The name comes from the Tao people who live on Orchid Island in eastern Taiwan. Also, these indigenous people are well-known for their traditional canoe craftsmanship. Inspired by the crafts of Tao, Hsu-Hung Huang integrated their boat-building craftsmanship into a piece of furniture. Furthermore, the designer hoped to transfer the experience of rowing the Tao canoe into the joyfulness of swinging in a rocking chair. Ultimately, the project explored the preservation of intangible cultural heritage and translated it into stylish and elegant artwork through contemporary design methods.

Hsu-Hung Huang (b. 1984) is an interior and product designer, with a Master of Arts (Merit) in Product & Furniture Design from Kingston University in London, England. He aims to re-build a bridge for dialogue between the world and Taiwan’s culture through contemporary designs. To be more precise, he hopes to figure out how to value and transform cultural environment much longer than just a trend, meaning culture must survive in these concrete structures that cannot be removed, yet must be reformed in a way that is elegant and beautiful for our time.

Hsu-Hung Huang (b. 1984) is an interior and product designer, with a Master of Arts (Merit) in Product & Furniture Design from Kingston University in London, England. He aims to re-build a bridge for dialogue between the world and Taiwan’s culture through contemporary designs. To be more precise, he hopes to figure out how to value and transform cultural environment much longer than just a trend, meaning culture must survive in these concrete structures that cannot be removed, yet must be reformed in a way that is elegant and beautiful for our time.