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2019
Convergence Bench
for Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum

Project type: Group Project with
Niki (Lighting Designer)
Francis Law (Fine art artist)

Koen Merkx (Industrial Design Engineer)
Location: Hong Kong

Dr Sun Yat-sen 孫中山 was considered one of the main inspirers behind the Xinhair Revolution of October 1911, which overthrew the last imperial dynasty in China, for which he enjoys respect in both the People's Republic of China and Taiwan.

The 5 Elements Bench is designed to elaborate the concept of "Unity is strength" that Dr Sun believed in. Five elements mean the relationship between the different elements in nature and the life force, or "qi," that flows through them. The basic elements are wood, fire, earth, metal, and water.

Upcycled materials
The key wooden structures are upcycled from 50-year-old chairs donated by the historical Shun Hing Restaurant which was pitifully shut down in late 2016 with many locals’ sweet memories.

Press: https://www.sd.polyu.edu.hk/en/event/seekseesit-prd-2018

https://www.polyu.edu.hk/cpa/excel/en/201808/snapshots/s1/index.html

Idea development

Receiving donation of unwanted rosewood vintage chair, the design also consider how to upcycle the chairs and minimize the wastes.

Process

interaction

To encourage the visitor to have more interaction with the bench, we applied this with lightings to intemperate the concept of balance, which is also included in the 5 elements theories.