The Mermaid's Umklamo Wangaphakathi Wesakhiwo Sokuhlala by Marty Chou

The Mermaid's Umklamo Wangaphakathi Wesakhiwo Sokuhlala by Marty Chou is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ingaphakathi Competition Category.

InsimbiIngaphakathi· 2020

The Mermaid's Umklamo Wangaphakathi Wesakhiwo Sokuhlala

by Marty Chou

Client: Ms. Lee

Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award Winner in Ingaphakathi Category

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The Design

About The Mermaid's Umklamo Wangaphakathi Wesakhiwo Sokuhlala

I-Mermaid's iwumklamo wangaphakathi wesakhiwo sokuhlala wefulethi elingamamitha ayisikwele angu-90 eTaiwan. Isikhala sicatshangelwe njengegalari yeqoqo lomnikazi kunokuba kube yindlu evamile. Isithombe sikamantshingelane esivela eqoqweni elisha saba yingqikithi ephakathi, esimisa ipalethi engenanembo eyodwa nokuzula okuthulile. Ukubunjwa kwezinto ezindala kusetshenziswa njengethuluzi lokuklama. Imigqa emile yenza isikhala sibonakale siphakeme ngokwengeziwe, futhi ifihla iminyango yamagumbi namakhabethe okugcina. Imisebenzi yansuku zonke ifihliwe ukuze umbono uhlale ulula. Ifenisha ikhethwe ngenxa yomehluko phakathi kwezinto eziqondile nezigobile.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award

The Mermaid's Umklamo Wangaphakathi Wesakhiwo Sokuhlala iwinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile okunikezwa imiklamo emihle ehlangabezana nezidingo zobungcweti nezemboni ezilindelekile ezimpahleni ezihlelwe kahle. Abawinile beNsimbi babonisa ikhono elikhulu, ubungcweti obuphezulu, ukuqonda kochwepheshe namandla okudala abadali babo. The Mermaid's Umklamo Wangaphakathi Wesakhiwo Sokuhlala ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto exatshwa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo esebenzayo nenezinto ezintsha. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award uhlanganisa izindlela ezinhle kakhulu zemboni futhi unezimfanelo zobuchwepheshe ezifanelekile ezihlanganiswe nolwazi nethalente. The Mermaid's Umklamo Wangaphakathi Wesakhiwo Sokuhlala iyahlonishwa ngenxa yokucophelela kwayo futhi ihlelelwe ukulethela izinguquko zomgangatho wempilo ezisiza ukwenza umhlaba ube yindawo engcono.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: During the design, came a new collection - a little Mermaid. Her serene quality caught me and my mind started to evolve around her. She became the focal point and anchor of the space, the tone of the ambiance, and the source of the semi-monochrome palette.

In the end, the entire space is the extend-dimension of this fantastical creature. She is the soul of this space; the soul that reflect the essence of the elegant lady.
Dimensions & Packaging: The interior space is 90 square-meter.
Tags: Interior design, Home Gallery, Modern Classic, Minimalism, monochrome space, monochrome palette, Taiwan
Production Technology: The classical molding here is used not merely as decoration but more as a design tool. Its vertically stretching quality makes the space appears to be higher than it actually is. It also hides away the doors of rooms and storage cabinets, unified and simplified the visual elements, and create a sense of serenity and calmness for the space.
Design Challenge: The main challenge of this project is about finding balance, mainly between practicality and fantasy, decorative and minimal, classical and modern.
Research: This project is an experiment of utilizing the owner's collection not merely as ornament, but to be the main concept and inspiration of the space. And also, to incorporate the owner's fascination of classical molding into contemporary design.
Inspiration: In the beginning, the owner of this apartment, an elegant and beautiful lady, told me that she would like to live in a place, where its ambiance is ambiguous, less like a home, more like a sanctuary in dream, in which she could be isolated and indulged with her on-going collections in this timeless, sacred space.
Project Duration: The project started in July 2017 in Taiwan and finished in June 2018.
Operation Flow: To respond to the owner's wish to live in a not-home-like place, I conceive the entire space as a gallery of her collections and display of her taste. Daily function and storage are hidden away to create a sense of optimal airy-ness, so the eyes only see the most essentials. Furniture selection focuses on the quality of contrast between straight and curve, thick and thin, light and heavy, as they are displayed sculptural pieces. As for the Mermaid, its elements are used throughout the entire space; the choice of materials, the fabrics, and colors, are all inspired by her.
Image Credits: Photo Credit: Kyle Yu Photo Studio