In the context of globalization and the resurgence of local cultural consciousness,traditional design artifacts face the dual challenge of preservation and contemporary relevance.Taking the Ming-style round-backed arm...In the context of globalization and the resurgence of local cultural consciousness,traditional design artifacts face the dual challenge of preservation and contemporary relevance.Taking the Ming-style round-backed armchair as a paradigmatic case,this study investigates how classical Chinese furniture is transformed from a historical artifact into a modern lifestyle symbol.Moving beyond formal description,the paper conceptualizes contemporary redesign as a process of cultural re-encoding,grounded in design semiotics.Through a comparative analysis of three representative cases—Hans Wegner’s The Chair,Shang Xia’s carbon-fiber reinterpretation,and Neri&Hu’s Ming Series—this study proposes a Triadic Model of Cultural Re-encoding,consisting of syntactic purification,material contextualization,and conceptual deconstruction.The findings reveal that successful redesign depends on translating deep cultural structures,rather than replicating surface symbols,thereby re-signifying ritual,materiality,and meaning for contemporary life.This model offers a transferable analytical framework for integrating indigenous cultural heritage into global design discourse.展开更多
文摘In the context of globalization and the resurgence of local cultural consciousness,traditional design artifacts face the dual challenge of preservation and contemporary relevance.Taking the Ming-style round-backed armchair as a paradigmatic case,this study investigates how classical Chinese furniture is transformed from a historical artifact into a modern lifestyle symbol.Moving beyond formal description,the paper conceptualizes contemporary redesign as a process of cultural re-encoding,grounded in design semiotics.Through a comparative analysis of three representative cases—Hans Wegner’s The Chair,Shang Xia’s carbon-fiber reinterpretation,and Neri&Hu’s Ming Series—this study proposes a Triadic Model of Cultural Re-encoding,consisting of syntactic purification,material contextualization,and conceptual deconstruction.The findings reveal that successful redesign depends on translating deep cultural structures,rather than replicating surface symbols,thereby re-signifying ritual,materiality,and meaning for contemporary life.This model offers a transferable analytical framework for integrating indigenous cultural heritage into global design discourse.
