PORTFOLIO LINGLING CHEN Selected work from 2011 to 2013
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Lingling Chen was majoring in Furniture Design at Savannah College of Art and Design and just received her MA degree in the spring of 2013. She recently participated in a sponsored class with Hui Sen Furniture, during with 16 of her designs were chosen as promising products to be further developed. Lingling has also taken courses in industrial design and jewelry design to expand her experience. When not doing design, she spends her time on her culinary skills.
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Contents Design for solving a problem Design for culture Design for philosophy Design outside of Furniture
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Design for solving a problem
Addressing a lack of storage space in fast food restaurant in China
Partner: Jin Jing and Li Ya 2011
Proposal
Topic
Rationale
Product Research
User Experience
Research
Significance Issue
Existing Product Product Analysis
User Buyer
Object
Internet Interview Group Discussion
Internet Magazine
Internet Survey
Research
Ideation
Result
Products
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Rationale Significance With the continuous progress of living standards and consumption levels, people are accelerating the pace of life. Then fast food restaurants have become more and more popular in China. As a result, fast food restaurant furniture industry is quickly growing in these years.
Issue In order to accommodate more guests, many restaurants crowd customers together at small tables, which do not have room for coats or bags. This arrangement is not convenient for customers, who are forced to hold their stuff on their laps or tuck them behind their backs. No storage function
The demand of products development
Storage function usage No storage
Storage function
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User Experience Survey Audience: Objective:
15 College students (user) 15 Small restaurant owners (buyers) The results of the survey will indicate how could the storage capabilities of fast food restaurant furniture response for users and buyers. Aesthetics
Convenience
Ergonomic
Safety
Space
Identification
Price
Maintenance
AESTHETICS DURABILITY
CONVENIENCE
ERGONOMIC
MAINTENANCE
SAFETY
PRICE
IDENTIFICATION
Buyer
Summary
SPACE
User
Convenience, Aesthetics, Safety, Ergonomic, Identification, Space
Durability
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User Experience
Analysis of existing product
Modern
Tables and chairs with storage space and designed form
No Storage
Storage Traditional fast food furniture design without considering the storage space
Conclusion
Traditional
Redesign traditional fast food furniture. Get inspiration from modern designs and add storage space into them
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Product Research Inspiration
Added Items: use additional elements to add a storage function
Subtraction: remove components or elements out of original product
Collapsibility: collapse storage space when not using
Expandability: expand the product space to add storage space
Design Direction Improved Design
Convenience, aesthetics, safety, ergonomic, identification, space, added items,collapsibility,subtraction
Innovative Design
Convenience, aesthetics, safety, ergonomic, identification, space, subtraction, expandability 8
Sketch
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Final Design Improved Design
IMPROVED DESIGN: Convenience, Aesthetics, Safety, Ergonomic, Identification, Space, Subtraction 10
Final Design Improved Design
IMPROVED DESIGN:
Different Perspectives
Convenience, Aesthetics, Safety, Ergonomic, Identification, Space, Collapsibility
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Final Design Innovative Design
Storage Space
INNOVATIVE DESIGN: Convenience Aesthetics Safety Ergonomic Identification Space Subtraction Expandability 12
Final Design Innovative Design
INNOVATIVE DESIGN: Storage Space
Convenience, Aesthetics, Safety, Ergonomic, Identification, Space, Subtraction, Expandability 13
Design for Culture
Promote awareness of traditional Chinese furniture making culture
2013
Living Room Collection Ming and Qing Mortise and Tenon Joint
Ming and Qing furniture represents the pinnacle of traditional Chinese furniture making. The mortise-and-tenon joint is a key feature from this era and enabled the construction of strong joints that has lasted for hundreds of years. Because this type of traditional joinery requires relatively high handicraft techniques, they don’t fit into modern mass production processes. As a result, they have been simplified or even phased out over time. If this continues, less and less people will know about these important components of traditional Chinese material culture. As a Chinese furniture designer, I believe it is my responsibility to promote awareness of traditional joinery among the public. 15
In order to help people understand the essence and value of these joints, I highlighted their forms with different materials. Based on my previous work, I think transparent plastic is the best way to show the joints which are usually hidden. In revealing these unique construction techniques, I believe people will recognize the importance of traditional Chinese furniture and craft, see how talented our ancestors were, and pass this appreciation down to new generations.
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CNC Machined Full Scale Mortise and Tenon Joint 17
1/6 Scale 3D Print Model 18
Tang Chair Inspired by the traditional architecture of the Tang Dynasty
The wooden architecture of Tang Dynasty is the earliest that still exists in China today. Unfortunately, there is no Tang-era furniture left. To develop a new collection inspired by this period, I selected iconic architectural elements such as wooden brackets, ceramic tile rosettes, and patterns from roof beams and applied them to a chair. 19
Design for Philosophy
Design a furniture piece to visualize a designer’s philosophy
2013
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A NEW EYE, A NEW WORLD Kaleidoscope Table
Materials Acrylic, cardboard, wood veneer Artist Statement Design is my teacher; it changes the way I look at life and invites me to pay attention to the unseen (or unnoticed). Design is my tool; I hope to use design to create positive change in the world. Project Description As a design student, I have learned to see designed objects from a different perspective. This project picks up on that sense of shifting viewpoint to highlight possibilities others might overlook. Using the shapes of common home furnishings, my viewing machine presents any viewer with a shifting visual display. When seen through the kaleidoscope, the variety of these shapes become clear and reveal the ever-changing or hidden possibilities that exist in a designer’s eye. 21
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ISSUE XYZ EXHIBITION January 25- 26, 2013 Desotorow Gallery 2427 Desoto Ave., Savannah, Georgia 31401 23
Design Outside of Furniture Selected work out of furniture design
2011-2013
Blooming Umbrella 2012
The traditional umbrella is known for its distinct and unique ability to collapse. The umbrella’s fundamental design has not changed much since the mid-nineteenth century. My Blooming Umbrella takes the concept of a collapsible device and update it in a new and contemporary design. 25
Pump
The umbrella is opened and closed in a hybrid process that requires the user to physically flip the canopy up, activating a small pump inside the handle which automatically inflates the canopy. Magnetic strips on the inner edges of the canopy enable a sealed connections when the canopy is fully inflated. This magnetic section also provides additional structural support, which protects users from heavier wind and rain.
Metal Track
Magnetic Material
Pivot Point
Air veins for structure support
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Flat Lamp 2011
Flat lamp is designed for convenient packaging . When folded, it is a thin, flat piece. When unfolded, it easily convert to a lamp. The design accommodates two different material options. Wood for a classic feel and plastic for a sleek contemporary aesthetic.
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Value Clock 2011
The word “value� is conventionally defined as relative worth, merit, or importance. It can also mean the relative lightness or darkness of color in an image. This word suits my design well because the hour and minutes hands on the clock face are represented by two fading circles. The darkest value on the circle represents the exact time. 28
Door Design 2011 I
II Late! Late!
III I need a new door. It would be...
Where is my key?
Key
08:15 IIII
The new door has an unique handle system. It can be move in and out easily .
19:20
Mails
V When go out, get
VI When come back, get mails from handle box easily.
keys from the handle and push it to the other side.
08:15
19:20
This multi-functional door combines the function of a mailbox and key holder in its handle, helping the user declutter their environment and avoid accidentally leaving keys at home. 29
Material Experience Design 2012
Material Manipulation
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Inspiration
Design This project began with a traditional Chinese pattern called cracked ice, primarily used in window lattice. Here, it is used to define internal spaces of the vessel. Since the number of cut patterns gradually increases as sheets are stacked, the vessel presents distinctly different visual effects when viewed from different angles.
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Contracting Jewelry 2012
People often think of precious metals when they think of jewelry. As a furniture design student, I wanted to include wood as a contrasting element in my jewelry design. My Contrasting Jewelry collection embodies this idea through the juxtaposition pewter and walnut. When shown together, these materials create pieces that are both hard and soft, warm and cold, shiny and dark. The finished pieces are made of laser-cut wood and hand-cast metal. 33
Reforest 2012
Before
After
Reforest was a group project conducted over a period of ten weeks with eight classmates to develop a single night culinary experience for 20 guests. We worked with a local restaurant called Sapphire Grill to redecorate their dinning environment.
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SCALE: 1/4" = 1'-0"
BAR
ELEVATION EAST SCALE: 1/4" = 1'-0"
We worked together on research and ideation of the theme and then divided into several groups to work on different projects. My partner and I were responsible for the wall installation. We came up with the idea of rhythm as expressed in a forest canopy. We laser cut sheets of Ÿ� MDF, into which 1,500 PVC pipes of various heights and diameters were installed. Each pipe was painted in a shade of brown, creating a complex, undulating pattern that evokes the sense of movement in the forest canopy.
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KEEP in TOUCH.
Lingling Chen Furniture Design 912-358-7682 www.linglingchendesign.com
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