The Mua Lau Lounge Chair, designed by Brian Chang, ingeniously integrates traditional rattan into a modern design, challenging current trends. A mix of rattan and bent metal, it substitutes traditional stuffing with rattan 'bolsters', offering a unique blend of strength and flexibility. Its open weave design provides surprising comfort. The chair, inspired by a Taiwanese delicacy, won the 2023 Silver A' Design Award for Furniture Design.
Mua Lau Lounge Chair
Traditional craftsmanship has always been an important part of human culture
May 04, 2023
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Rattan is a versatile and sturdy material derived from palm species indigenous to Asia, Australia, and Africa. It is renowned for its resilience and has been a mainstay in furniture crafting for centuries. Often seen in woven baskets and rustic tables, its attributes lend a unique warmth and texture to various design aesthetics. However, rattan is rarely found in contemporary design due to the inclination towards cutting-edge materials and techniques. The Mua Lau Lounge Chair is breaking this norm, which ingeniously integrates rattan into a modern design.
Brian Chang pushes the boundaries of traditional craftsmanship and ventures into uncharted territories by inventing new and creative uses for established techniques - MUA-LAU Lounge Chair. This endeavour aims to integrate the art of skilled craftsmanship into our everyday lives and establish a profound connection between humans and the materials they use. Plus, it won the Silver A' Design Award for Furniture Design Silver A' Design Award Winner for Furniture Design Category among many contestants in 2023 this year.
The Mua Lau Lounge Chair, a blend of rattan and bent metal piping, boasts a unique and structurally sound silhouette. Replacing traditional foam and cotton stuffing with rattan 'bolsters', the chair offers an intriguing blend of strength and flexibility. Its name is inspired by a Taiwanese delicacy famous for its contrasting textures, echoing the chair's sturdy exterior and soft, yielding interior.
The open weave design of the Mua Lau chair not only enhances visual appeal but also serves a functional purpose, providing surprising comfort. This innovation won the Silver A’ Design Award in 2023, demonstrating its successful blend of traditional materials with contemporary aesthetics. This chair redefines rattan's role in modern design, encouraging further innovative applications in future furniture designs.
藤是一種來自於亞洲、澳洲和非洲的棕櫚屬植物的多功能且堅固的材料。它以其強韌性聞名，並在家具製作中已經使用了數百年。藤經常出現在編織的籃子和質樸的桌子上，其特性為各種設計美學帶來獨特的溫暖和質感。然而，由於傾向於尖端材料和技術，藤在當代設計中很少見到。但是，Mua Lau Lounge Chair 正在打破這一規範，巧妙地將藤融入到現代設計中。
Brian Chang 打破了傳統工藝的界限，並通過發明新的和創造性的技術使用方式 - MUA-LAU Lounge Chair，進入了未開發的領域。這一嘗試旨在將熟練的工藝技術融入我們的日常生活，並在人類與他們使用的材料之間建立深厚的聯繫。此外，它在許多參賽者中贏得了2023年的家具設計銀A'設計獎。
Mua Lau Lounge Chair，一種藤和彎曲金屬管的混合物，擁有獨特且結構堅固的輪廓。椅子用藤“墊子”取代了傳統的泡沫和棉絨填充物，提供了力量和靈活性的有趣混合。它的名字受到了一種台灣美食的啟發，該美食以其對比鮮明的質地而聞名，呼應了椅子堅固的外表和柔軟、寬容的內在。
Mua Lau 椅子的開放式編織設計不僅增強了視覺吸引力，而且還具有實用性，提供了出乎意料的舒適。這一創新在2023年贏得了銀A'設計獎，證明了其將傳統材料與當代美學成功地結合在一起。這把椅子重新定義了藤在現代設計中的角色，鼓勵將來的家具設計中有更多的創新應用。
Brian Chang & Xu Da Zzan
Brian Chang 和 Xu Da Zzan 設計了新款 Mua Lau 躺椅，完美融合了現代與傳統元素。 該廓形以其低矮的形狀和曲線美的主題而具有現代外觀，但它也使用傳統材料，包括藤條。
藤條通過彎曲的金屬管道固定在一起，以增加堅固的結構作為基礎。 值得注意的是，Mua Lau 在通常使用藤條作為織物材料時，卻使用藤條來填充泡沫和棉花。 內置的枕墊營造出一種彈性的感覺，12 條竹條紋錯綜複雜地編織到小圓柱體中，在坐下時提供抗壓強度和彎曲度。
Brian Chang and Xu Da Zzan designed the new Mua Lau lounge chair, a perfect blend of modern and traditional elements. The silhouette has a contemporary look with its low shape and curvaceous themes, but it also uses conventional materials, including rattan.
Rattan is held together by bent metal piping to add a strong structure as the foundation. Notably, Mua Lau uses rattan for foam and cotton placement when it is usually used as a fabric material. The incorporated bolsters create a springy feel, with 12 bamboo stripes intricately woven into the small cylinders, providing compressive strength and bending when sat on.
All images courtesy of Brian Chang.
Product name: MUA-LAU Lounge Chair
Designers: Brian Chang @brianchang.studio
