The Fortunate Ruyi Chair
Furniture for Xudong Interior Decoration Design Co., Ltd.
The designer has taken a thoughtful and culturally sensitive approach to this project, incorporating the Ruyi pattern into the design of the chair in a way that is both aesthetically pleasing and culturally meaningful. By analyzing the connotations of the pattern and applying it to the product form, the designer has created a chair that not only looks beautiful but also embodies a deeper cultural spirit. The fact that the design unconventionally interprets traditional culture is also intriguing, as it suggests a willingness to push boundaries.
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Unique Properties
Therefore, this design is nothing like what the designer has done before, it starts with the pattern of the Ruyi pattern, and the designer has spent much time researching the concepts and styles of multiple chairs. Little by little, The Fortunate Ruyi Chair concept has transformed into a clearer picture. It is an art piece combined with various layers of materials, the beauty of craftsmanship, the richness of cultural heritage, and the amazingness of the designer ingenuity.
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Furniture, Design, Chair, Ruyi, Fortunate
Production Technology
For this project, the designer has set the classic chair style shape as the structural basis and combined it with the simplified Ruyi pattern. Then, by duplicating and flipping the pattern, the pattern is overlapped and fused to form a curved seat and legs, perfectly blending traditional culture with modern aesthetics.
Design Challenge
For this project, the designer has analyzed the Ruyi pattern, extracted its connotation, and applied it to the product form so that the product is aesthetically, culturally, and functionally enjoyable. In this way, users will understand the underlying cultural spirit of the chair through their experiences with the product. Moreover, this product interprets the spirit of traditional culture unconventionally, changing our perception of traditional culture yet retaining its cultural connotation and, most importantly, paying tribute to ancestry wisdom. In summary, it is an art piece that is awe-inspiring, thought provoking and mind blowing.
Project Duration
The project was completed in August 2021 in Taipei Taiwan.
Operation Flow
Other than that, the lines of the seat are extended by the Ruyi pattern by the use of the irregular curved lines, unique angles of the inner curves, and the outer corners of the tips to produce a rich and dynamic rhythm of the chair, delivering a sense of flow and producing an asymmetrical balance.
Research
Vladimir Kagan, the noted German American furniture designer, believes that designing a chair is like creating a container for an individual. Therefore, the function, shape, and meaning of the chair are highly associated with the user and the environment. This project is a clever application of one of the historical motifs of Chinese culture, Ruyi, to a modern product design. From 3D natural objects to 2D patterns and then applying them to 3D products, the designer has simplified the lines and colors to create a work that is aesthetically modern and attractive.
Inspiration
Ruyi has served as a unique cultural symbol in Chinese culture and has an underlying meaning of great fortune. The designer has set Ruyi as the primary inspiration for the chair design because, during the designer experiences in the field of interior design over the years, each design project must be executed based on the client preferences and many other contributing factors.
Image Credits
Lin Tzu Wei, 2022
Project Overview
The Fortunate Ruyi Chair Furniture has been a Bronze winner in the Furniture Design award category in the year 2022 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Bronze Recognition
Tzu Wei Lin was recognized with the coveted Bronze A' Design Award in 2023, a testament to excellence of their work The Fortunate Ruyi Chair Furniture.
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The Fortunate Ruyi Chair: A Fusion of Cultural Symbolism and Modern Design
Renowned designer Tzu Wei Lin unveils The Fortunate Ruyi Chair, a fusion of traditional Chinese cultural symbolism and modern furniture design, completed in August 2021 in Taipei, Taiwan.
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