I once saw a modified Y-shaped chair in a restaurant. Because of the limited space, the backrest and armrest were removed, leaving four lonely legs. If it weren't for the highly recognizable gradient chair legs and paper rope woven cushions, you probably wouldn't recognize each other. Sometimes when I see these unrecognizable Y chairs, I have to feel: design has changed our taste, and we have also changed our design!
Is it "Chinese style" or Nordic design?
Without any knowledge of furniture design, at first glance, I thought this chair was a pure "China model", but it was actually a classic work by Danish furniture designer Hans J. Wegner, which was put on the market on 1950. But Hans J. Wegener's real inspiration came from China's Ming-style round-backed armchair.
Who is responsible for the size ratio?
Hans J. Wegner believes that whether the chair is comfortable is one of the important factors, except whether the size meets the physiological requirements of the human body. The so-called comfort is not that people are slumped in a chair, but that a straight and healthy posture is very comfortable.
Y-shaped chair not only absorbs the elements of China furniture, but also has an elegant length-width ratio, and is designed in strict accordance with the ergonomic sitting size. Y-shaped backboard is slightly curved, supporting people's reclining bodies; The two hind feet bent forward are directly connected with the handrail.
After Y chair entered the China market, the size of a treasure was dazzling, and its reputation was to re-set the proportion according to Chinese data. It is unknown whether those replica products conform to ergonomics, but it is doubtful why each family has its own body proportion or even a unified size standard.
Selection of materials
/wood/
Speaking of the replica Y chair, I have to say its material. Because the process is different, the wood used is also different.
It turns out that the wood of the chair is Fraxinus mandshurica and oak, because the armrest is a hot bending process, and the wood fiber cells of these wood are very long, which is more suitable for the processing of hot bending process. Compared with the armrest technology of round-backed armchair in Ming Dynasty in China, it is cut into curves in advance and then connected with tenons and mortises, so hardwood with low toughness but high density is often used.
Not only are the kinds of wood exquisite, but the age of the wood used is also over 150 years. Wood used for furniture in Carlhansen official data:
Ash tree (Fraxinus mandshurica in China), 150 years old.
Oak, 150-250 years old
Beech, 150 years old
Cherry wood, 150 years old.
Walnut, 150 years old
/paper rope/
The cushion of Y-shaped chair is different from the solid wood panel commonly used in Chinese chairs. It is made of paper rope of about 1 .20m, and it takes a craftsman about1hour to complete each cushion.
The elasticity and breathability of this kind of cushion make it have a very comfortable experience.
In the original chair, the paper rope for cushion weaving was made of Swedish sustainable wood, and then made into a rope with light wax coating to achieve the effect of color change and lubrication. This kind of paper rope can be completely biodegradable and incinerated.
It turns out that the paper rope woven by the chair has only three colors:
Natural color-unbleached
White-natural bleaching
Dye it black before making the rope.
Comparing the details of the original chair, it is not difficult to identify the authenticity of the Y-shaped chair if you have the heart. No matter how carefully the copy is imitated, it can't be compared with the original.
What style is it suitable for?
In the past 60 years, the Y-shaped chair has become a classic in furniture. It looks like Nordic style, but it can't avoid Chinese style. It can be placed in front of a desk or used as a dining chair, or even in the living room. If you have to talk about style, calm and simple style, bright Nordic style, elegant Japanese style and classical Chinese style, it seems that there is always a gesture that is capable and beautiful.
Hans J. Wegner believes that any piece of furniture will never come to an end, and it will never end, but it will become more and more vital after improvement.
After all, design is one thing. We don't necessarily need strong professional knowledge, like a thing, and spend more time to understand its information. What has been precipitated by time must have a unique sense of vitality.
Text | YoYo? Figure | From the network