Ceremony 無靠背椅 by Lu Yi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 鐵獎 in 傢俱設計 Competition Category.

鐵傢俱· 2023

Ceremony 無靠背椅

by Lu Yi

Client: Syid Design

A' Design Award 鐵獎 Winner in 傢俱 Category

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The Design

About Ceremony 無靠背椅

《儀式》係一張為坐、飲茶、傾偈而設計嘅無靠背椅。椅架以胡桃木製成，並採用中國傳統榫卯結構拼接而成。呢種結構喺減少用料嘅同時，仍然保持座椅穩固舒適，方便使用。座面同椅腳均以電腦數控加工切割，再經人手打磨修飾而成。此椅以分件形式送達，由使用者自行組裝。其造型呼應中國禮儀文化，當中「坐」被視為一種禮貌嘅表現。椅子尺寸為闊400毫米、深320毫米、高430毫米。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鐵獎

Ceremony 無靠背椅是 A' Design Award 鐵獎得主，這是授予滿足人們對設計精良的創作所期待的專業與工業要求的優良設計的聲望認可。鐵獎得主展現出其創作者的高超技藝、高度專業化、專家級的理解力和創造能力。預計Ceremony 無靠背椅將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的創作，既實用又創新。這件贏得 A' Design Award 鐵獎的設計整合了行業最佳實踐，並擁有與專業知識和才華相結合的稱職技術特性。Ceremony 無靠背椅因其嚴謹而受到尊重，旨在提供有助於讓世界變得更美好的生活品質改善。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This is the design of a seat. Through structural innovation, this seat reduces the application of materials, and has a more stable and comfortable use experience. The form language of the seat has more charm characteristics of oriental culture.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width400mm x Depth 320mm x Height 430mm
Tags: Mortise tenon，Interpenetrating， structure ceremony Chinese cultural symbols，Stool
Production Technology: Use Chinese (tenon and mortise joint) technology to connect the whole. The bench surface and leg are carved by CNC digital control machine in the first step, and then fine tuned by manual polishing. The material is walnut or black walnut, and the digital production adopts 3D virtual model.
Design Challenge: Finding a technical solution capable of merge at the highest-level aesthetic, comfort and sustainability,This also allows the use of few materials to maximize the functionality of the product.
Research: This is the design of a seat. The inspiration for the design comes from China's etiquette and civilization. The Book of Rites - The Moon Order has more meaning of treating each other with courtesy. The concept of the chair was based on important aspects of a good design, such as comfort, quality, and sustainable values. Nowadays a product needs to represent more than ever these key elements. This concept makes this chair unique along with its minimalist lines.
Inspiration: This seat is inspired by Chinese ritual, which has appeared in oracle bone inscriptions and early inscriptions on gold. In the Book of Rites, Yueling has more meaning of treating each other with courtesy. The behavior of sitting is also a kind of etiquette, and the design semantics of products also follow the etiquette culture and then expand. In the background study, it analyzes the inheritance of the spirit of ritual.
Project Duration: This project is completely new and unseen until now. Started and finished in Madrid inNovember 2022.
Operation Flow: The user can use it after assembly. The function is mainly to sit, and can drink tea or talk
Team Members: Lu Yi