Piecing time
Department of Cultural Creativity and Digital Media Design, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology
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This work condenses Taiwan’s overlapping historical eras into the physical experience of contemporary furniture. The design deliberately pairs contrasting woods and structures to metaphorically represent the 'friction and wearing-in' of history: the rugged, irregular wood blocks at the base symbolize the exploration of the Dutch and Spanish periods; the standardized maple in the midsection echoes the craft order of Qing-dynasty Taiwan; and the cypress and curved lines at the top embody the modern silhouettes influenced by the Japanese colonial period. By deconstructing and reassembling these different historical design languages, the grand narrative of the island's history is translated into a 'tactile philosophy' of touch and seating, achieving a harmonious symbiosis and transformation of diverse cultures within a modern form.
