We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Hong Zhu about their original and creative Rocking Chair design work. Hong Zhu is an award-winning industrial designer, that makes our world a better place with their original rocking chair works.
Hong Zhu ("HZ") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work WIRE Rocking Chair. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
HZ : To make people more aware of their living environment, the WIRE's design is inspired by the people's "way of thinking." Usually, from the moment people see an object with their eyes and send the information to their brains, a little gap called optical illusion, is created. The Wire utilizes this illusion between looking and thinking to create a furniture piece that has both 2d and 3d features. When people look at the chair from different directions, it always looks different, as if moving a 2d wire in a 3 dimensional living space.
HZ : 3 months.
HZ : I plant to sell or lease the production rights.
HZ : My classmates and a professor reviewed my work when I did the presentation in class. They gave me great suggestions about the joints. I researched after that, and I designed the joints so that they can be efficiently used in rapid manufacturing.
HZ : Middle to high level income customers.
HZ : 'WIRE' describes the figure and concept of the chair. The function and three dimensional structure are achieved by two tubes that are formed in the space.
HZ : First I used a 3d prototype and actual wires to form the figure. I did a series of designs to figure out which one is the best to achieve function and beauty . And then numerous researches were conducted during the design process.
HZ : It is a durable and light-weight piece that is achieved by the modern technique. All the materials used in this chair can be recycled.
HZ : Technology is essential.
HZ : A lot of researches were done including materials, trends, manufacturing techniques, and sustainability.
HZ : A' Design Competition is one of the biggest design competitions. One aspect that helped me decide was that by submitting my design I can tell the design's level within the world;and the other aspect is that I wish more people could see the design, and get a good manufacturer who is interested in producing it.
