Lu Xu，Zihan Zhang / ABOVE

Biography:

Lu Xu was born in China.

Lu trained and completed his BFA at the Centre Acadey of Fine Art from 2006 to 2010, Beijing, China. After some practical work experience in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, he went to the renowned Rhode Island School of Design in the US for his MFA in furniture design from 2015 to 2017 and graduating with distinction. Recently he lives and works in Providence, USA.

Zihan Zhang was born on May 21, 1990 in Anhui, China. He is a designer and artist who is focused on furni-ture and industrial design, also interested in photograph and painting.

Product:

Water mirror

A pool of calm water was to be seen as a refection by the ancients. Even today, when we walk into na-ture, into the forest and stand beside a lake behind a mountain. We clearly see the refection of the environment on the lake. The water surface can be as calm as a mirror attracts us to take a look for ourselves. When the fresh wind generates the light ripples, all refections in the water become illusory and fuzzy. The beautiful ripples mist the image, and it gives us a visual sense of an increasing layer of mystery. The quickly changing landscape is turning out to be a pleasant memory in our mind, and it is the mar-riage between clear and vague that we need for images. Dynamic and static changes are awakening our subtleties with nature. The function of the mirror requires the form of it to be there. Correspondingly, there is an emotional attachment beyond the function. The emotional appeal needs to be responded by our imagination. After that, the connection between the mirror and its audience is generated.

Spoon Chair

The purpose of design thinking for the Spoon Chair is to focus on the exploration of the possibility to combine the modern production technology and the traditional handmaking woodcraft. The overall design language is created from the point of function, and in the premise of “form follows the function”, the product design removes all unnecessary elements. This chair has only three legs to support it, the overall weight is reduced, while by applying CNC carving technology to make its perfect tenon-mortise joints, the whole structure and the durability of the chair are enhanced. The back and the seat surface of this solid wood chair adopt the organic form of curves which can better support the user’s body to provide optimum sitting comfort to users. At the joint of the chair leg and chair back, the design mimics the natural growth of trees, applying natural curves to generate a hanging hook for users to hang their scarfs, coats and handbags conveniently without sacrificing the comfortless of the chair. The most unique feature of this chair is reflected in the fluidic sculpture like transitional connections of all parts, in the structure that of both reliability and aesthetic feeling, and in the beauty of those soft curves of the edge.

Float Clock

What the most straightforward idea of float clock is that we were trying to find a way to re-mind us that time is a slow walker, but she never walks backward. The design of the clock is inspired by the Saturn suspended in the galaxies. The design of the second-hand shows unique ingenuity, which floats and surrounds the clock's periphery, consistently sweeping, just like the Saturn accompanied by the planetary ring, that we can realize the eternity of time, simultaneously, it captures the natural flow of the elapse of time with ease. Copper hands leap off solid wood, making the display of time harmonious and eye-catching against the backdrop of the natural wood grain. At the position of twelve o'clock, a hand-polished copper tube is embedded into solid wood，elegantly indicating the cycle of time. The magnets embedded in the well-designed Back Panel make it easy to hang the clock. From the choice of materials to packaging about 30 steps, more than 20 steps need to be crafted by hand. Utilize the magic of a magnet to make installation and use simple and enjoyable.

Timer

The incense holder "TIMER" designed the original intention is that the timing of the function will be re-flected as ever. With our prepared line incense, each burning time of incense stick is about forty minutes. The scale made up of five "TIMER" letters is exactly ten minutes apart. You will be aware the process of passing time while enjoy smelling the incense.

Just Chair

Just Chair，A mini architecture worthy collect perfect view. Just Chair made its debut at Milano Design Week 2016, and is a perfect match with the March.