Lucarne Dining Chair by Ninglu Zhang

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DESIGN DETAILS

DESIGN NAME:
Lucarne

PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Dining Chair

INSPIRATION:
Lucarne is inspired by the shape of the clean, elegant window frame created by the ancient Chinese. The concept of this low seat came from the habit of people kneeling to eat food to show respect to the host.

UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
In ancient times in China, people kneeled to show respect to the host when the big family held a dinner at their place. Starting from this concept, Lucarne was designed to be a low seat for dining, reading, relaxing, etc. Inspired by the window frame, Lucarne has a simple and clean outline. Cutouts on the back imitate the shadow of the light shining through the window. The blue upholstery fabric represents the sky. With a shoulder-high back, Lucarne becomes a divider that creates a private space. The mechanism in the back allows people to pack it flat for transportation purposes.

OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION:
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PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION:
Started 2020 fall in Iowa, and finished in 2020 winter Iowa

FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY:
Furniture Design

PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY:
Material: Birch plywood, foam, upholstery fabric Technology: NC (Computer numerical control) Router, upholstery

SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES:
Dimension:27" x 21.5" x 31.5" (W x D x H)

TAGS:
Dining, Chinese, wood, upholstery

RESEARCH ABSTRACT:
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CHALLENGE:
Research on how people sit in ancient times in China, and the reason behind it took a while for me to understand and initiate my concept. Low seat in this height can be very challenging. Working on the mechanism to ensure this design can be assessed and disassembled entirely tool free is time-consuming. Many prototypes were made before the cut on the final material.

ADDED DATE:
2023-02-01 04:51:02

TEAM MEMBERS (1) :
Ninglu Zhang

IMAGE CREDITS:
Ninglu Zhang, 2022.

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AWARD DETAILS
	Lucarne Dining Chair by Ninglu Zhang is Runner-up for A' Design Award in Furniture Design Category, 2022 - 2023. · Read the interview with designer Ninglu Zhang for design Lucarne here. · Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Ninglu Zhang. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Ninglu Zhang.