Ko te hoahoa Zense Huinga Tēpu Tūru nā Louis Wai Yin Hung he kaitoa whakahirahira o te 2025 A' Design Award Koura i te Wāhanga Whakataetae Hoahoa Taputapu.
KouraTaputapu· 2025
Zense Huinga Tēpu Tūru
Kiritaki: Iterative Studio
Kaitoa o te A' Design Award Koura i te Wāhanga Taputapu
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Manatokohia te Tūnga Tohu mō #171037Te Hoahoa
Mō Zense Huinga Tēpu Tūru
Ko Zense he tēpu hurihuri e whakawhiti ana i te mahi toi Hainamana tuku iho ki te mahi whaimana ōnaianei. Ko tōna hoahoa ka whakawhiti i te tukanga huringa hei mahi tikanga, e whakauru ana i ngā rongo katoa e rima o te kaiwhakamahi hei whakahuri māmā i waenga i te papa tuhi me te papatohu tikanga tī. Ko te taonga nei he mahi-ā-ringa, e whai ana i te māngungutanga rākau kaore anō kia kitea mā ngā pūkenga ringaringa tohungatanga, e whakawhirinaki ana ki ngā tikanga hononga rākau tuku iho anake, kāore he wāhanga maitai.
Te Whakamihi
Mō te A' Design Award Koura
Ko Zense Huinga Tēpu Tūru te toa o te A' Design Award Koura, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke tuatahi, whakamīharo me te hiranga. Ko ngā toa Koura he mahi tino auaha, he tirohanga mamao, he kanapa ahi, e whakaatu ana i te pūmanawa, te mātauranga me te tohungatanga o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Zense Huinga Tēpu Tūru he hanganga tūnga e whakatū ana i ngā ia, he whakanuia rawa, e kawe mai ana i te uara kāore anō kia kitea. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Koura he kaupapa whakamīharo, whakahonoretia e whakawhānui ana i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ka whakaara a Zense Huinga Tēpu Tūru i te hiahia nui, ka whakaoho i te kaingākau, ka whakatenatena i te auaha, ā, ka whakamīharo i a tātou.
I Muri i te Hoahoa
Kete Pāpāho
Ngā whakamihi, ngā mema o te rōpū me ngā taipitopito hangarau i whakaratohia e te kaihoahoa.
- Āhuatanga Motuhake
- 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:
- Inenga & Pēketanga
- 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.
- Tūtohu
- Handcrafted, table, chair, set, upcycled, wood, traditional, joinery, asian, culture
- Hangarau Whakanao
- 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.
- Wero Hoahoa
- 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.
- Rangahau
- 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.
- Whakaaweawe
- 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.
- Roanga o te Kaupapa
- 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.
- Rerenga Mahi
- 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.
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