy through masterful woodcraft—its slender exoskeleton achieving structural elegance while enforcing ritual deliberation. Every interaction engages the senses, making tradition tactile rather than symbolic. Through material intelligence and embodied use, Zense bridges past and future, turning cultural memory into tangible, sensory encounters.
- Ubude Beprojekthi
- The project started in 2018 and was exhibited most notably DesignInspire 2019 and SUPERDESIGN SHOW (Superstudio Pi - Via Tortona 27 - Milan) in 2022, amongst other venues in Hong Kong and China across 2022-2025.
- Ukuhamba Komsebenzi
- Zense begins as a serene writing surface, but with a simple lift, its wooden top rises and locks into place, transforming into a tea ceremony platform. There are no buttons or complicated mechanisms; just smooth, deliberate motions that mirror the care of traditional rituals themselves. This motion forces mindfulness, and addresses all 5 sense of the body. Every interaction—the weight of the moving parts, the satisfying click of alignment is designed to make the past feel present and purposeful.
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