An object with a history

A contemporary space featuring a clearly aged antique. The space itself is new and precise: flat stone walls, seamless flooring, clean woodwork, with crisp textures. In a distinct position within this space, a single old item is placed—a Ming-style horseshoe armchair, an old celadon vase with crackle glaze, a weathered wooden structural component, or an old inkstone. Its color is deeper, its surface shows wear and signs of use, and its form is completely different from the surrounding contemporary language. Because the surroundings are brand new, the sense of time embodied by this single item becomes the source of credibility for the entire space, making "humanities" more than just a decorative style. Avoid: placing multiple old items to create an antique display, using artificially aged reproductions, placing the old item in an inconspicuous corner, making the surrounding space also imitation antique.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個當代空間裡放進一件明顯有年紀的老物。空間本身是全新而精確的:平整的石材牆、無縫的地坪、乾淨的木作,質感挺括。而在其中的一個明確位置,單獨放著一件老東西——一張明式的圈椅、一只有開片的老瓷瓶、一塊風化的木構件、或一方老硯。它的顏色更深、表面有磨損與使用的痕跡、形制與周圍的當代語言完全不同。因為周圍全新,這一件的時間感成為整個空間可信度的來源,讓「人文」不只是一種裝修風格。避免:放進多件老物變成古董陳列、使用做舊的複製品、把老物放在不顯眼的角落、讓周圍的空間也做成仿古。