National Shou chair, the new representative of the new Ming-style mahogany furniture

Just like the ring chair is the most classic representative of Ming style furniture, the National Shou chair is also the most representative furniture of the new Ming style furniture.

Chen Guoshou, the traditional Chinese craftsman and chairman of China Life Redwoods, originally designed and created the new Ming furniture, named after him.

This chair, as the master of traditional Chinese craftsmanship, Chen Guoshou, the chairman of Dongguan Hongpuxuan Furniture Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as China Life Redwood), originally designed and created the new Ming style furniture, which represents Chen Guoshou’s concept and standard of Xinming. Thinking, as well as understanding of the new Ming style, process, from which we can read a lot about the new Ming style, about the design.

In the name of oneself

Like the National Life Redwood brand, the National Life Chair is named after Chen Guoshou. This is not conceit but responsibility. "I do furniture, the first is responsible for the dealer, let the dealer earn money; the second is to be responsible to the consumer, let the consumer buy the furniture of the national birthday mahogany, never regret. A quality mahogany furniture, After buying it back, it should be no problem for hundreds of years, it can be handed down and can be appreciated and added value. We have been committed to the concept of 'making a handful of furniture to create a century-old enterprise', brand name Guoshou mahogany, product name Guoshou The chair is my own determination to swear by the quality of my product.” In his office at the factory, Chen Guoshou’s voice is screaming, his voice is strong, his expression is serious and he is trustworthy.

National Shou chair does not have a sharp edge

Innovation first

Before talking about the specific design concept of the national chair, Chen Guoshou showed his attitude and thinking on the design of mahogany furniture. “We are talking about innovation in the whole country, and mahogany furniture must also be the path of innovation. But innovation is the most dangerous, because innovation will face failure. Why so many companies do not dare to innovate because of the probability of innovation success It is not high, and the cost is too high. Guoshou Redwood has been on the road to innovation for nearly 20 years, and not every product developed has been successful, but there are also cases of failure, but we can’t see it. But we still choose to persevere. Innovation, because we know that no innovation is definitely a dead end; innovation to do, to do bad is just a dead end, but doing it is a way of life. In fact, the process is not the most difficult, it is difficult to innovate, and It is even harder to have a spirit of innovation.” Chen Guoshou talked humorously, but every sentence he said was thought-provoking.

National Shou chair three views

How to design

In the eyes of Chen Guoshou, his new Ming style furniture should first be a work of art, to have the connotation and spirit of Ming style furniture, but also to incorporate the ideas of today's designers. "The former Ming style furniture is also produced by the craftsmen under the guidance of the literati. Every piece of furniture is integrated with their temperament. New Ming style furniture should also be like this." Chen Guoshou said. The designer's work seems to be nothing more than two kinds, one is how beautiful the design is, the other is how the design is practical, and Chen Guoshou sees the design as a kind of wisdom. In his eyes, the design is not only for the sake of beauty, but also for the eyes; it is not just for the enjoyment of the moment, for the convenience of the map.

“The simpler the basic components of a system, the bigger it is, the more it is honed. The Ming furniture is like this, simple enough to leave almost no lines and flaws, but it is precisely the most advanced and difficult to innovate furniture. Lines are the simplest things, but the combination and change of all furniture."

Based on Ming

The national life chair is almost all elements of Ming furniture. The whole chair is made of Burmese rosewood with similar color and pattern to huanghuali. The upper part draws on the backrest of the hex chair of the straight quilt and is decorated with wishful moiré. The seat surface is made of rattan and hardwood, and the legs are concave and used. The tyrants are connected with the seat surface; the legs and feet are made of turtles and mud, and the four legs of the chair are connected with the sitting surface and the mud with the horns. The whole chair is soft, dignified and quiet, and has the temperament of elegant and ethereal.

The upper part of the national life chair draws on the back shape of the straight chair

The National Shou chair, which uses the 粽 corner, the concave line, the tyrants, the straight 棂 style, the wishful cloud pattern, is the element of the national life mahogany new Ming-style mahogany furniture brand - a large number of elements used in the Arcadia, it has no newly created elements There is a "aftertaste of the Ming", but it gives people a refreshing feeling.

Higher than the Ming style

Why does the National Shou chair give people a feeling higher than the Ming style? Because it is a representative of the new Ming style furniture, it is not created out of thin air. It is the study of Ming style furniture by Chen Guoshou for many years. It absorbs the excellence of Ming style furniture and incorporates many contemporary design concepts and humanistic ideas. .

Chen Guoshou (second from right) went to the workshop in person, strictly in accordance with the drawings, and strictly required the technical team to produce according to the standard.

Why does the National Shou chair give people a feeling higher than the Ming style? Because it is a representative of the new Ming style furniture, it is not created out of thin air. It is the study of Ming style furniture by Chen Guoshou for many years. It absorbs the excellence of Ming style furniture and incorporates many contemporary design concepts and humanistic ideas. .

Ming style furniture pays attention to the proportion coordination of the model, and the new Ming style furniture is also the same. The national life chair is also repeatedly measured and modified to determine the final perfect proportion.

Compared with the traditional Ming style furniture, the National Shou chair uses the curved corners of the original birthday of Hongshou Redwood. The whole chair has no corners at all. It is a humanized design. The elderly and children at home will not bump into it; the legs are used. It is a concave design, which is very different from the convex surface of many Ming chairs. In addition, in order to increase the taste of the Ming style, the original national chair adopts a rattan surface and a hardwood board. Later, considering the comfort, there are also some national life chair seats made into a soft bag.

The proportion of this nationality chair is designed with space for pillows and cushions. Do not put on soft clothes, just like the rose chair, it has the function of being straight and straight, and it is generous; it is laid out, like the single sofa, it can be comfortably relied on and relaxed. The new style emphasizes comfort and functionality, which is where it is higher than the Ming style.

The production of national life chairs is not the biggest cost, research and development is. Anything is not done overnight, the national life chair is the same, to be proofed, to be revised repeatedly, and finally to finalize

Chen Guoshou made furniture, regardless of the series of furniture in the "Guo Shou Hongmu" or "Guo Shou Datang" brand, they are still in the new Chinese-style category, and slowly he wants to try to go further. He wants to take a road that extends from the new Chinese style - Xinming. There are still very few people on this road, and there are even many unknowns.

“Although emphasis is placed on innovation, the core spirit and philosophy of our traditional tools have not changed. For example, exquisite craftsmanship, rigorous structure, such as treating wood and turning it into a living artifact, these are all we have been In the insistence. The National Shou chair is just one of the representatives. With it as the core point, more new Ming style furniture that extends out is also worthy of attention and discussion.” Chen Guoshou finally said.

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