Authors

Qiu Qi , Kazakova Natalya Yu.
Modern design based on chinese traditional ming style round-backed armchair

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №3 (83) September 2023

The Chinese traditional Ming style round-backed armchair is recognized as one of the best works representing Chinese traditional wooden furniture. Many designers in the contemporary world have applied the design points of the traditional Chinese Ming-style round-backed armchair to modern designs. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the design characteristics of the Ming-style round-backed armchair with modern design methods, and to study the inspiration of the design points of the traditional Chinese round-backed armchair for contemporary furniture design. The advantages and disadvantages of traditional Chinese round-backed armchairs are analyzed and compared with modern armchairs. Successful design cases of use and improvement of the traditional design are given, such as realized by contemporary Danish designer Hans Wegner. Modern design practices based on traditional wooden furniture are reviewed. The authors conclude that the study of China's excellent traditional wooden furniture represented by the Chinese traditional Ming-style round-backed armchair will promote the development of modern furniture design on the global scale.

Qiu Qi , Kazakova Natalya Yu.
The use of traditional chinese mortise and tenon joints in contemporary furniture

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №1 (81) March, 2023

The traditional Chinese mortise and tenon joint is widely used in design across the world. Many designers today are trying to apply this type of joint in modern furniture design. This article reviews the evolution and various applications of this traditional Chinese technique in contemporary furniture design and considers the dilemma in its use as faced by modern designers and artisans in the context of contemporary manufacturing methods. At the same time, there are successful cases of using the traditional Chinese mortise and tenon joint in modern furniture design by Chinese designers. It is concluded that once adapted and improved, the traditional Chinese mortise and tenon joint could provide new vitality in modern furniture design.