Zense Set Tebulu na Oche nke Louis Wai Yin Hung

Ihe emepụtara bụ Zense Set Tebulu na Oche nke Louis Wai Yin Hung bụ onye meriri a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu nke 2025 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaedo na Udi Asọmpi Nhazi Ngwá Ụlọ.

ỌlaedoNgwá Ụlọ· 2025

Zense Set Tebulu na Oche

nke Louis Wai Yin Hung

Onye Ahịa: Iterative Studio

Onye Meriri Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaedo na Udi Ngwá Ụlọ

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Maka Zense Set Tebulu na Oche

Zense bụ tebulu na-agbanwe agbanwe nke na-ejikọta ọrụ aka ọdịnala ndị China na ọrụ oge a. Atụmatụ ya na-eme ka usoro mgbanwe ahụ bụrụ omume ememe, na-eme ka onye na-eji ya jiri uche ise ya niile gbanwee n'ụzọ dị mfe site n'elu ide akwụkwọ calligraphy gaa n'ebe e mere ememe tii. E ji aka rụọ ihe a, na-achụso ịdị gịrịgịrị osisi na-enwebeghị atụ ya site n'ụzọ ọrụ aka nke ndị ọkachamara, na-adabere naanị n'usoro ịjikọta osisi ọdịnala, n'enweghị akụrụngwa ọla ọ bụla.

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Maka Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaedo

Zense Set Tebulu na Oche meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaedo, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị dị n'ọkwa mbụ, dị ịtụnanya ma pụtara ìhè. Ndị meriri na Ọlaedo bụ ihe e kere eke dị oke ọhụrụ, nwere ọhụụ ma na-egbu maramara nke na-egosipụta ọgụgụ isi, amamihe na nka nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Zense Set Tebulu na Oche ga-abụ ihe e mepụtara kacha enweta otuto, na-edu ọnọdụ ma bụrụ ihe ncheta nke na-enye uru na-adịbeghị mgbe ọ bụla. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaedo bụ ọrụ dị ebube, a na-asọpụrụ nke na-erite uru buru ibu ma na-ebuga oke nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ n'ihu. Zense Set Tebulu na Oche na-eweta mmetụta ọchịchọ siri ike, na-akpali agụụ, na-akwado nzụlite ihe ma na-adọrọ anyị adọrọ.

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Àgwà Pụrụ Iche: Zense is both a furniture to ritual instrument. Its transforming structure—crafted from impossibly slender wood members—orchestrates tea ceremony and calligraphy while inscribing cultural memory into space. Every operational motion (wood sliding, joinery clicking) becomes ceremonial act of all 5 senses from touch, to sound; every use converts rooms into heritage vessels. The exoskeleton's artisanal precision enforces ritual deliberation, making tradition tactile through:
Nha & Mkpuchi: 1300mm x 550mm x 720mm. Fully handcrafted with (screwless) traditional wooden joinery techniques. Weight distribution of structures optimised to minimise profile of structural members into 30mmx30mm solid wood.
Mkpado: Handcrafted, table, chair, set, upcycled, wood, traditional, joinery, asian, culture
Teknụzụ Mmepụta: Handcrafted by master artisans using traditional Chinese joinery, the furniture set is composed of 553 upcycled timber components, each meticulously shaped to optimize weight distribution—resulting in a slender yet perfectly balanced structure. Analog iterations refined proportions without digital intervention, ensuring harmony between form and function. Magnets were discreetly chiseled into wooden housings, as the assembly relies entirely on wood-on-wood joinery, eliminating metal fasteners. Even its construction embodies ritual, merging vernacular craftsmanship with intentional, meditative precision.
Ịma Aka Imepụta: This project faced the dual challenge of reviving ancient Chinese joinery while pushing wood’s structural limits to unprecedented thinness—all without modern engineering aids. nternally, we grappled with fading craftsmanship traditions. Material constraints demanded upcycled wood with unpredictable grain behavior, while the absence of metal fasteners required perfect joinery precision. Production hinged on master artisans capable of such handwork that relied on sensory intuition alone.
Nchọpụta: This project pursued the minimal threshold dimensions of wooden members while retaining structural integrity, guided solely by craftsmen who discern strength through fingertips. Each slender element was refined not by engineering calculations, but through generations of tactile material intelligence. Practitioners tested these components, their ceremonial movements revealing where rigidity needed to yield to grace.
Mkpali: Zense transforms Asian heritage into lived experience. This kinetic table merges tea ceremony and calligraphy through masterful woodcraft—its slender exoskeleton achieving structural elegance while enforcing ritual deliberation. Every interaction engages the senses, making tradition tactile rather than symbolic. Through material intelligence and embodied use, Zense bridges past and future, turning cultural memory into tangible, sensory encounters.
Oge Ọrụ: The project started in 2018 and was exhibited most notably DesignInspire 2019 and SUPERDESIGN SHOW (Superstudio Pi - Via Tortona 27 - Milan) in 2022, amongst other venues in Hong Kong and China across 2022-2025.
Usoro Ọrụ: Zense begins as a serene writing surface, but with a simple lift, its wooden top rises and locks into place, transforming into a tea ceremony platform. There are no buttons or complicated mechanisms; just smooth, deliberate motions that mirror the care of traditional rituals themselves. This motion forces mindfulness, and addresses all 5 sense of the body. Every interaction—the weight of the moving parts, the satisfying click of alignment is designed to make the past feel present and purposeful.