Stage Series | Display collection for Natural Way 3-Generation Academy
Chinese Craft Gallery | for Natural Way 3-Generation Academy
Natural Way 3-Generation Academy is an experimental school that has committed to building an oriental education system to promote Chinese cultural thinking and inherit the ancient ancestors' wisdom and crafts. It serves between 0-100 years old integrating education, culture, crafts, life, and aesthetics, a spiritual place where three generations can live together, learn together, and share wonderful life experiences.
to accompany the farmers market and Chinese craft exhibition on the new campus in Zhubei, Hsinchu.
This work needs to be convenient for various purposes and activities and to make a diverse and customized combination to easily set up in different areas of the campus, like outdoor walkways, squares, basements, workshops, and classrooms.
Field Investigation & Chinese Craft Research
The school teaches traditional Chinese crafts such as metalworking, woodworking, pottery, papermaking, dyeing and weaving, decoration, and brewing.
In addition to the workshops on the field of the new campus, the project also went to other school districts (Zhudong Campus) to find and research related objects and materials, as well as to understand the traditional skills education policy, trying to extract elements from the oriental traditional culture to transform a furniture design notion.
Clue Brainstorming
This was my honor to be the major host during the brainstorming, it was a precious opportunity to spark ideas with educators, craftsmen, and the chairman of the Natural Way to understand their demands and expectation for the market and exhibitions in the future.
Though an important pastiche method, we can easily mutually express and present personal views that helped me generate interesting ideas and develop suitable display furniture including function, style, and installation for Natural Way 3-Generation Academy.
3-Generation 三代人
3-Generation is a place where children, middle-aged and elderly people can learn, play, and share. The display of furniture needs to be combined into an unrestrained platform that can be used and interacted with by people of all ages and heights to do multiple activities and work.
Chinese Native Culture 文化母語
Looking for ancient memories and roots from Chinese culture, combining oriental crafts and aesthetics,
reinterpreting everyday life in the 21st century.
Solicitude 關懷
In addition to being used as an outdoor stall in the local farmers market, it also needs to be used as indoor exhibition equipment or classroom furniture. Therefore, the design pursues lightweight, simple installation, convenient storage, and ease to move to different floors and surroundings.
Design Sketch
From the initial design sketch, we think outside the box to make conceptual exhibition ideas for each workshop,
and finally limit to the modular furniture collections.
STAGE SERIES Material: Oak, Rattan Plaited
Inspired by traditional Chinese benches and Shan Shui landscapes, mountains, rivers, sunrise
and sunset in its form.
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