Furniture Design Erhu Chair by Han Mei Erhu is a chair inspired by the erhu, a traditional Chinese string instrument. The design uses national culture as a language of modern furniture and explores a contemporary Chinese style. The structure is simple, with only two parts: the seat surface and the legs. The chair back, seat surface and front leg form one piece of curved plywood pressed in a premade mold. The surface is veneered with ash wood and walnut, and the legs are made of walnut. The shape of the back leg recalls the hoof shaped leg of Ming style furniture. The curves follow the human body.
Bronze A' Design Award Winner
Erhu Chair by Han Mei is an esteemed winner of the A' Furniture Design Award. Erhu Chair earned the Bronze A' Design Award in 2023 and is showcased on Industrial Design Winners among other exceptional designs. Explore the project details, discover other works by Han Mei and see why Erhu Chair design sets itself apart from its competition.
About Erhu
Furniture Design Erhu Chair by Han Mei Erhu is a chair inspired by the erhu, a traditional Chinese string instrument. The design uses national culture as a language of modern furniture and explores a contemporary Chinese style. The structure is simple, with only two parts: the seat surface and the legs. The chair back, seat surface and front leg form one piece of curved plywood pressed in a premade mold. The surface is veneered with ash wood and walnut, and the legs are made of walnut. The shape of the back leg recalls the hoof shaped leg of Ming style furniture. The curves follow the human body. Erhu earned the Bronze A' Design Award, a respected level of recognition in the A' Design Award & Competition. Bronze A' Design Award works combine new ideas with skillful innovations, and are selected by a grand jury, as noteworthy entries in their respective categories, after fair, ethical, meritocratic and independent academic review, where entries are voted via blind peer-review process on pre-established, publicly-available evaluation criteria.
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