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: -
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: Started 2020 fall in Iowa, and finished in 2020 winter Iowa
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Furniture Design
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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: -
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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