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可造之材

2019年世界园艺博览会（世园会）于4月29日在中国北京开幕。受国际竹藤组织邀请，清庭设计中心石大宇先生将代表国际竹子领域的资深设计大师，携其最新设计作品，精彩亮相世园会国际竹藤组织园。

国际竹藤组织园

本次展览共展出石大宇的30余件竹质家具设计作品，其中大部分均获得过国际设计奖项。北京是本届世园会的主办城市，加之首都的身份，身负重任。石大宇先生是2018年度首都设计提升计划杰出设计人才。他以既源于中国传统文化基因又符合国际审美的作品来展现中国原创的设计力量，每件作品都力求新的工艺突破，在当代设计中不可多得。

       “可造之材”，汉语成语中常用的褒义词，本指人天赋高，值得培养，将来能有一番作为。本次展览即借此成语探讨“竹”的潜能和价值。竹子秀美坚韧、刚直挺拔，是优质的可造之材，石大宇的匠心之手则赋予其更多属于当代的意义和应对未来的价值，通过一件件用心创作的设计作品呈现竹之魅力，打造家具、打造生活、打造内涵、打造精神。

       竹是人类最早应用的生产物料之一，除其独有的工艺价值和审美价值外，竹的环保性使其成为解决当下和未来环境问题的重要材料。石大宇先生将传统中华文化的基因转化成符合当代审美的设计作品，把原生态的竹提升到高端产品层面，更把中国设计推向国际舞台，并斩获众多知名设计大奖。其中《椅屏》创新地将中国屏风和禅椅相结合，以格栅简明虚实，显示“隐”与“现”的并存。《架衣车》由传统明式衣架结合农业独轮车而来，以热弯的竹条做出云龙纹之势，对应当下生活习性，可垂挂衣物。

《屏茶》

《屏茶》的竹编工艺

 《屏茶》运用七种不同的竹编工艺，完成不规则造型立面，非垂直站立却能平衡稳重的挑战，打造出第一座以竹编创新地绷裱技法来完成的屏风。这些编法广泛应用于中国传统农、渔业生活的器物中。《椅巴适》运用竹条刚、柔、韧的特性和自主研发的当代竹工艺来设计一把属于中国当代的躺椅。躺椅中应用自行设计的“重量制动机构”，该机构由汽车碟刹和地心引力发想而来，当人躺在躺椅上时，“重量制动机构”在重力和摩擦力的双重作用下被完全钳住，就像被钳牢的碟刹一样，以达到躺椅角度固定不会上下位移的目的。当躺椅没有受到重量的影响时，就可以轻松调整上下倾斜角度，以低科技的机构成就功能合理，经久耐用又舒适的好设计。

      在其多年的设计生涯中，石大宇先生的身份从国际知名品牌珠宝设计师，到时尚买手，再到产品设计师，因为钟情于竹和不断精进的设计理念而收获国内外众多领域的表彰和荣誉。国际竹藤组织于2017年将石大宇先生收录在《绿竹人生群英谱》，并于2018年特邀石大宇先生参展首届世界竹藤大会（2018年6月25日-27日，北京），并代表中国竹设计师做主旨报告。媒体方面，《福布斯》中文版将他评为“2015中国最具影响力设计师30强”、《新周刊》授予石大宇“2014年新锐榜之中国最具市场号召力设计师”，中国室内装饰协会为他颁发“2013中国室内设计十大年度人物”证书，美国《室内设计》杂志宣布他为“2010设计名人堂”正式成员；时尚方面，石大宇先生被中国时装协会授予“（2019）第十一届非凡时尚人物”；文化层面，中华文化促进会为他颁授“2014中华文化人物”等。

可造之材创意无限，可造之材打造未来。当“竹英雄”、“竹君子”、“竹文化使者”等众多美誉纷至沓来时，石大宇先生不为所动，而是深耕于竹，专心钻研竹的潜能，探索竹的更多价值，安静地创作、呈现具有中华文化内涵的原创设计作品。

用设计解决当下和未来我们所面临的问题，用作品为竹和中国原创设计代言，用历史来一起见证竹是“可造之材”。

地点：2019中国北京世界园艺博览会—国际竹藤组织园（临近3号门）

展览时间：2019年4月29日—2019年10月6日

开园时间 8:00 

售票截止时间 18:00 

入园截止时间 18:30 

闭园时间 21:00 

人物拍摄、视频：汪家京

产品拍摄：李鹏举、唐霓华、毕可

现场图片提供：国际竹籐组织

媒体/展览合作：清庭设计中心张伟龙 

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清庭官方网站：www.dragonfly-china.com

清庭官方微信公众号：

国际竹藤组织园 图片来源于网络

A Promising Material

The International Horticultural Exhibition 2019 (the Beijing Expo) opened on April 29 in Beijing, China. By the invitation of the International Bamboo and Rattan Organization (INBAR), Jeff Shi—founder of the Dragonfly Design Center—will showcase his latest design work at the Beijing Expo’s INBAR Garden.

The exhibition includes over 30 pieces of bamboo furniture by Shi, most of which are international design award winners. Known for his original designs that boast a unique blend of traditional Chinese cultural DNA and modern aesthetics, and his tireless pursuit of craftsmanship and technical perfection, Shi is an exemplary figure in contemporary design. Named an “Outstanding Design Talent of 2018” by the Capital Design Improvement Initiative, he is thrilled to be given the opportunity to exhibit his work at the Chinese capital and the host city of the 2019 Expo.

In Chinese, the phrase “a promising material” often refers to a person of talent and potential that can achieve greatness with good guidance and cultivation. Under this concept, the upcoming exhibition is an exploration into the untapped potential and value of bamboo as a design material. With remarkable flexural strength and an elegant appearance, bamboo holds special place in Shi’s heart. Through his thoughtfully and ingeniously designed furniture, he hopes to give bamboo the relevance and recognition that it deserves in the modern age and celebrate its timeless charm. By creating furniture, Shi is creating a spiritual connection to Chinese cultural traditions and a lifestyle that reflects it.

Bamboo is one of the first production materials used by mankind. Apart from its ideal qualities and aesthetic appeal, bamboo’s importance for the sustainable future also lies in its role as an environmentally friendly material. By transforming Chinese cultural traditions and craftsmanship into design works that invoke contemporary design sensibilities, Shi has elevated bamboo from a natural material to a high-end product, pushing China further into the globe design center stage while garnering international acclaim along the way.

《The Screen Chair》

The Screen Chair designed by Jeff Dayu Shi is a combination of a screen and a couch. The simple and concise grids show the coexistence of “concealment” and“exposure”.  

The Clothing Rack Cart is produced in accordance with the pliable nature of bamboo fibers – overlapping bamboo slats are formed by heat bending and assembled to form the shape of a dragon’s head. Combined with the concept of the traditional farming wheelbarrow, the clothing rack can be easily pushed and pulled by its handle. Traditional mortise-tenon joints techniques was applied to all structures.

Ping Cha folding screen incorporates seven of these ancient weaving technique, as well as a completely new technique Shi has developed himself, which involves stretching woven bamboo panels on to a frame instead of fixing them with glue. Among them are the Mountain Trail, the Multilayer Diagonal Weave, the Pine Leave, the Wuyi Oolong, the Free Style, the Wave and the Windmill, which are all commonly seen in the traditional daily objects in China.

《Chair Bashi》

Chair Bashi is a contemporary Chinese chaise lounge chair by taking advantage of bamboo slats’ toughness, flexibility and plasticity and using Shi’s bamboo furniture-making techniques, and to explore the infinite possibilities of bamboo materials through this project.  The whole chair is designed with a bamboo cushion spring mechanism, featuring a structure inspired by the curved steel plate that can be found in a typical vehicle shock absorber. Thanks to the flexibility and plasticity of bamboo, the softness of different sections of the seat can be adjusted using this mechanism. This, and the spaces between the slats that enable breathability, drastically enhance the comfortability of the chair, achieving similar effects of a soft cushion with hard materials. This Chinese chaise lounge chair also incorporates the“weight brake mechanism,” an apparatus that we developed independently by drawing inspirations from gravity and the disc brake in motor vehicles. When a person is lying down on the chair, the “weight brake mechanism” is completely clamped by the forces of gravity and friction, the same way the brake pads in a disc brake are squeezed by the caliper. In this way, the seat recline angle is held stationary and will not move with a person on the chair. On the other hand, when there is no weight on the chair, the user can adjust its recline angle with ease. With a relatively low-technology mechanism, we accomplished a good design that is highly functional, durable and comfortable to use.

Throughout his decades-long career, Shi has switched paths a number of time, working first as a jewelry designer, then design products buyer and product designer. But it was his passion for bamboo and design ingenuity that has earned him countless awards and accolades both domestically and overseas. As an acknowledgment of his contribution to bamboo design, INBAR included Shi in its 2017 publication, 100 Heroes of China's Bamboo Industry, and invited him to present a keynote speech at the inaugural edition of the Global Bamboo And Rattan Congress ( June 25-27, 2018, Beijing) . He was amongst Forbes China’s “Top 30 Most Influential Chinese Designers 2015” and New Weekly’s “2014 New & Sharp Top List，Most Market Appealing Designer”. China National Interior Decoration Association named him one of the “China Interior Design People of the Year” in 2013, while Interior Design magazine inducted him into its Hall of Fame in 2010. In addition, he was the recipient of the Outstanding Fashion Personage Award in 2019 by the China National Garment Association, and was named one of the “2014 Chinese Cultural Figures” by the Chinese Culture Promotion Society.

国际竹藤组织园 图片来源于网络

A promising material, by definition, is packed with future possibilities. The applause and acclamation have not— and will not— stop Shi from continuing to discover and unleash the potential and value of bamboo, and we can expect from him more original designs that lovingly carry the emblems of traditional Chinese culture.

Designis a wonderful tool that helps us solve the challenges of today and tomorrow.Through his work, Shi hopes to share with the world the allure and excellence of original Chinese design and be a part of bamboo’s rise as “a promising material” for the future.

Venue: INBAR Garden, International Horticultural Exhibition 2019 Beijing China

Time: April 29 – October 6, 2019

Open 8:00 

Ticket sales end 18:00

Admission until 18:30 

Closed  21:00 

Portrait photography/video: Wang Jiajing

Product photography: Li Pengju, Tang Nihua, Bi Ke

INBAR garden photo acknowledgements: 

International Bamboo and Rattan Organization

Dragonfly official website: www.dragonfly-china.com

Dragonfly official wechat account:

石大宇 Jeff DaYu Shi

著名美籍华人产品设计师

石大宇1989年毕业于美国纽约时尚设计学院(Fashion Institute of Technology)，1992年起任“钻石之王”HarryWinston珠宝公司设计师，是该公司历史上首位华裔设计师。1996年获戴比尔斯国际钻饰设计大赛大奖 (DeBeers Diamonds International Awards)，成为该奖首位华裔获奖者。同年返回台湾成立设计生活领导品牌“清庭”。

1996年“清庭”品牌成立于台北，是中国第一家引进全球前沿设计、像全台湾推广设计、生活方式的精品买手店。2010年5月落户北京，近十年来，清庭品牌自主研发设计的竹制产品(家具\茶具),屡获国内外大奖。成为中国唯一致力于“针对竹材料特性”开发产品并将“传统文化与当代设计相结合”，“肩负使命——以设计提升竹产业链发展”的先锋文创品牌。29项作品已荣获国际设计界最高荣誉-德国联邦设计大奖。多项作品获得德国红点奖、德国iF、中国设计红星奖等国内外奖项，不仅是竹设计领域的行业先锋，也成为中国当代设计面向世界的一面旗帜。

2019中国服装协会授予“非凡时尚人物”、2018年度首都设计提升计划杰出设计人才、2017年国际竹藤组织评定其为“中国竹产业100位英雄人物”。2014中华文化促进会颁授“中华文化人物”。2011  美国《室内设计》杂志颁授“设计名人堂”正式成员。石大宇钟情于竹与天然材质，致力发展根植于中华文化的设计观，将材料、工艺、精神内涵等合为一体，从当代对应环境保护、不忤逆大自然的传统工艺中汲取灵感，探索和解决现代人生活中的疑问和环保议题。凭借有影响力的设计推动工艺技术和科技的突破，在国际设计舞台上屡获大奖，使中华优质原创设计获得世界瞩目。

Jeff Dayu Shi

Well-known designer

Founder and Creative Directorof Dragonfly Gallery and Dragonfly Design Center. Graduated from Fashion Institute of Technology in 1989, worked as an in-house designer for Harry Winston Jewelry Company NYC, Winner of DeBeers Diamonds International Awards 1996, Jeff Dayu Shi has been a high-profile designer. With aggressive attempts ofexploring the world of art and design, he established Dragonfly Gallery in 1996- the pioneer design concept store in Taipei Taiwan.

2019 Outstanding Fashion Personages by China National Garment Association(CNGA), 2018 Beijing Design Enhancement Program-Outstanding Design Figure, 2017 INBAR “100 Heroes of China’s Bamboo Industry”, 2014 Chinese Culture Figure, 2011 Hall of Fame Member, 《Interior Design》magazine. Well-known designer, Founder and Creative Director of Dragonfly Gallery Taipei and Dragonfly Design Center Beijing. Jeff Dayu Shi, a devotee in using bamboo and other natural material in his creations, believes in “a good design is not merely about aesthetic appearance, it should be a carrier of creative wisdom”.  In his search of a harmonized unification of material, craftsmanship and cultural essence, during this time of resource scarcity, Shi poses challenges in creating breakthroughs in craftsmanship and techniques that are reflective to modern times, through sophisticated characteristics that exceed the common confines of the material medium, to offer solutions to current and potential lifestyle concerns. His creativities are gaining spotlights around international design scene.

个人荣誉：

2019   2019（第十一届）中国服装协会授予“非凡时尚人物”

2018   2018年度首都设计提升计划杰出设计人才

2017   国际竹藤组织授予“中国竹产业100位英雄人物”

2017   2016中国艺术权利榜十周年“艺术与设计推荐奖”

2016   2016网易家居 “中国设计有态度原创人物奖”

2015   Forbes《福布斯》中文版“中国最具影响力设计师30强”

2014   中华文化促进会颁授 “2014中华文化人物”

2014  《新周刊》“2014年新锐榜之中国最具市场号召力设计师”

2014  《ELLEDECO家居廊》十周年“源创时代10大中国最具影响力产品设计师”

2013   中国室内装饰协会颁发 “2013中国室内设计十大年度人物”

2013   荣登《安邸AD》杂志〝AD100〞榜单

2011   美国《室内设计》杂志颁发“设计名人堂”正式成员

Personal Recognition:

2019   “Outstanding Fashion Personages” by China National Garment Association (CNGA)

2018   2018 Beijing Design Enhancement Program-Outstanding Design Figure

2017   INBAR “100 Heroes of China’s Bamboo Industry”

2017   ART POWER 100 & Award Ceremony 2016”Recommended Art and Design Prize”

2016   Netease "China Design Original Character with Attitude Award"

2015  《Forbes》Magazine“Most Influential Designer in China”

2014   Selected as “2014 Chinese Culture Figure”, Chinese Culture Promotion Society

2014  《New Weekly》”2014 New & Sharp Top List，Most Market Appealing Designer”

2014  《ELLE DECORATION》”Be Original Top 10 most influential product designer”

2013   Selected as the “Annual Top 10 Influential people of China Interior Design”, China National Interior Decoration Association.

2013   Selected as part of AD 100 listing, 《AD》magazine

2011   Hall of Fame Member,《Interior Design》magazine

多项作品连续荣获：

德国设计奖

德国红点设计奖

德国iF设计奖

香港DFA Award亚洲最具影响力设计金奖

中国设计红星奖

台湾金点设计奖

北京国际设计周设计大奖

EDIDA国际设计大奖中国区最佳座椅设计奖

De Beers戴比尔斯国际钻饰设计大奖

Awards：

German Design Award

reddot design award

iF Communication Design Award

DFA Design for Asia Award

China Red Star Design Award

Taiwan Golden Pin Design Award

Nominee for the Design of the Year, Beijing Design Week

De Beers Diamond International Award