Design is character and a designer's value.
Source: Design of an insane asylum
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Early understanding of domestic furniture design
Most of them are those who do not pay attention to the government
What rich and idle designers do
At least then in the colleges
There are very few furniture designs for this profession
And the design of those big factories
Most of them go to overseas exhibitions to take pictures
It seems that things have gotten a lot better over the years
Many domestic brands have come out of an original road
There are good returns in the market
There is a set of humble series of furniture
Twice won the most recent Red Dot Supreme Award
Today I would like to introduce you to this one
Founder of Mingdu Design Liang Chen
In 2016, he created the Mingdu design in Hamburg, Germany
I can tell you about it
Let's start when I graduated from college
At that time drank a bowl of the most popular chicken soup
"You haven't even seen the world
Where does the worldview come from? ”
It seems to make sense
I have to go out and see the world
So he wore a T-shirt and set off from Shenyang
Went to 4 countries, 50 cities
A man with a bag on his back walked for 185 days
Half a year later, I went home in a down jacket
The world has been observed
The worldview is still not
….
I had just graduated
Perception of design is limited to the classroom
and homework after class
Along the way
I also didn't expect to be for myself in the future
What an impact on one's own profession
Now sometimes I'm empty
Think again
This journey takes you to different places
I've seen some strange things
and all kinds of people
Life has too many kinds, too many possibilities
There is no "standard answer"
The same is true for the designs in hand today
It is difficult to define it in terms of "good and bad" and "beauty and ugliness"
The more you do
You can't even define what "beauty" is.
The proposition that can survive is
Design is all about exploring possibilities
Look, life is always trimming you without a trace
I thought it was nothing
Whether you are sensitive or not
You are always passively infected
The journey came to an end
Or get back on track
To design the ability
To feed yourself and earn a living
After two years of work
Duplicate content
Make yourself unable to rest assured at work
I want to see the world again
When I went to school
Know that Germany is the birthplace of contemporary design
Although at the time only the Bauhaus was known
Later discovered German Unification Day
It was on the same day of the same month as me in the same year
The most important thing is not to pay tuition
Then go there and have a look
Wait until you're leaving
I felt like I had three classes
These are things I didn't have in my country before:
In the first lesson, I learned to ask "Why?" ”
My first class in school
Just go to the professor with a bunch of sketches from the side tables
I want him to see my masterpiece quickly
But his first words were, "Why did you design it?"
I was stunned and said, "I think this is pretty good."
Metal is combined with glass
I felt very interesting."
He asked me back
"Look at this window frame
It is also a combination of metal and glass
Do you find it interesting?
There are tens of thousands of different side tables in the world
You're using shapes, structures, materials
Or is there innovation in design theory?
If not, why do you want to do this? ”
I didn't answer
First lesson
Let me know
"I think this is pretty good
It is not the foundation of an innovative design
Ask more deeply
"Why did you do this design?"
This proposition
Even now it stays in the mind
Questioned my every thought and answer
Second lesson
Learned to "be rational, be precise!" ”
In a ceramic design project
I said to the ceramic master
The thickness of this plate is about "one finger wide"
She asked without thinking
"Is it your fingers wide, or mine?"
At that time, I was blindfolded
Later, in the work with the factory docking
If the designer's CAD drawings
There is no precision to whether the screw is M6 or M8
This detail factory will definitely send an email to reconfirm
If there is a "probably, almost" situation
No one would think of you as a professional designer
Do the design to be rational, to be precise!
Third lesson
Learned to "make tools"
I spent 2 years at the time
Systematically learned woodworking, metalworking, fine metalworking, and plastic molding
Skilled from manual to machine operation
At the time of a project proposal
I use an almost all-by-manual approach
A "cool" chair was created
When I was still feeling good about my "crafts"
Another designer
Come up with a strange tool
And a chair I had absolutely no idea how to make
It turned out that the core of his design was the tools he designed
As well as this tool for quick mass production of chairs
Before I felt
If existing machines can't make a thing
That is, it cannot be manufactured unless it is made by hand
That lesson made me realize
Originally a new product
If the existing machine can not make it mass production
Then use the existing machine
To create a new machine or tool to accomplish it
The process is design
Like the confluence of rivers,
Such as the state of flowing,
The name "running chair" comes from this.
Derived from the classic circle chair,
The overall shape is the use of computer generation hyperboloids,
And by the 8-axis CNC milling machine fully mechanized processing,
Try to recreate traditional classics with modern craftsmanship
Speaking of the loofah series that has won awards in the last two years
The original intent of the design
It's because I'm a Northeasterner
At that time, I did not buy a bath towel in Germany
It was later discovered that loofahs can too
In fact, the choice of this material is very accidental
At that time, I thought its texture was beautiful and warm
Try different possibilities in the studio yourself
With different processes, combined with different materials
Even ground the loofah into powder
It was almost soaked in Chinese medicine orally
At the time of loofah series 1.0
Occasionally try to combine loofah with a humble multi-layered board
It turned out to be a very unique surface treatment process
It can be used in furniture design
At the time of loofah series 2.0
It is transformed from two-dimensional plane to three-dimensional
Use loofah directly as a support structure
In combination with 3D printing technology through parameterized algorithms
Make other parts of the product
It is "grown" by the structure and texture of the loofah
Let technology and design follow nature
I will continue to study this series
I also look forward to what the loofah series 3.0 will become
It is "Loofah Series 1.0",
Selected from natural material loofah,
Its texture is delicate and warm to the touch.
Touch the smooth texture of the surface of the stool,
Make people feel warm and warm in their hearts.
In addition, it is a detachable structure,
Easy to transport and assemble.
Perhaps the most humble piece of furniture,
But it fully interprets "small and beautiful".
I like the design
It will look quieter on the outside
The pursuit of innovation
Release only the necessary elements
Avoid excess
Talk only about the visual part of the product
It's like talking about a person's hairstyle or clothes
Maybe it's just a shell
Of course, it can't be too sloppy
At least the size, proportions, and color schemes are comfortable
So I think
A work in addition to appearance
If in the structure, materials, manufacturing process
There are bigger breakthroughs
Maybe it's a more "meaningful" design
The core of the "Loofah Series 2.0" design is to combine original natural materials with modern digital molding technology.
The 3D printing part from the external shape to the internal structure and the hollowing of the surface,
They are all "grown" along the structure and texture of the loofah using computer parametric algorithms.
These two years
We've all been through a lot because of the pandemic
It is also in this environment
It inspires us to explore new environments and new things
We pay more attention to the relationship between materials and materials
The relationship between nature and technology
The relationship between tradition and modernity
We hope to find more possibilities from this
And design is how we explore every possible approach
“We tend to appreciate nature and seldom think about living with nature.”
"We tend to only appreciate nature and rarely think about living with nature."
—Oscar Wilde
No matter how technology and artificial intelligence evolve
Both man and technology should learn more from nature
It is not so much that "nature" cannot be replaced by technology
It is better to let "nature" become a teacher of science and technology
Let technology follow nature
It's a pet bag.
Its design is inspired by origami,
Using a piece of felt and a few buttons,
A flat piece of felt can be transformed into a three-dimensional shape and unique use functions.
Semi-enclosed design,
You can hide your pet in it,
It is also possible to interact with the host at any time.
In addition, it can also be transformed into a travel bag that holds a large number of pets,
Can be rolled up and stored,
Easy to clean and store.
In fact, design is character
It is also the designer's values
I'm more for design and innovation outside of vision
Go to the root of what inspires innovation
Rather than the result of innovation
These will make the "answer" more different