DESIGN NAME: Relax
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Composable Leaning Chair
INSPIRATION: Taking mortise and tenon which is the soul of Chinese furniture as the starting point, and combining the characteristics which can be assembled and disassembled, it can realize the multi-purpose of one thing in the form of combination.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A chair that can be split into a furniture for leaning and a coffee table. Through different using ways of furniture, it can realize multiple functions, plan the living room space, and advocate a free lifestyle that meets people's physical and mental needs.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: One person can realize the conversion between chair, leaning furniture and coffee table through simple combination. Meet the needs of different scenarios.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in April 2018 in ShenZhen and improved in June 2022.
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Furniture Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Black walnut, cotton cloth, sponge
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Dimensions 620mmx550mmx720mm
TAGS: New Chinese style, Furniture design, Living room leisure, Mortise and tenon, composed furniture
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Pingji is a kind of furniture for people to lean when they are sitting on the ground in ancient China. With the development of people's sitting form turn to sitting on the high-type furniture, chairs and benches became the main sitting furniture, and the round-backed armchair evolved from the combination of Pingji and square benches. The structure is derived from the traditional redesign. The overall shape is simple and full of Chinese flavor.
CHALLENGE: The mid-and top-earners in the first tier cities always have small apartments, and many families do not have special leisure space such as a study or tea room. Therefore, the living room needs to receive guests and have the function of leisure. People have requirements for the quality of life. They hope to relax and pursue an elegant and interesting lifestyle when they return home after work. It can not only meet the requirements of modern furniture generalization and standardization, but also contain Chinese national characteristics and traditional culture.
ADDED DATE: 2022-06-28 02:41:09
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IMAGE CREDITS: Meng Quan Wang, 2022.
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