Chinese Furniture

Wood grain design copper top. Brass base. Antique copper finish. Hand repoussé. Limited Edition. Customizable. Repoussé is the traditional art o...

How can design break the limitations of culture, the subjective experiences of the designer and the reactions of different people, to be as diverse as nature? How will artificial int...

The MAD Martian collection began with a question: What would the Chinese colonization of a Martian planet look like? This naturally led to more questions such as at what point does survival stop and architecture begin? Once survival is assured, what memory of Earth or love for their new home would these interplanetary colonizers recreate first? The MAD Martian collection is the result of Ma Yansong’s meditation on these issues. Ma is famed for his design philosophy of ‘Shanshui City’, which integrates elements of traditional Chinese landscape design and painting into large-scale urban architecture. The resulting forms are closely tied to elements of the natural environment, conveying both elegant and gnarly lines. With this collection, M continues to employ the Shanshui City design philosophy – putting the contours of the natural environment front and center of the design language – but transplanting it into a science fiction narrative. Ma conceived of the collection as being Noah Beyond The Ark. Timber, used to build the ark, saved the great Old Testament patriarch from the deluge. In MAD Martian, Ma reasoned that in the future, highly advanced materials will catapult those few lucky chosen ones into safe extra-terrestrial environments, beyond the apocalypse. To convey this idea, the first seven pieces in the collection were made using a combination of old and new techniques: advanced machining with hand-finishing and cutting-edge form making finished with artisanal detailing. The MAD Martian collection employs the design language of science fiction, established during the mid 20th Century. Traces of the 1960s Space Race aesthetic are visible in the suspension lights, whereas the candelabras and the fish tank take their cue in part from later masterworks such as Alien and Blade Runner. This collection is the result of a two-year research and design development process. It started with a conversation between Yu Wang, co-founder and Director of Gallery ALL, and Ma about the theme of MAD Martian, and what a furniture collection of Chinese interplanetary pioneers would look like. On agreeing to produce the collection, the focus quickly turned to researching the history and current material language of science fiction movies, with specific reference to colonization of other planets and the ‘Space Odyssey,’ generally. Numerous discussions were had between the creative team at Gallery ALL, MAD architects...

The mesh series is a new collection of furniture and installation pieces designed by Zhoujie Zhang. Based on mesh, the basic computer graphic language, Zhoujie simulates the dynamic ...

This 'JinShi Pink Jade' glamorous luminous console by acclaimed design duo Studio MVW is a true jewel for the home. It encompasses a top sculpted in natural ...

The mashing mesh series is the latest design collection by celebrated Chinese designer Zhoujie Zhang in 2016. The series starts with Zhoujie's obsession with parametric design and me...

The Mesh series is a new collection of furniture and installation pieces designed by Zhoujie Zhang. Based on mesh, the basic computer graphic language, Zhoujie simulates the dynamic ...

The elegantly arched triangle stool was created using handmade digital crafts, the same fabrication techniques devised in Zhoujie’s digital laboratory. ...

‘XiangSheng II Shelving Unit‘ is an elegant collectible design work that combines champagne colored brushed bronze surfaces, and oxidized bronze with an intense brown patina. This li...

The Mashing Mesh Series is the latest design collection by celebrated Chinese designer Zhoujie Zhang in 2016. The Series starts with Zhoujie's obsession w...

The wave bench designed by Zhoujie Zhang continues to implement his design philosophy of spontaneity. By applying the laws of its own gravity, the bench naturally faces downward and ...

The Mashing Mesh Series is the latest design collection by celebrated Chinese designer Zhoujie Zhang in 2016. The Series starts with Zhoujie's obsession w...

Chairs from the Brass Collection are the second series of objects developed with Endless Forms, Zhoujie’s own digitalized fabrication system that generates an ever-changing family of...

Chairs from the Brass Collection are the second series of objects developed with Endless Forms, Zhoujie’s own digitalized fabrication system that generates an ever-changing family of...

The Arch table, sharing similar characteristics to the stool the table rises from its splayed legs into an elegant faceted arch merging seamlessly into its strong body, creating a st...

‘XiangSheng I' Desk is an elegant piece of art furniture in oxidized and brushed bronze, with a glass top, that plays on the unity between structural form and space. It combines surf...

The Mashing Mesh Series is the latest design collection by celebrated Chinese designer Zhoujie Zhang in 2016. The Series starts with Zhoujie's obsession w...

The Mashing Mesh Series is the latest design collection by celebrated Chinese designer Zhoujie Zhang in 2016. The Series starts with Zhoujie's obsession w...

'XiangSheng I' Console is an impressive collectible design work that combines surfaces in brushed bronze with a refined champagne color and surfaces in oxidized bronze with a deep Et...

Chairs from the Brass Collection are the second series of objects developed with Endless Forms, Zhoujie’s own digitalized fabrication system that generates an ever-changing family of...

Hand-knotted in wool, this 8x11 European flatweave rug in dark teal showcases a wide range of human, animal, and mythological figures in gold. This regal design has been inspired by ...

Handwoven in a wool flat-weave from Rug & Kilim’s European rug collection, this 11 x 16 flat-weave embraces the 18th century Aubusson rug st...

Middle Kingdom garden vaso are modeled after traditional terra cotta wares but are made from pigmented porcelain. The bowl can be moved from the base for planting and watering. The C...

Middle Kingdom garden vaso are modeled after traditional terra cotta wares but are made from pigmented porcelain. The bowl can be moved from the base for planting and watering. The c...

Middle Kingdom garden vaso are modeled after traditional terracotta wares but are made from pigmented porcelain. The bowl can be moved from the base for planting and watering. The Cl...