Vessel Forms: Furniture Silhouettes Derived from Vessels

A set of contemporary furniture whose silhouettes are derived from traditional vessels. The side profile of a low table is simplified from the curved belly of a ding (ancient Chinese tripod cauldron), wide at the top and tapering at the bottom, with smooth, rounded transitions; the backrest curve of a single chair is inspired by a horseshoe-back armchair but greatly simplified, leaving only a continuous arc; the proportions of a side cabinet reference a book box, long and flat, with shallow waist-like indentations at the top and bottom; the shape of a floor lamp's shade resembles an inverted bowl. These furniture pieces lack any traditional carvings or mortise-and-tenon decorations, retaining only the proportions of their forms and the character of their transitions. Materials are dark solid wood and a small amount of brass. Avoid: adding traditional carvings and decorative details, making the silhouettes completely modern geometric, using exact replicas of Ming-style furniture, adding high-chroma soft furnishings.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一組輪廓取自傳統器皿的當代家具。一張矮几的側面輪廓是從一只鼎的腹部曲線簡化而來,上寬下收、轉折圓潤;一張單椅的椅背弧度來自圈椅但線條被大幅簡化,只剩一道連續的圓弧;一個邊櫃的比例參照書匣,長而扁、上下有淺淺的束腰;一盞立燈的燈罩形狀像一只倒扣的碗。這些家具沒有任何傳統的雕花與榫卯裝飾,只保留了形體的比例與轉折的性格。材料是深色的實木與少量的黃銅。避免:加入傳統的雕花與裝飾細節、把輪廓做成完全的現代幾何、使用明式家具的完整複製、加入高彩度的軟裝。